/* reading_topic.php — uses site-wide .bg-section2 starfield from style.css */

.reading-topic-page .banner-section {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  margin-top: 56px;
  padding-top: 110px;
}

.reading-topic-page .box-bg {
  padding-top: 0;
  padding-bottom: 56px;
  background: transparent;
}

.reading-topic-layout {
  margin-left: 0;
  margin-right: 0;
}

.reading-topic__main-col {
  padding-left: 12px;
  padding-right: 12px;
}

.reading-topic--main {
  max-width: none;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0;
}

.reading-topic__sidebar-col {
  padding-left: 12px;
  padding-right: 12px;
}

.reading-topic__sidebar {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #ffffff 0%, #faf8ff 100%);
  border: 1px solid rgba(196, 181, 245, 0.55);
  border-radius: 18px;
  padding: 18px 16px 20px;
  box-shadow: 0 8px 28px rgba(43, 23, 140, 0.08);
}

.reading-topic__sidebar-title {
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #2b178c;
  margin: 0 0 14px;
  padding-bottom: 12px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(230, 221, 255, 0.95);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
}

.reading-topic__sidebar-title i {
  opacity: 0.85;
  font-size: 1.1em;
}

.reading-topic__nav-list {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

.reading-topic__nav-item {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(236, 232, 252, 0.95);
}

.reading-topic__nav-item:last-child {
  border-bottom: none;
}

.reading-topic__nav-item a {
  display: block;
  padding: 10px 8px 10px 10px;
  margin: 0 -4px;
  border-radius: 10px;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  line-height: 1.35;
  color: #433d66;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: background 0.15s ease, color 0.15s ease;
}

.reading-topic__nav-item a:hover,
.reading-topic__nav-item a:focus {
  background: rgba(122, 88, 244, 0.08);
  color: #2b178c;
}

.reading-topic__nav-item--current a {
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(122, 88, 244, 0.14) 0%, rgba(243, 239, 255, 0.5) 100%);
  color: #23155b;
  font-weight: 600;
  border-left: 3px solid #7a58f4;
  padding-left: 11px;
}

@media (min-width: 992px) {
  .reading-topic__sidebar {
    position: sticky;
    top: 108px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 991px) {
  .reading-topic__sidebar-col {
    margin-top: 28px;
  }

  .reading-topic__main-col {
    padding-bottom: 8px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .reading-topic-page .banner-section {
    margin-top: 40px;
    padding-top: 72px;
  }
}

/* Card panel */
.reading-topic__panel {
  position: relative;
  border-radius: 22px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #ffffff 0%, #fcfbff 100%);

}

.reading-topic__panel--simple {
  padding: 28px 26px 32px;
}

.reading-topic__figure {
  position: relative;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  line-height: 0;
  background: #1a1230;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(196, 181, 245, 0.35);
  border-radius: 22px 22px 0 0;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.reading-topic__img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 100%;
  height: clamp(240px, 42vw, 440px);
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: top center;
  vertical-align: top;
}

.reading-topic__title-bar {
  padding: 22px 26px 0;
}

.reading-topic__title {
  font-size: clamp(1.85rem, 4.5vw, 2.5rem);
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  line-height: 1.15;
  color: #23155b;
  margin: 0 0 14px;
}

.reading-topic__title--overlay {
  position: absolute;
  right: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  z-index: 2;
  margin: 0;
  max-width: min(78%, 520px);
  padding: 18px 22px 20px 28px;
  text-align: right;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 5.5vw, 3rem);
  line-height: 1.1;
  color: #ffffff;
  text-shadow: 0 2px 18px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55), 0 1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(35, 21, 91, 0) 0%, rgba(35, 21, 91, 0.55) 38%, rgba(20, 12, 48, 0.88) 100%);
}

.reading-topic__inner {
  padding: 26px 26px 28px;
}

.reading-topic__eyebrow {
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #7c6ae8;
  margin: 0 0 14px;
}

.reading-topic__eyebrow a {
  color: #5e35da;
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  transition: color 0.15s ease, border-color 0.15s ease;
}

.reading-topic__eyebrow a:hover,
.reading-topic__eyebrow a:focus {
  color: #2b178c;
  border-bottom-color: rgba(43, 23, 140, 0.35);
}

.reading-topic__eyebrow-sep {
  margin: 0 0.35em;
  opacity: 0.45;
  font-weight: 400;
}

.reading-topic__header {
  margin-bottom: 22px;
  padding-bottom: 22px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(230, 221, 255, 0.95);
  position: relative;
}

.reading-topic__header::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  bottom: -1px;
  width: 72px;
  height: 3px;
  border-radius: 3px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, #7a58f4 0%, #c4b5f5 100%);
}

.reading-topic__lead {
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: #FFFFFF;
  margin: 0;
}

.reading-topic__lead a,
.reading-topic__para a {
  color: #5e35da;
  font-weight: 600;
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-decoration-color: rgba(94, 53, 218, 0.35);
  text-underline-offset: 2px;
}

.reading-topic__lead a:hover,
.reading-topic__para a:hover {
  color: #2b178c;
  text-decoration-color: rgba(43, 23, 140, 0.5);
}

/* Body copy */
.reading-topic__body {
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 18px;
}

.reading-topic__body::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0.35em;
  bottom: 0.35em;
  width: 3px;
  border-radius: 3px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #9b87f0 0%, #d4c8ff 55%, rgba(196, 181, 245, 0.45) 100%);
}

.reading-topic__para {
  font-size: 1.04rem;
  line-height: 1.72;
  color: #000000;
  margin: 0 0 1.125rem;
}

.reading-topic__para:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

/* CTA */
.reading-topic__cta-band {
  margin: 28px -26px 0;
  padding: 22px 26px 24px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(122, 88, 244, 0.07) 0%, rgba(243, 239, 255, 0.65) 100%);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(196, 181, 245, 0.4);
}

.reading-topic__cta {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
}

.reading-topic__btn {
  border-radius: 12px;
  padding: 12px 22px;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  transition: transform 0.15s ease, box-shadow 0.15s ease;
}

.reading-topic__btn i {
  font-size: 1.05em;
  opacity: 0.95;
}

.reading-topic__btn--primary:hover {
  transform: translateY(-1px);
  box-shadow: 0 10px 22px rgba(94, 53, 218, 0.28);
}

.reading-topic__btn--ghost {
  border: 1px solid rgba(196, 181, 245, 0.85);
  background: #fff;
  color: #3d2d7a;
}

.reading-topic__btn--ghost:hover {
  background: #faf8ff;
  border-color: #b8a6f5;
  color: #2b178c;
}

.reading-topic__disclaimer {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 10px;
  font-size: 0.84rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: #000000;
  margin: 20px 0 0;
  padding: 14px 16px;
  border-radius: 12px;
  background: rgba(248, 246, 255, 0.9);
  border: 1px solid rgba(230, 221, 255, 0.9);
}

.reading-topic__disclaimer i {
  margin-top: 2px;
  color: #8b7cf7;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

@media (max-width: 520px) {
  .reading-topic__inner {
    padding: 22px 18px 22px;
  }

  .reading-topic__cta-band {
    margin-left: -18px;
    margin-right: -18px;
    padding-left: 18px;
    padding-right: 18px;
  }

  .reading-topic__cta {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: stretch;
  }

  .reading-topic__btn {
    justify-content: center;
  }
}

/* Legacy inline (formerly reading_topic.php <style>) */
.howitworksInfo { clear: both; }
.howitworksInfo img { float: left; width: 50px; margin: 10px }
.howitworksInfo .content { float: left; width: 480px; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12pt; }
.blueBox { background: #1e3a9e; border-radius: 10px; padding: 25px 0; margin-bottom: 3px; text-align: center; }
hr { color: #cccccc; }
h2 {
  font-size: 40px;
  color: #2b178c;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-family: "Roboto", sans-serif;
}