/* A continuous reading path: content never sticks or overlaps. */
.process-layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0,.9fr) minmax(0,1.1fr);
  align-items: start;
  gap: clamp(48px,6vw,88px);
}
.process-intro { position: sticky; top: calc(var(--header) + 40px); }
.process-intro .section-title { max-width: 470px; }
.process-intro .section-lede { max-width: 430px; }
.process-path { position: relative; min-width: 0; }
.process-timeline { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; }
.process-step {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 44px minmax(0,1fr);
  align-items: start;
  gap: 24px;
  padding-bottom: 18px;
}
.process-step:last-child { padding-bottom: 0; }
.process-number {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 44px;
  height: 44px;
  margin-top: 25px;
  border: 1px solid #465068;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #090c13;
  color: #b7c4da;
  font: 500 13px/1 Inter, sans-serif;
  transition: background-color .28s ease, border-color .28s ease, color .28s ease;
}
.process-content { position: relative; padding: 26px 26px 28px; isolation: isolate; }
.process-content::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -1;
  border: 1px solid #7694e02b;
  border-radius: 16px;
  background: linear-gradient(110deg,#1a2b4c,#101620);
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity .32s ease;
}
.process-content::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 26px;
  right: 26px;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--line);
}
.process-step:last-child .process-content::after { display: none; }
.process-content h3 {
  margin: 0 0 12px;
  font-size: clamp(23px,2.1vw,29px);
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.25;
  letter-spacing: -.035em;
}
.process-content p { margin: 0; color: #b0bacb; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.75; }
.process-detail { display: block; margin-top: 18px; color: #becbe1; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; }
.process-rail {
  position: absolute;
  top: 47px;
  left: 21px;
  width: 2px;
  height: var(--rail-height,0px);
  background: #293142;
}
.process-progress {
  display: block;
  height: 100%;
  background: linear-gradient(#eeb577,#8caeff);
  transform: scaleY(0);
  transform-origin: top;
}
.process-step.is-current .process-content::before { opacity: 1; }
.process-step.is-current .process-number { color: #131822; background: #f2bc82; border-color: #f2bc82; }
.process-step.is-past .process-number { color: #e9c49f; border-color: #ba9063; }
@media (max-width:980px) {
  .process-layout { grid-template-columns: minmax(0,1fr); gap: 30px; }
  .process-intro { position: static; }
  .process-intro .section-title { max-width: 600px; }
  .process-intro .section-lede { max-width: 620px; }
}
@media (max-width:680px) {
  .process-step { grid-template-columns: 36px minmax(0,1fr); gap: 12px; padding-bottom: 12px; }
  .process-number { width: 36px; height: 36px; margin-top: 20px; }
  .process-content { padding: 21px 14px 24px; }
  .process-content::before { border-radius: 12px; }
  .process-content::after { left: 14px; right: 14px; }
  .process-content h3 { font-size: clamp(21px,5.6vw,25px); }
  .process-detail { margin-top: 14px; }
  .process-rail { top: 38px; left: 17px; }
}
@media (max-height:650px) { .process-intro { position: static; } }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce) {
  .process-number,.process-content::before { transition: none; }
  .process-progress { display: none; }
}