#hero {
  height: 100vh;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  background: #000000; /* MUST be dark — white cloud PNGs only visible on dark via mix-blend-mode: screen */
}

.hero-bg {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  z-index: 0;
}

.hero-bg-img {
  width: 100% !important;
  height: 100% !important;
  object-fit: cover;
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  z-index: 0;
  filter: brightness(0.85) contrast(1.05) saturate(1.05) !important;
}

.hero-overlay {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(
    180deg,
    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6) 0%,    
    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15) 50%,   
    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 65%,   
    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 80%,   
    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6) 92%,   
    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95) 100%
  );
  z-index: 1;
}

.hero-content {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  padding: 0 48px;
  width: 100%;
  text-align: center;
}


.hero-line {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(40px, 6vw, 90px);
  font-weight: 300;
  line-height: 1.15;
  color: #FFFFFF;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(80px);
}

.hero-line em {
  font-family: var(--script);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: normal;
  color: var(--cyan);
  font-size: 1.1em;
  text-shadow: 0 2px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);
}

.hero-bottom {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: flex-end;
  margin-top: 40px;
}

.hero-desc {
  max-width: 420px;
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.8;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); /* High contrast readable white */
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(30px);
}

.hero-scroll {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 16px;
  opacity: 0;
}

.scroll-bar {
  width: 1px;
  height: 80px;
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #40C0D0, transparent);
  transform-origin: top;
  animation: scrollLine 2.5s var(--ease-luxury) infinite;
}

@keyframes scrollLine {
  0%   { transform: scaleY(0); transform-origin: top; }
  50%  { transform: scaleY(1); transform-origin: top; }
  51%  { transform: scaleY(1); transform-origin: bottom; }
  100% { transform: scaleY(0); transform-origin: bottom; }
}

.hero-scroll span {
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(64, 192, 208, 0.85);
  writing-mode: vertical-rl;
}


@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .hero-content {
    padding: 0 24px;
  }
  .hero-line {
    font-size: clamp(40px, 12vw, 64px);
  }
  .hero-bottom {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: 40px;
  }
  .hero-scroll {
    display: none;
  }
}