/* ===== STORY PAGE LAYOUT ===== */
.story-page-header {
  text-align: center;
  padding: 60px 0 20px;
  background: var(--color-bg-alt);
}

.story-page-header h1 {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 5vw, 3.5rem);
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.story-page-header p {
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  color: var(--color-text-light);
  max-width: 700px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

/* story block */
.story-block {
  padding: 80px 0;
  background: var(--color-white);
}

.story-block.alt-bg {
  background: var(--color-bg-alt);
}

.story-container {
  max-width: var(--container-max);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 24px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 64px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.story-container.reverse {
  flex-direction: row-reverse;
}

.story-img {
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 4/3;
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
  overflow: hidden; /* 🔥 fixes overflow */
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-md);
}
.story-img img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;       /* 🔥 ensures consistency */
  object-position: center;
  display: block;
}

.story-img:hover {
  transform: scale(1.02);
}
.story-category {
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 2px;
  color: var(--color-primary);
  background: var(--color-bg-alt);
  padding: 4px 14px;
  border-radius: 40px;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.story-title {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.2rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  line-height: 1.3;
}

.story-problem, .story-help, .story-outcome {
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.story-problem strong, .story-help strong, .story-outcome strong {
  color: var(--color-primary-dark);
  display: inline-block;
  min-width: 90px;
}

.story-quote {
  font-style: italic;
  border-left: 4px solid var(--color-primary);
  padding-left: 20px;
  margin: 20px 0 0;
  color: var(--color-text-light);
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .story-container, .story-container.reverse {
    flex-direction: column;
  }
  .story-block {
    padding: 50px 0;
  }
  .story-img-col,
.story-content {
  max-width: 100%;
}
}
.story-img-col,
.story-content {
  flex: 1 1 0;
  max-width: 50%;
}