.contact { padding-block: clamp(2.25rem, 5.5vw, 4rem); }
.contact-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 5rem);
  align-items: start;
}
.contact-intro h1 {
  font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 3.8vw, 2.9rem);
  margin-top: 0.6rem;
}
.contact-intro .italic-accent {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--forest);
  font-size: 0.85em;
  margin-top: 0.2em;
}
.contact-intro .lede { margin-top: 1.2rem; }

.contact-direct {
  margin-top: 2.5rem;
  padding-top: 2rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.contact-direct-label {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--forest);
  font-weight: 700;
}
.contact-direct-note { color: var(--wood); font-size: 0.92rem; margin-top: 0.5rem; max-width: 34ch; }
.contact-direct dl { margin-top: 1.3rem; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.9rem; }
.contact-direct dl > div { display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 0.8rem; }
.contact-direct dt {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--wood);
  width: 5.5rem;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}
.contact-direct dd a { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 600; }
.contact-direct dd a:hover { color: var(--forest); }
.contact-response { margin-top: 1.6rem; font-size: 0.88rem; color: var(--wood); font-style: italic; font-family: var(--font-display); }

/* ---------- form card ---------- */
.contact-form-wrap {
  background: var(--parchment);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
  padding: clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 2.6rem);
}
.field { margin-bottom: 1.3rem; }
.field label {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}
.field input,
.field textarea {
  width: 100%;
  border: 1.5px solid var(--line);
  background: var(--parchment);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 0.75em 0.9em;
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  color: var(--ink);
  transition: border-color 0.2s var(--ease);
}
.field input::placeholder,
.field textarea::placeholder { color: rgba(90,102,86,0.55); }
.field input:focus,
.field textarea:focus {
  outline: none;
  border-color: var(--gold);
}
.field textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 7rem; }

/* honeypot — invisible to people, catnip for bots that fill in every field */
.field-hp {
  position: absolute;
  left: -9999px;
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.form-error {
  margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
  padding: 0.9rem 1.1rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--gold);
  border-left: 4px solid var(--gold);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: var(--sand);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.form-error a { text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 2px; color: var(--forest); }

.form-legal { margin-top: 1.2rem; font-size: 0.82rem; color: var(--wood); }
.form-legal a { text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 2px; }
.form-legal a:hover { color: var(--forest); }

.form-success { text-align: center; padding-block: 2rem; }
.form-success h2 { margin-top: 0.6rem; font-size: 1.6rem; }
.form-success .lede { margin-inline: auto; margin-top: 0.8rem; }

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .contact-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}