/* ===== Mega menus (Services + Areas) — desktop nav ===== */
/* Anchor the wide panels to the full-width nav (not the off-center button)
   so they center in the viewport and never clip the left edge.
   Higher specificity than `.nav-links > li{position:relative}` to win. */
.nav-links > li.nav-item{position:static;}
.megamenu{
  position:absolute;
  /* pull the box up so its (hoverable) top edge overlaps the button bottom;
     nav-item is position:static, so 100% = nav bottom, ~28px below the short
     centered button — measured dead-gap was 8px at -20px, so -34px overlaps
     the button by ~6px and removes the gap that closed the menu on mouse-down. */
  top:calc(100% - 34px);
  left:50%;
  transform:translateX(-50%) translateY(-8px);
  padding-top:40px;                /* transparent hover-bridge spanning the gap */
  opacity:0;
  pointer-events:none;
  transition:opacity .22s ease, transform .22s ease;
  z-index:200;
}
.nav-item.open > .megamenu,
.nav-item:hover > .megamenu{
  opacity:1;
  pointer-events:auto;
  transform:translateX(-50%) translateY(0);
}
.mega-inner{
  background:#fff;
  border:1px solid var(--gray-08);
  box-shadow:0 30px 70px rgba(14,14,14,.14);
  border-radius:3px;
  padding:28px;
  max-width:calc(100vw - 40px);
}
.mega-services .mega-inner{width:1040px;}
.mega-areas .mega-inner{width:820px;}
.mega-blog .mega-inner{width:1000px;}

.mega-cols{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.15fr 1fr 1fr 1fr .92fr;gap:24px;align-items:start;}
.mega-blog-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.05fr 1.3fr .95fr 1fr;gap:24px;align-items:start;}

/* blog: latest-post titles wrap to 2 lines; topic rows show a count on the right */
.megamenu .mega-posts li a{line-height:1.35;}
.megamenu .mega-topics li a{display:flex;align-items:baseline;justify-content:space-between;gap:12px;}
.megamenu .mega-topics li a span{
  font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.05em;color:var(--gray-30);font-weight:400;
}

/* editorial intro column (left), mirrors the reference layout */
.mega-intro{border-right:1px solid var(--gray-08);padding-right:24px;}
.megamenu .mega-intro-h{
  display:block;font-family:var(--ff-display);font-size:32px;font-weight:400;line-height:1.02;
  color:var(--ink);text-transform:none;letter-spacing:-.01em;margin:0 0 12px;padding:0;
}
.mega-intro-desc{
  font-family:var(--ff-sans);font-size:13px;line-height:1.55;color:var(--gray-70);
  text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0;margin:0 0 20px;
}
.megamenu a.mega-intro-btn{
  display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;text-transform:none;letter-spacing:.01em;
}
.megamenu a.mega-intro-btn .arrow{transition:transform .2s;}
.megamenu a.mega-intro-btn:hover .arrow{transform:translateX(3px);}
.mega-areas-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.35fr .8fr 1fr;gap:26px;align-items:start;}

/* 10 area-page links in two columns */
.mega-town-list{columns:2;column-gap:20px;}
.mega-town-list li{break-inside:avoid;-webkit-column-break-inside:avoid;}

/* column headings + text
   NB: selectors are prefixed with .megamenu to outrank the site-wide
   `.nav-links a { display:inline-flex; text-transform:uppercase; ... }` rule. */
.mega-col{min-width:0;}
.megamenu .mega-h{
  display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:7px;
  font-family:var(--ff-display);font-size:19px;font-weight:400;color:var(--ink);
  text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0;line-height:1.1;padding:0;
}
.megamenu .mega-h span{color:var(--orange);font-family:var(--ff-sans);font-size:15px;transition:transform .2s;}
.megamenu .mega-h:hover{color:var(--orange);}
.megamenu .mega-h:hover span{transform:translateX(3px);}
.mega-h2{
  font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--gray-50);margin:0 0 14px;
}
.mega-desc{
  font-family:var(--ff-sans);font-size:13px;line-height:1.5;color:var(--gray-70);
  text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0;margin:8px 0 14px;
}
.mega-list{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;}
.mega-list li{margin:0;}
.megamenu .mega-list li a,
.mega-list li{
  display:block;
  font-family:var(--ff-sans);font-size:13.5px;font-weight:500;
  color:var(--ink-80);text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0;
  padding:6px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--gray-08);
}
.mega-list li:last-child a,.mega-list li:last-child{border-bottom:none;}
.megamenu .mega-list li a:hover{color:var(--orange);}
.mega-list.two{columns:2;column-gap:22px;}
.mega-list.two li{break-inside:avoid;}

/* area town cards — stacked full-width rows */
.mega-towns{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:9px;}
.megamenu .mega-town{
  display:block;
  padding:12px 15px;border:1px solid var(--gray-08);border-radius:3px;
  text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0;transition:border-color .2s, background .2s;
}
.megamenu .mega-town b{display:block;font-family:var(--ff-display);font-size:18px;font-weight:400;color:var(--ink);line-height:1.1;text-transform:none;}
.megamenu .mega-town span{
  display:block;margin-top:5px;font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:9px;letter-spacing:.09em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gray-30);}
.megamenu .mega-town:hover{border-color:var(--orange);background:var(--off-white);}
.megamenu .mega-town:hover b{color:var(--orange);}

/* featured card */
.mega-feat{
  position:relative;overflow:hidden;border-radius:3px;min-height:200px;
  background-size:cover;background-position:center;
  display:flex;align-items:flex-end;
}
.mega-feat::after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(14,14,14,0) 0%,rgba(14,14,14,.35) 45%,rgba(14,14,14,.9) 100%);}
.mega-feat-body{position:relative;z-index:2;padding:18px;color:#fff;}
.mega-feat-k{font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--orange);text-shadow:0 1px 6px rgba(0,0,0,.6);}
.mega-feat-t{font-family:var(--ff-display);font-size:22px;line-height:1.05;margin:6px 0 14px;text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0;text-shadow:0 1px 10px rgba(0,0,0,.55);}
.btn-sm{padding:10px 18px !important;font-size:12px !important;}

/* keep on-screen at smaller desktop widths */
@media (max-width:1180px){
  .mega-services .mega-inner{width:min(960px,calc(100vw - 32px));}
  .mega-areas .mega-inner{width:min(740px,calc(100vw - 40px));}
  .mega-blog .mega-inner{width:min(920px,calc(100vw - 32px));}
  .mega-services .mega-cols{grid-template-columns:1.1fr 1fr 1fr 1fr .9fr;gap:18px;}
  .mega-blog .mega-blog-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1.2fr .9fr 1fr;gap:18px;}
  .megamenu .mega-intro-h{font-size:27px;}
  .mega-intro{padding-right:18px;}
}