.about {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.4fr;
  gap: 2rem;
  align-items: center;
}
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .about {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
}
.pfp-wrap {
  position: relative;
  width: min(320px, 80%);
  margin-inline: auto;
}
.hex {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  clip-path: polygon(
    25% 6.7%,
    75% 6.7%,
    100% 50%,
    75% 93.3%,
    25% 93.3%,
    0% 50%
  );
  background: #0a0d12;
  border-radius: 20px;
  border: var(--ring);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-neon);
}
.hex img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  opacity: 0.96;
  filter: contrast(1.05) saturate(1.05);
}
.pfp-glow {
  position: absolute;
  inset: -12px;
  border-radius: 28px;
  filter: blur(22px);
  background: var(--grad-1);
  opacity: 0.3;
  z-index: -1;
  
}
.about-cards {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1rem;
}
.card {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #0c0f14cc, #0a0d12cc);
  border: var(--ring);
  border-radius: var(--radius-2xl);
  padding: 1.1rem;
  backdrop-filter: blur(var(--card-blur));
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-neon);
}
.timeline {
  margin-top: 0.6rem;
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.6rem;
}
.step {
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 1.2rem;
}
.step:before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0.3rem;
  top: 0.35rem;
  bottom: -0.35rem;
  width: 2px;
  background: #ffffff14;
}
.dot {
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0.25rem;
  width: 0.6rem;
  height: 0.6rem;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--teal);
  box-shadow: 0 0 16px #00ffcc66;
}
.step:hover .dot {
  background: var(--pink);
}

.filters {
  display: flex;
  gap: 0.5rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  
  
}
.filters .pill {
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background var(--speed-quick);
  color: white;
}
.filters .pill[aria-pressed="true"] {
  background: #0e1622;
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px #ffffff0f;
}

.projects {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 1rem;
}
@media (max-width: 1000px) {
  .projects {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  }
}
@media (max-width: 680px) {
  .projects {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
}

.proj {
  background: #0b0e13cc;
  border: var(--ring);
  border-radius: var(--radius-xl);
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  transform: translateZ(0);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px #ffffff06, 0 20px 40px #000000b8;
  transition: transform 0.35s ease, box-shadow 0.35s ease;
}
.proj:hover {
  transform: translateY(-6px);
  box-shadow: 0 20px 60px #000000d0, 0 0 40px #00ffcc22;
}
.proj .media {
  position: relative;
  aspect-ratio: 16/10;
  overflow: hidden;
}


.proj img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  transform: scale(1.02);
  transition: transform 0.6s ease;
}


.proj:hover img {
  transform: scale(1.08);
}
.proj .tagbar {
  position: absolute;
  inset: auto 10px 10px 10px;
  display: flex;
  gap: 0.4rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.proj .body {
  padding: 1rem;
}
.stack {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.4rem;
  margin-top: 0.5rem;
}
.card-actions {
  display: flex;
  gap: 0.5rem;
  margin-top: 0.8rem;
}
.link-btn {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.45rem;
  border: var(--ring);
  border-radius: 999px;
  padding: 0.55rem 0.85rem;
  background: #0a0c11;
  opacity: 0.9;
}
.link-btn:hover {
  opacity: 1;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px #ffffff15, 0 0 18px #00ffcc33;
}

/* Small icon sizing for link buttons (e.g. open.svg) */
.link-btn img {
  width: 18px;
  height: 18px;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  display: inline-block;
}

.skills-wrap {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  gap: 1rem;
}
@media (max-width: 1000px) {
  .skills-wrap {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  }
}
@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .skills-wrap {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
}

.skill {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1rem;
  background: #0b0e13cc;
  border: var(--ring);
  border-radius: var(--radius-xl);
  padding: 1rem;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-neon);
}

.skill-icon {
  width: 48px;
  height: 48px;
  object-fit: contain;
}

/* Carousel wrapper – hides overflow */
.skills-carousel {
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
}

/* Track that moves left continuously */
.skills-track {
  display: flex;
  gap: 1.25rem;
  will-change: transform;
  animation: scroll var(--duration, 20s) linear infinite;
  transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
}

/* The animation to loop */
@keyframes scroll {
  from {
    transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
  }
  to { 
    transform: translate3d(calc(var(--loop, 0px) * -1), 0, 0); 
  } 

}

/* The card and the glow */
.skills-track .skill {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  width: 240px;
  min-height: 84px;
  padding: 0.9rem;
  background: #0b0e13cc;
  border: var(--ring);
  border-radius: var(--radius-xl);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px #ffffff1a, 0 8px 14px rgba(0,0,0,0.45);
}

.skills-track .skill::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  border-radius: var(--radius-xl);
  pointer-events: none;
  box-shadow: 0 0 18px rgba(0,255,204,0.08);
}



/* icon size */
.skills-track .skill .skill-icon {
  width: 40px;
  height: 40px;
  flex: 0 0 40px;
  object-fit: contain;
}

/* pause on hover  */
.skills-carousel:hover .skills-track {
  animation-play-state: paused;
}


/* accessibility */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .skills-track { animation: none; }
}





.contact-card {
  max-width: 650px;
  margin-inline: auto;
  
  background: #0c0f14bf;
  border: var(--ring);
  border-radius: var(--radius-2xl);
  padding: 1.2rem;
  backdrop-filter: blur(var(--card-blur));
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-neon);
}
.form {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.8rem;
}
.field {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.35rem;
}
.field input,
.field textarea {
  background: #0b0f15;
  color: var(--txt-0);
  border: 1px solid #ffffff17;
  border-radius: 0.7rem;
  padding: 0.8rem 0.9rem;
}
.field input:focus,
.field textarea:focus {
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px #00ffcc30;
}
.submit {
  display: inline-flex;
  gap: 0.6rem;
  border-radius: 999px;
  border: var(--ring);
  background: #0d1117;
  padding: 0.8rem 1rem;
  cursor: pointer;
  color: white;
  align-items: center;
}
.submit:hover {
  box-shadow: 0 10px 30px #00000090, 0 0 30px #00ffcc26;
}
.socials {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 0.8rem;
  margin-top: 0.9rem;
}

/* Make the Profile Card fill the same box as the old hex */
#profile-card-mount .pc-card {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 420px;    /* tweak to taste */
  margin-inline: auto; /* center it */
}