.projects-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 80%;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 1.25rem;
}

.project-card {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  background: rgba(219, 140, 255, 0.04);
  transform-origin: center;
  /* border-radius: 10px; */
  /* border: 1px solid var(--border); */
  border: 1px solid rgba(219, 140, 255, 0.2);
  /* overflow: hidden; */
}

/* Lift transition (scoped to beat .fade-up's transform/transition in animations.css) */
.projects-grid .project-card {
  transition: transform 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.56, 0.64, 1),
              box-shadow 0.4s ease,
              opacity 0.65s ease,
              border-color 0.15s ease;
  /* Keep the card on its own GPU layer so text doesn't re-snap on hover in/out */
  will-change: transform;
  backface-visibility: hidden;
}

/* Hover: lift off the background — move up, soft shadow. */
.projects-grid .project-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-6px);
  box-shadow: 0 28px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55);
}

/* .project-card:hover { border-color: var(--accent); } */

/* .project-glow {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.project-card:hover .project-glow { opacity: 1; } */

.project-thumb {
  /* Shape comes from --thumb-mask, defined in variables.css */
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  width: 100%;
  height: 120px;
}

.project-thumb img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  /* object-position: 20% 50%; */
  clip-path: var(--thumb-mask);
}

.project-body {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  flex: 1;
  padding: 2rem;
}

.project-top {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: flex-start;
  margin-bottom: 0.9rem;
}

.project-name {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.6rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.1;
  color: var(--text);
  transition: transform 0.25s ease;
}

.project-card:hover .project-name { transform: translateX(32px); }

.project-arrow {
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(calc(-50%)) translateX(-35px);
  color: var(--muted);
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 0.25s, color 0.25s,
              transform 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.56, 0.64, 1);
}

.project-card:hover .project-arrow {
  opacity: 1;
  color: var(--accent);
  transform: translateY(calc(-50%)) translateX(0);
}

.project-desc {
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.4;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
  /* margin-right: 2rem; */
}

.tag-row {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.4rem;
  margin-top: auto;
}

.tag {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.6rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.07em;
  padding: 0.25rem 0.55rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: 10px;
  color: var(--muted);
  transition: border-color 0.2s, color 0.2s;
}

.tag:hover { border-color: rgba(244,229,184,0.35); color: var(--text); }

.project-actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.6rem;
  margin-top: 1.5rem;
}

.btn {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.65rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.09em;
  padding: 0.42rem 0.85rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  color: var(--muted);
  transition: background 0.2s ease, color 0.2s ease, border-color 0.15s ease;
}

.btn:hover { background: var(--accent); color: var(--bg); }

/* The live button behaves like the card border used to: neutral by default,
   accent border + text when hovering anywhere on the card. */
.project-card:hover .btn:not(.btn--ghost) {
  border-color: var(--accent);
  color: var(--accent);
}

/* Direct hover on the button: solid fill must beat the card-hover text color
   (extra :hover ups specificity past the rule above) */
.project-card:hover .btn:not(.btn--ghost):hover {
  color: var(--bg);
}

.btn--ghost {
  border-color: var(--border);
  color: var(--muted);
}

.btn--ghost:hover { background: rgba(244,229,184,0.08); color: var(--text); }

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .projects-grid .project-card { transition: opacity 0.65s ease; }
  .projects-grid .project-card:hover { transform: none; }
}