/* Hallmark · shape: author shelf · genre: atmospheric · theme: Midnight (dealt) · job: buy · draw: manual
 * hero: stage, three covers fanned beside its pitch over a blurred cover glow · nav: edge-aligned bar, the name left, links and Patreon right · footer: colophon, the about line over the links · imagery: the book covers · signature: the newest cover in front of its series fan, beside its one-line pitch
 * axes: dark navy paper, one azure signal, Mona Sans wide heads · contrast: pass · fold: pass · v2 */
/* Hallmark · pre-emit critique: P4 H4 E4 S4 R4 V3 · weakest: V, the first Hallmark page in this house, so nothing to differ from yet; kept the shelf as plain rows of real covers */
/* Hallmark · waive 85 · the page closes on the newsletter under the free serial · readers of a serial author hear about the next book by email, so the list is the author's own close */
/* Hallmark · dismissed 77 · the home holds hero, shelf, free serial and newsletter; book pages and an about page come next as their own pages */
/* Hallmark · dismissed F20 · the free serial offers three real places to read, Royal Road, Scribble Hub and Patreon, so the third button wraps on purpose */
:root{
  color-scheme: dark;
  --paper: oklch(14% 0.048 264); --paper-2: oklch(18.5% 0.052 264); --paper-3: oklch(23% 0.055 264);
  --ink: oklch(95% 0.016 250); --ink-2: oklch(88% 0.05 245); --muted: oklch(73% 0.04 256);
  --rule: oklch(29% 0.058 264); --rule-2: oklch(40% 0.06 262);
  --accent: oklch(80% 0.11 230); --accent-hover: oklch(85% 0.1 230); --accent-ink: oklch(16% 0.05 264); --focus: oklch(84% 0.12 228);
  --muted-dash: oklch(73% 0.04 256 / 0.7);
  --font: "Mona Sans", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  --shadow: 0 24px 48px -24px oklch(6% 0.04 264 / 0.7); 
  --gutter: 64px; --gap: 32px;
  --t-display: clamp(2.75rem, 5vw + 1rem, 5.25rem); --t-section: clamp(2rem, 2.5vw + 1rem, 3.5rem);
  --t-title: clamp(1.25rem, 0.75vw + 0.875rem, 1.625rem); --t-lead: clamp(1.125rem, 0.35vw + 1rem, 1.375rem);
}
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html,body{overflow-x:clip}
body{margin:0;background:var(--paper)}
.site{
  background: var(--paper); color: var(--ink); font-family: var(--font); font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6;
  font-synthesis: none; min-height: 100%;
}
.site *{box-sizing:border-box}
.site a:not(.btn){color:var(--ink);text-decoration-color:var(--rule-2);text-underline-offset:3px}
.site a:not(.btn):hover{text-decoration-color:var(--accent)}
a:focus-visible,button:focus-visible,input:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--focus);outline-offset:3px}
.wrap{max-width:1440px;margin:0 auto;padding-inline:var(--gutter)}
h1,h2{font-weight:300;font-stretch:125%;letter-spacing:-0.015em;line-height:1.04;margin:0;text-wrap:balance}
h1{font-size:var(--t-display);max-width:14ch}
h2{font-size:var(--t-section);max-width:20ch}
h3{font-size:var(--t-title);font-weight:500;margin:0;line-height:1.2;text-wrap:balance}
p{margin:0;text-wrap:pretty}
.lead{font-size:var(--t-lead);color:var(--ink-2);max-width:34ch}
.meta{font-size:0.875rem;font-weight:500;color:var(--muted)}

/* nav: edge-aligned bar on the paper; on scroll it becomes a slim strip (assets/nav.js)
   the strip is .nav::before at a measured height, so it never shifts the page;
   the name tightens on Mona Sans' width axis */
.nav{--lift:-8px;position:sticky;top:0;z-index:20;padding-block:24px;pointer-events:none}
.nav::before{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0 0 auto 0;height:var(--strip-full,100%);background:var(--paper-2);opacity:0;transform-origin:top;transition:opacity 220ms ease-out,transform 320ms cubic-bezier(0.16,1,0.3,1)}
.nav.is-stuck::before{opacity:1}
/* a cap over the top seam: iOS Safari's fractional scroll can leave a 1px sliver of page above the strip */
.nav::after{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;right:0;top:-16px;height:18px;background:var(--paper-2);opacity:0;transition:opacity 220ms ease-out;pointer-events:none}
.nav.is-stuck::after{opacity:1}
.nav.is-tucked::before{transform:scaleY(var(--strip-ratio,1))}
.nav__bar{position:relative;display:flex;align-items:center;column-gap:0;row-gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap;transition:transform 320ms cubic-bezier(0.16,1,0.3,1)}
.nav__bar > *{pointer-events:auto}
.nav.is-stuck .nav__bar{transform:translateY(var(--lift))}
.nav__mark{font-size:1.125rem;font-weight:500;font-stretch:125%;text-decoration:none;transition:font-stretch 320ms cubic-bezier(0.16,1,0.3,1),letter-spacing 320ms}
.nav.is-stuck .nav__mark{font-stretch:75%;letter-spacing:0.02em}
.nav__right{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:24px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-left:auto;transition:opacity 220ms ease-out,transform 320ms cubic-bezier(0.16,1,0.3,1),visibility 220ms}
.nav__links{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px 24px;font-size:0.9375rem}
.nav__links a{white-space:nowrap}
.site .nav__links a{text-decoration:none;color:var(--ink-2);text-decoration-thickness:2px;text-underline-offset:10px}
.site .nav__links a:hover{color:var(--ink)}
.site .nav__links a[aria-current]{color:var(--ink);text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-color:var(--accent)}
/* phone strip: the section you are in, on the right; a tap unfolds the links */
.nav__here{display:none;align-items:center;gap:8px;margin:-8px 0 -8px auto;padding:8px 0 8px 16px;border:0;background:none;color:var(--ink-2);font:500 0.8125rem/1.4 var(--font);cursor:pointer}
.nav__here-text{display:inline-block}
.nav__here-text.is-swapping{animation:here-in 260ms cubic-bezier(0.16,1,0.3,1)}
@keyframes here-in{from{opacity:0;transform:translateY(6px)}to{opacity:1;transform:none}}
.nav__here-mark{color:var(--accent);transition:transform 220ms ease-out}
.nav__here[aria-expanded="true"] .nav__here-mark{transform:rotate(180deg)}
[id]{scroll-margin-top:88px}

/* buttons */
.btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;min-height:48px;padding:0 24px;font:500 1rem/1 var(--font);text-decoration:none;border:1px solid transparent;background:transparent;color:var(--ink);cursor:pointer;transition:background-color 220ms cubic-bezier(0.16,1,0.3,1),border-color 220ms cubic-bezier(0.16,1,0.3,1)}
.site .btn--primary{background:var(--accent);color:var(--accent-ink)}
.site .btn--primary:hover{background:var(--accent-hover)}
.site .btn--secondary{border-color:var(--rule-2);color:var(--ink)}
.site .btn--secondary:hover{background:var(--paper-2);border-color:var(--muted)}
.btn--small{min-height:40px;padding:0 16px}
.btn:active{transform:translateY(1px)}
.btn:disabled{opacity:0.6;cursor:not-allowed;transform:none}
.actions{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px}

/* hero: stage, one cover */
.hero{position:relative;isolation:isolate;padding-block:48px 80px}
.hero::before{content:"";position:absolute;inset:-320px 0 0 0;z-index:-1;pointer-events:none;background:url("glow.jpg") 72% 35%/cover no-repeat;filter:blur(48px) saturate(1.9);opacity:0.34;-webkit-mask-image:linear-gradient(to bottom,#000 50%,transparent);mask-image:linear-gradient(to bottom,#000 50%,transparent)}
.hero__grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,6fr) minmax(0,5fr);gap:64px;align-items:center}
.hero__text{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:24px}
.hero__text .actions{margin-top:16px}
.hero__art{display:flex;justify-content:center}
/* the fan: three covers like a hand of cards, Book 2 in front, each bobbing on its own slow loop */
.fan{--h:min(560px,66svh);--w:calc(var(--h) * 2 / 3);--spread:0.3;position:relative;width:min(100%,calc(var(--w) * 1.75));height:calc(var(--h) * 1.08)}
.fan__card{position:absolute;left:50%;top:50%;display:block;width:var(--w);aspect-ratio:2/3;translate:-50% -50%}
.fan__card img{display:block;width:100%;height:100%;box-shadow:var(--shadow);animation:fan-float 7s ease-in-out infinite;transition:translate 220ms cubic-bezier(0.16,1,0.3,1)}
.fan__card--front{z-index:3;rotate:-3deg}
.fan__card--left{z-index:1;scale:0.84;rotate:-11deg;translate:calc(-50% - var(--w) * var(--spread)) -46%}
.fan__card--right{z-index:2;scale:0.84;rotate:8deg;translate:calc(-50% + var(--w) * var(--spread)) -44%}
.fan__card--left img,.fan__card--right img{filter:brightness(0.62) saturate(0.9)}
.fan__card--left img{animation-duration:8s;animation-delay:-2s}
.fan__card--right img{animation-duration:9s;animation-delay:-5s}
a.fan__card:hover img{translate:0 -6px;filter:none}
@keyframes fan-float{0%,100%{transform:translateY(0)}50%{transform:translateY(-6px)}}

/* shelf: rows */
.section{padding-block:144px}
.section h2{margin-bottom:64px}
.shelf{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}
/* the shelf heading as a LitRPG System window: a framed, glowing prompt with corner brackets */
.sysbox{--c:var(--accent);--b:18px;position:relative;display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;gap:10px;width:fit-content;max-width:100%;margin:0 auto 64px;padding:28px 48px 32px;text-align:center;border:1px solid oklch(80% 0.11 230 / 0.35);background:linear-gradient(180deg,oklch(30% 0.08 245 / 0.45),oklch(18.5% 0.052 264 / 0.6));box-shadow:0 0 32px -4px oklch(80% 0.11 230 / 0.28),inset 0 0 24px oklch(80% 0.11 230 / 0.08)}
.sysbox::before,.sysbox::after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:-5px;pointer-events:none;background:
  linear-gradient(var(--c),var(--c)) top left/var(--b) 2px no-repeat,linear-gradient(var(--c),var(--c)) top left/2px var(--b) no-repeat,
  linear-gradient(var(--c),var(--c)) top right/var(--b) 2px no-repeat,linear-gradient(var(--c),var(--c)) top right/2px var(--b) no-repeat}
.sysbox::after{rotate:180deg}
.sysbox__tag{font:500 0.8125rem/1.2 ui-monospace,"Cascadia Code",Consolas,Menlo,monospace;letter-spacing:0.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--accent)}
.sysbox h2{margin:0;max-width:none;text-shadow:0 0 24px oklch(80% 0.11 230 / 0.35)}
.section .sysbox h2{margin-bottom:0}
.series{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(12,minmax(0,1fr));gap:var(--gap);padding-block:48px;border-top:1px solid var(--rule)}
.series:last-child{border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule)}
.series__text{grid-column:1 / span 4;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:16px}
/* series names speak in the heading voice: wide, light, a step under the section head */
.series__text h3{font-size:clamp(1.75rem, 1.2vw + 1.25rem, 2.5rem);font-weight:300;font-stretch:125%;letter-spacing:-0.01em;line-height:1.08}
.covers{grid-column:5 / span 8;display:flex;gap:24px;align-items:flex-start}
.cover{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:12px;width:220px;flex-shrink:0;text-decoration:none}
.cover__frame{position:relative;display:block}
.cover img{display:block;width:220px;height:330px;object-fit:cover;box-shadow:var(--shadow);transition:transform 220ms cubic-bezier(0.16,1,0.3,1)}
.site a.cover:hover img{transform:translateY(-4px)}
.cover small{font-size:0.875rem;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.4}
.cover--soon img{opacity:0.5}
.cover__tag{position:absolute;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;padding:8px 12px;background:var(--paper-3);color:var(--ink);font-weight:500;font-size:0.875rem}

/* series titles: one icon each side, 4px clear of the text, at the middle of the title box (icons from game-icons.net by Lorc and Delapouite, CC BY 3.0); --lp/--rp are each icon's own padding on the side facing the text, as a share of its width; --lsx/--rsx mirror an icon (the right one is mirrored by default) */
.flanked{padding-left:1em}
.flank{--s:0.95em;position:relative;display:inline-block}
/* desktop: series titles break onto two lines by hand (Luca 2026-11-01), so the box hugs the longer line */
@media (min-width: 60.0625rem){.title-br{display:block}}
.flank::before,.flank::after{content:"";position:absolute;top:50%;translate:0 -50%;width:var(--s);height:var(--s);pointer-events:none;background:center/contain no-repeat}
.flank::before{background-image:var(--l);right:100%;margin-right:calc(4px - var(--lp) * var(--s));scale:var(--lsx,1) 1;filter:drop-shadow(0 0 6px var(--lg))}
.flank::after{background-image:var(--r);left:100%;margin-left:calc(4px - var(--rp) * var(--s));scale:var(--rsx,-1) 1;filter:drop-shadow(0 0 6px var(--rg))}
.flank--bound{--l:url("icons/angel.svg");--lp:0.045;--lg:oklch(85% 0.09 230 / 0.7);--r:url("icons/bat.svg");--rp:0.035;--rg:oklch(55% 0.2 340 / 0.75)}
.flank--infinity{--l:url("icons/torch.svg");--lsx:-1;--lp:0.041;--lg:oklch(80% 0.15 70 / 0.75);--r:url("icons/torch.svg");--rsx:1;--rp:0.041;--rg:oklch(80% 0.15 70 / 0.75)}
.flank--edge{--l:url("icons/meteor.svg");--lp:0.037;--lg:oklch(66% 0.2 35 / 0.75);--r:url("icons/meteor.svg");--rp:0.037;--rg:oklch(66% 0.2 35 / 0.75)}
/* genre tags: square, body face, sentence case */
.tags{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}
.tags li{font-size:0.875rem;font-weight:500;color:var(--ink-2);padding:4px 12px;border:1px solid var(--rule-2);line-height:1.4}

/* free serial: band split */
.band{background:var(--paper-2);color:var(--ink);padding-block:120px}
.split{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(12,minmax(0,1fr));gap:var(--gap);align-items:center}
.split__art{grid-column:1 / span 5}
.split__art img{display:block;width:100%;height:auto;max-width:420px;aspect-ratio:5/8;object-fit:contain;box-shadow:var(--shadow)}
.split__text{grid-column:7 / span 6;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:24px}
.split__text .actions{margin-top:16px}

/* newsletter: form */
.form{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(12,minmax(0,1fr));gap:var(--gap);align-items:end}
/* the promise sits right under its heading, and less air under the form (Luca 2026-11-01) */
.form__head{grid-column:1 / span 5;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:8px}
#newsletter{padding-bottom:64px}
#newsletter h2{margin-bottom:0}
.form__fields{grid-column:7 / span 6;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:8px}
.form__fields label{font-size:0.875rem;font-weight:500;color:var(--muted)}
.form__row{display:flex;gap:8px}
.form__row input{flex:1;min-width:0;min-height:48px;padding:0 16px;border:1px solid var(--muted);background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);font:400 1rem var(--font);border-radius:0;outline:2px solid transparent;outline-offset:-3px}
.form__row input:focus-visible{outline-color:var(--focus)}
.form__help{font-size:0.875rem;color:var(--muted);min-height:1.5em}

/* slots for missing facts */
.fill{padding:0 0.25em;border:1px dashed var(--muted-dash);border-radius:3px;color:var(--muted)}

/* footer: colophon */
.foot{border-top:1px solid var(--rule);padding-block:64px 48px}
.foot__grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(12,minmax(0,1fr));gap:var(--gap)}
.foot__about{grid-column:1 / span 6;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:12px}
.foot__mark{font-size:var(--t-title);font-weight:300;font-stretch:125%}
/* footer links: brand icons for the four people recognise, one quiet line for the other profiles (they stay visible because the Person data names them), Privacy alone (Luca 2026-11-01) */
.foot__links{grid-column:8 / span 5;display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start;gap:16px}
.foot__icons{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;margin:-10px 0 0 -10px}
.site .foot__icons a{display:inline-flex;padding:10px;color:var(--ink-2);transition:color 220ms cubic-bezier(0.16,1,0.3,1)}
.site .foot__icons a:hover{color:var(--accent)}
.foot__icons svg{display:block;width:24px;height:24px}
.foot__also,.foot__privacy{font-size:0.875rem;color:var(--muted)}
.site .foot__also a{color:var(--muted)}
.site .foot__also a:hover{color:var(--ink)}
.foot__legal{margin-top:48px;font-size:0.875rem;color:var(--muted)}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce){.site *{transition:none !important;animation:none !important}}
@media (max-width: 60rem){
  :root{--gutter:20px}
  .nav{--lift:-6px;padding-block:16px}
  .nav__right{order:2;width:100%;justify-content:space-between;margin-left:0}
  .nav.is-stuck .nav__here{display:inline-flex}
  .nav.is-stuck .nav__right{flex-wrap:nowrap;gap:12px}
  .nav.is-stuck .nav__links{gap:8px;font-size:0.8125rem}
  .site .nav.is-stuck .nav__right .btn{min-height:0;padding:0;border:0;background:none;color:var(--accent);font-size:0.8125rem}
  /* at rest the Newsletter button sits in the name's row, right; scrolled, it joins the links row as azure text */
  .nav:not(.is-stuck) .nav__cta{position:absolute;top:-3px;right:var(--gutter);min-height:34px;padding:0 14px;font-size:0.875rem}
  .nav.is-tucked .nav__right{opacity:0;visibility:hidden;transform:translateY(-8px)}
  .nav__links{gap:16px;font-size:0.875rem}
  .hero{padding-block:16px 24px}
  .hero__grid{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr);row-gap:32px}
  .hero__art{order:-1}
  .fan{--h:256px;--spread:0.32}
  .hero{padding-top:4px}
  .hero::before{opacity:0.4}
  .hero__grid{row-gap:20px}
  .hero__text{align-items:center;text-align:center;gap:16px}
  .hero__text .actions{justify-content:center;flex-wrap:nowrap;gap:10px;margin-top:8px}
  .hero__text .actions .btn{padding-inline:16px;white-space:nowrap}
  .section{padding-block:56px 72px}
  .section h2{margin-bottom:40px}
  .series,.split,.form,.foot__grid{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr)}
  .series__text,.covers,.split__art,.split__text,.form__head,.form__fields,.foot__about,.foot__links{grid-column:auto}
  .covers{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:center;gap:12px}
  .covers > .cover{flex:0 0 calc((100% - 24px) / 3);min-width:0}
  .cover{width:auto}
  .cover img{width:100%;height:auto;aspect-ratio:2/3}
  /* shelf on the phone: tighter rhythm, rules only between series */
  .sysbox{width:calc(100% - 10px);margin-bottom:36px;padding:22px 20px 24px;--b:14px}
  .series{padding-block:32px;row-gap:20px}
  .series:first-child{border-top:0;padding-top:0}
  .series:last-child{border-bottom:0;padding-bottom:0}
  .series__text{gap:12px;align-items:center;text-align:center}
  .series__text .tags{justify-content:center}
  .flanked{padding-left:0}
  .flank{--s:0.8em}
  .cover{gap:8px;text-align:center}
  .band{padding-block:80px}
  /* phone: Royal Road and Scribble Hub side by side, Patreon on its own line under them */
  .phone-hide{display:none}
  #newsletter{padding-bottom:32px}
  .split__art img{max-width:260px;margin-inline:auto}
  .split__text{align-items:center;text-align:center}
  .split__text .tags,.split__text .actions{justify-content:center}
}

/* desktop: series titles and tags centred, blurbs left (Luca 2026-11-01) */
@media (min-width: 60.0625rem){.series__text h3{text-align:center}.series__text .tags{justify-content:center}.series__text .flanked{padding-left:0}}
/* reading pages (privacy, 404): same chrome, a text column */
.page{padding-block:48px 120px}
.prose{max-width:46rem;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:12px}
.prose h1{font-size:var(--t-section);max-width:none;margin-bottom:4px}
.prose h2{font-size:var(--t-title);font-weight:500;font-stretch:100%;letter-spacing:0;line-height:1.3;max-width:none;margin-top:36px}
.prose p,.prose li{color:var(--ink-2)}
.prose ul{margin:0;padding-left:1.25rem;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:12px}
.prose .actions{margin-top:24px}
/* news: posts newest first, a rule between them */
.post{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:12px;padding-block:40px;border-top:1px solid var(--rule)}
.news h1 + .post{margin-top:24px}
.post h2{margin-top:0}
.site .post h2 a{text-decoration:none}
.site .post h2 a:hover{text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:var(--accent)}
@media (max-width: 60rem){.page{padding-block:24px 80px}}