.projects {
    background: var(--bg);
    min-height: auto;
    position: relative;
}

.projects-container {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: var(--max-w);
    margin: 0 auto;
}

/* ── Heading ── */
.projects-heading {
    margin-bottom: 2.2rem;
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-end;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 2rem;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.projects-heading-text {
    display: inline-flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
    width: fit-content;
}

.projects-heading-text h2 {
    font-family: "Playfair Display", Georgia, serif;
    margin-top: 0.4rem;
    margin-bottom: 0.6rem;
    color: var(--text-title);
    font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 2.6vw, 2.35rem);
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1.2;
    letter-spacing: -0.4px;
}

.projects-intro {
    max-width: 520px;
    color: var(--text-sub);
    font-size: 0.98rem;
    line-height: 1.8;
}

.projects-all-link {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 0.4rem;
    color: var(--accent);
    font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.86rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    text-decoration: none;
    white-space: nowrap;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    padding: 0.4rem 0.8rem;
    border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
    background: var(--accent-light);
    border: 1px solid rgba(154, 106, 122, 0.2);
    transition: all 0.25s ease;
}

.projects-all-link:hover {
    background: var(--btn-bg);
    border-color: var(--btn-bg);
    color: #ffffff;
    transform: translateX(3px);
}

/* ── Project list (3-column grid) ── */
.projects-list {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 1.6rem;
}

/* ── Project card ── */
.project-card {
    padding: 2.2rem 2rem;
    background: var(--surface);
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
    box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    transition: transform 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1), border-color 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
}

.project-card::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    height: 3px;
    background: var(--grad-accent);
    opacity: 0;
    transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
}

.project-card:hover {
    border-color: var(--border-h);
    transform: translateY(-5px);
    box-shadow: var(--shadow-h);
}

.project-card:hover::after {
    opacity: 1;
}

/* ── Card top ── */
.project-top {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}

.project-number {
    font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
    background: var(--grad-accent);
    -webkit-background-clip: text;
    -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
}

.project-links {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 0.5rem;
}

.project-links a {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 0.3rem;
    color: var(--text-sub);
    font-size: 0.78rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    text-decoration: none;
    padding: 0.35rem 0.75rem;
    background: var(--bg);
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    border-radius: 6px;
    transition: all 0.2s ease;
}

.project-links a:hover {
    color: #ffffff;
    border-color: var(--btn-bg);
    background: var(--btn-bg);
}

/* ── Card content ── */
.project-type {
    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
    font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
    color: var(--accent);
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 1.5px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.project-content h3 {
    margin-bottom: 0.8rem;
    font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
    color: var(--text-title);
    font-size: 1.25rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: -0.3px;
    line-height: 1.3;
}

.project-content > p:not(.project-type) {
    margin-bottom: 1.6rem;
    color: var(--text-sub);
    font-size: 0.92rem;
    line-height: 1.75;
    flex: 1;
}

/* ── Tech stack ── */
.project-tech {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 0.45rem;
    margin-top: auto;
}

.project-tech span {
    padding: 0.3rem 0.7rem;
    background: var(--bg-alt);
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    border-radius: 6px;
    color: var(--text-sub);
    font-size: 0.74rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    transition: all 0.2s ease;
}

.project-card:hover .project-tech span {
    background: var(--surface);
    border-color: var(--border-h);
}

/* ── Responsive ── */
@media (max-width: 960px) {
    .projects-list { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
    .projects-heading { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; }
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
    .projects { padding: 55px 6%; }
    .projects-list { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 1.2rem; }
    .project-card { padding: 1.8rem; }
}