.faq__inner {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.05fr .95fr;
  gap: 36px;
  align-items: stretch;
  /* both columns share the tallest row height */
}

/* ============ LEFT: ACCORDION ============ */
.accordion {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 14px;
}

.acc-item {
  background: #fff;
  border-radius: 14px;
  box-shadow: 0 6px 22px rgba(20, 20, 20, .05);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.acc-q {
  width: 100%;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 16px;
  padding: 22px 24px;
  background: #fff;
  border: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  text-align: left;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 20px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #1f1f24;
  transition: background-color .3s ease, color .3s ease;
}

.acc-item.active .acc-q {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: #fff;
}

/* +/- icon */
.icon {
  flex: none;
  width: 34px;
  height: 34px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #e4e8e1;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  position: relative;
  transition: background-color .3s ease, transform .3s ease;
}

.acc-item.active .icon {
  background: var(--tan);
  transform: rotate(180deg);
}

.icon .bar {
  position: absolute;
  background: #23242a;
  border-radius: 2px;
  transition: opacity .3s ease, transform .3s ease;
}

.icon .bar.h {
  width: 14px;
  height: 2.5px;
}

.icon .bar.v {
  width: 2.5px;
  height: 14px;
}

.acc-item.active .icon .bar.v {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: scaleY(0);
}

/* sliding answer */
.acc-a {
  max-height: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: #fff;
  transition: max-height .4s ease-in-out;
}

.acc-a-inner {
  padding: 18px 24px 24px;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.75;
  color: #6f6f6f;
}

/* ============ RIGHT: VISUAL ============ */
.visual {
  position: relative;
  container-type: size;
  /* size (not just inline) so cqh is available too */
  height: 100%;
  /* fill the stretched grid row */
  min-height: 420px;
  /* floor for when the accordion is short */
  border-radius: 1cqw;
  overflow: hidden;
  /* guarantees the notch + photo never spill past the corners */
  --vgap: 1.5cqw;
  /* gap between photo and the dark card */
}

/* clip layer: square clip only — .visual does ALL the rounding, so there's
       no double-radius seam at the corners. */
.clip {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--cream);
}

.photo {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.photo picture { display: block; width: 100%; height: 100%; }
.photo img { display: block; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: center; }

.notch {
  position: absolute;
  background: #f5f4f0;
  z-index: 2;
}

/* overshoot the flush edges so no photo sliver peeks; .visual's clip trims it.
       Visible footprint stays 24x25 (tr) and 51.5x37.5 (bl). */
.notch-tr {
  top: -3cqw;
  right: -3cqw;
  width: 27cqw;
  height: 28cqw;
  border-bottom-left-radius: 7cqw;
}

.notch-bl {
  left: -3cqw;
  bottom: -3cqw;
  width: 54.5cqw;
  height: 40.5cqw;
  border-top-right-radius: 7.5cqw;
}

/* floating ? bubble — sits ABOVE the clip, never trimmed */
.bubble {
  position: absolute;
  top: 1.5cqw;
  right: -1cqw;
  width: 18cqw;
  height: 22cqw;
  z-index: 4;
  animation: floaty 4s ease-in-out infinite;
}

.bubble img {
  width: 90%;
  height: 90%;
  object-fit: contain;
  display: block;
}

@keyframes floaty {

  0%,
  100% {
    transform: translateX(0);
  }

  50% {
    transform: translateX(-5px);
  }
}

/* dark CTA card — floats above the clip, flush to bottom-left */
.cta {
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  width: 50cqw;
  height: 36cqw;
  z-index: 3;
  background: var(--ink);
  border-radius: 5cqw 6cqw 6cqw 5cqw;
  padding: 5cqw 4.5cqw;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.cta h3 {
  color: #fff;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 3.9cqw;
  line-height: 1.22;
  margin-bottom: 3.4cqw;
}

.send-btn {
  align-self: flex-start;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 2.6cqw;
  background: var(--gold-grad);
  border: none;
  border-radius: 0 100px 100px 0;
  padding: 1cqw 1cqw 1cqw 4cqw;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: box-shadow .3s ease;
}

.send-btn::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 2px;
  height: 100%;
  background: var(--gold);
  z-index: 1;
}

.send-btn::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: var(--gold);
  width: 0;
  transition: width .45s ease;
  z-index: 0;
}

.send-btn:hover::after {
  width: 100%;
}

.send-btn:hover {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(194, 160, 95, .35);
}

.send-btn:focus-visible {
  outline: 3px solid var(--gold);
  outline-offset: 3px;
}

.send-btn .label {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink);
  white-space: nowrap;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  transition: color .4s;
}

.send-btn:hover .label {
  color: #fff;
}

.send-btn .circle {
  flex: none;
  width: 6.6cqw;
  height: 6.6cqw;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--gold);
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  transition: background .4s ease;
}

.send-btn:hover .circle {
  background: var(--ink);
}

.send-btn .circle svg {
  width: 3cqw;
  height: 3cqw;
  stroke: #fff;
  stroke-width: 2.4;
  fill: none;
  stroke-linecap: round;
  stroke-linejoin: round;
  transition: transform .35s ease;
}

.send-btn:hover .circle svg {
  transform: rotate(45deg);
}

/* ============ SCROLL REVEAL ============ */
.reveal {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(20px);
  transition: opacity .7s ease, transform .7s ease;
}

.reveal.in {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: none;
}

.reveal.delay {
  transition-delay: .12s;
}

/* ============ RESPONSIVE ============ */
@media (max-width:860px) {
  .faq__inner {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 28px;
  }

  .visual {
    height: auto;
    aspect-ratio: 6/5;
    min-height: 0;
    max-width: 560px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    width: 100%;
  }
}

@media (max-width:560px) {
  .acc-q {
    font-size: 17px;
    padding: 18px 20px;
  }

  .acc-a-inner {
    padding: 14px 20px 20px;
  }

  .visual {
    aspect-ratio: 7/6;
  }

  .send-btn .label {
    font-size: 11px;
  }
}

@media (max-width:400px) {
  .acc-q {
    font-size: 15px;
    padding: 16px 18px;
    gap: 12px;
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce) {
  * {
    animation: none !important;
  }

  .reveal {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: none;
    transition: none;
  }

  .acc-a {
    transition: none;
  }
}