.sotm-shell {
  max-width: 1040px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 3.5rem 2rem 5rem;
}

/* Full-width header above the columns */
.sotm-hdr { margin-bottom: 2rem; }
.sotm-eyebrow {
  font-size: .7rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
  margin-bottom: .6rem;
}
.sotm-title {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 3rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #fff;
  line-height: 1.1;
  letter-spacing: -.02em;
}

/* Two-column body */
.sotm-body {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 2rem;
  align-items: start;
  margin-bottom: 3rem;
}

/* LEFT: image + player fused in one card */
.sotm-art-card {
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.10);
  border-radius: 18px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.04);
  box-shadow: 0 18px 50px rgba(0,0,0,0.28);
}
/* Natural aspect ratio — no forced 1:1 */
.sotm-art {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  display: block;
}
.sotm-art-placeholder {
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  font-size: 5rem;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.15);
}

/* Player panel fused below the image */
.sotm-player {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.08);
  padding: 1.1rem 1.3rem 1.2rem;
}
.player-row {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1rem;
}
.play-btn {
  width: 50px;
  height: 50px;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--terra), var(--ember));
  border: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  transition: opacity .15s, transform .1s;
  box-shadow: 0 6px 20px rgba(255, 143, 90, 0.35);
}
.play-btn:hover  { opacity: .88; transform: scale(1.06); }
.play-btn:active { transform: scale(.97); }
.play-btn:disabled { opacity: .35; cursor: default; transform: none; box-shadow: none; }
.play-btn svg { width: 20px; height: 20px; fill: #fff; }
.play-btn .icon-play { transform: translateX(2px); }

.player-controls { flex: 1; min-width: 0; }
.time-row {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  font-size: .7rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin-bottom: .35rem;
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}
.seek-bar {
  -webkit-appearance: none;
  appearance: none;
  width: 100%;
  height: 4px;
  border-radius: 2px;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.15);
  outline: none;
  cursor: pointer;
}
.seek-bar::-webkit-slider-thumb {
  -webkit-appearance: none;
  width: 13px;
  height: 13px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--terra);
  margin-top: -4.5px;
  cursor: pointer;
  box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(255, 143, 90, 0.5);
}
.seek-bar::-moz-range-thumb {
  width: 13px;
  height: 13px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--terra);
  border: none;
  cursor: pointer;
}
.audio-status {
  font-size: .7rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  text-align: center;
  margin-top: .45rem;
  min-height: 1em;
}
.audio-status.error { color: #f87171; }
.no-audio-note {
  font-size: .8rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  text-align: center;
  padding: .6rem 0;
}

/* Badges — now live below the title in the full-width header */
.sotm-badges {
  display: flex;
  gap: .5rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  margin-top: .75rem;
}
.sotm-badge {
  font-size: .68rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: .25rem .7rem;
  border-radius: 999px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.12);
  color: var(--muted);
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.06);
}

/* RIGHT: story text card — same appearance as art card, height synced via JS */
.sotm-right {
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.10);
  border-radius: 18px;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.04);
  box-shadow: 0 18px 50px rgba(0,0,0,0.28);
  overflow-y: auto;
  overflow-x: hidden;
  scrollbar-width: thin;
  scrollbar-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.15) transparent;
}
.sotm-right::-webkit-scrollbar { width: 4px; }
.sotm-right::-webkit-scrollbar-track { background: transparent; }
.sotm-right::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb { background: rgba(255,255,255,0.18); border-radius: 2px; }

/* Story text — always expanded, padded inside the card */
.story-text {
  font-size: .92rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  line-height: 1.85;
  white-space: pre-wrap;
  padding: 1.3rem 1.4rem 1.5rem;
}

/* CTA */
.cta-section {
  text-align: center;
  padding: 2rem 0 0;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.07);
}
.cta-eyebrow {
  font-size: .68rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
  margin-bottom: .5rem;
}
.cta-heading {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 4vw, 1.8rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #fff;
  margin-bottom: .5rem;
  line-height: 1.2;
}
.cta-sub { font-size: .9rem; color: var(--muted); margin-bottom: 1.4rem; }
.cta-actions {
  display: flex;
  gap: 1rem;
  justify-content: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

/* Mobile: stack */
@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .sotm-body { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .sotm-shell { padding: 2.5rem 1.2rem 4rem; }
}