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+/* ============================================================
+   MIX — "Ink & Ember" creative layer over the Arsam Sabbagh
+   portfolio. Preloader, WebGL hero canvas, intro choreography,
+   giant footer CTA. All colors ride the site's theme variables
+   so light/dark + accent tweaks keep working.
+   ============================================================ */
+
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------
+   Preloader
+   ------------------------------------------------------------ */
+.mix-preloader {
+  position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 100000;
+  background: var(--bg, #F4F0E8);
+  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
+  transition: background 0.4s ease;
+}
+.mix-preloader__inner {
+  display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 18px;
+}
+.mix-preloader__word {
+  margin: 0;
+  font-family: var(--serif, 'Instrument Serif', serif);
+  font-style: italic;
+  font-weight: 400;
+  font-size: clamp(28px, 4.5vw, 52px);
+  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
+  color: var(--ink, #1A1815);
+}
+.mix-preloader__count {
+  margin: 0;
+  font-family: var(--mono, 'JetBrains Mono', monospace);
+  font-size: 12px;
+  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
+  color: var(--accent, #0F6B73);
+}
+.mix-preloader__bar {
+  position: absolute; left: 0; bottom: 0;
+  width: 100%; height: 2px;
+  background: var(--rule, #d8d1be);
+}
+.mix-preloader__bar span {
+  display: block; width: 0%; height: 100%;
+  background: var(--accent, #0F6B73);
+}
+
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------
+   WebGL ember field in the hero
+   ------------------------------------------------------------ */
+.mix-ember {
+  position: absolute; inset: 0;
+  width: 100%; height: 100%;
+  display: block;
+  pointer-events: none;
+}
+/* the SVG mesh grid stays on top of the shader; its blobs retire */
+.hero.has-ember .hero-mesh { position: absolute; z-index: 1; }
+.hero.has-ember .hero-mesh .blob { display: none; }
+.hero.has-ember .hero-wrap { z-index: 2; will-change: transform, opacity; }
+
+/* the big wordmark leans with scroll velocity (js/mix.js) */
+.bw-text { will-change: transform; }
+
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------
+   Hero intro choreography — initial (hidden) states.
+   html.mix-intro-wait is added by mix.js only when it will
+   actually run the intro, so nothing stays hidden if JS fails.
+   ------------------------------------------------------------ */
+html.mix-intro-wait .hero-kicker,
+html.mix-intro-wait .hero-meta,
+html.mix-intro-wait .hero-ctas,
+html.mix-intro-wait .hero-foot {
+  opacity: 0;
+}
+html.mix-intro-wait .hero-name .hero-line {
+  opacity: 0;
+  transform: translateY(0.35em);
+  clip-path: inset(0 0 100% 0);
+}
+
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------
+   Giant footer CTA
+   ------------------------------------------------------------ */
+.mix-cta-wrap {
+  padding: clamp(8px, 2vw, 24px) 0 clamp(48px, 8vw, 110px);
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
+  margin-bottom: clamp(40px, 6vw, 80px);
+}
+.mix-cta-kicker {
+  margin: 0 0 clamp(18px, 3vw, 36px);
+  color: var(--accent);
+}
+.mix-cta {
+  display: block;
+  width: max-content;
+  max-width: 100%;
+}
+.mix-cta-line {
+  display: block;
+  font-family: var(--sans);
+  font-weight: 300;
+  font-size: clamp(64px, 15vw, 220px);
+  line-height: 0.88;
+  letter-spacing: -0.05em;
+  color: var(--ink);
+  transition: letter-spacing 0.8s cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.7, 0.2, 1), color 0.45s ease;
+}
+.mix-cta-line--stroke {
+  color: transparent;
+  -webkit-text-stroke: 1.5px var(--ink);
+  /* ink-fill sweep: gradient revealed through the glyphs on hover */
+  background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--accent), var(--accent));
+  background-repeat: no-repeat;
+  background-size: 0% 100%;
+  background-position: 0 0;
+  -webkit-background-clip: text;
+  background-clip: text;
+  transition: letter-spacing 0.8s cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.7, 0.2, 1),
+              background-size 0.7s cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.7, 0.2, 1),
+              -webkit-text-stroke-color 0.45s ease;
+}
+.mix-cta:hover .mix-cta-line { letter-spacing: -0.01em; }
+.mix-cta:hover .mix-cta-line--stroke {
+  background-size: 100% 100%;
+  -webkit-text-stroke-color: var(--accent);
+}
+html[lang="fa"] .mix-cta-line--stroke { background-position: 100% 0; }
+
+html[lang="fa"] .mix-cta-line {
+  font-family: var(--farsi-display, 'Lalezar', sans-serif);
+  font-weight: 400;
+  letter-spacing: 0;
+  line-height: 1.05;
+  font-size: clamp(56px, 13vw, 190px);
+}
+html[lang="fa"] .mix-cta-line--stroke { -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1.2px; }
+html[lang="fa"] .mix-cta:hover .mix-cta-line { letter-spacing: 0.02em; }
+
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------
+   Reduced motion
+   ------------------------------------------------------------ */
+@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
+  .mix-preloader { display: none; }
+  html.mix-intro-wait .hero-kicker,
+  html.mix-intro-wait .hero-meta,
+  html.mix-intro-wait .hero-ctas,
+  html.mix-intro-wait .hero-foot,
+  html.mix-intro-wait .hero-name .hero-line {
+    opacity: 1; transform: none; clip-path: none;
+  }
+}