#our-story {
    position: relative;
    width: 100vw;
    min-height: 150vh;
    background-color: #030303;
    color: #fff;
    z-index: 1;
    padding: 15vh 0;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.story-bg-layer {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    background-image: linear-gradient(to right, rgba(3, 3, 3, 0.3) 0%, rgba(3, 3, 3, 0.8) 100%), url('../img/sign-bg.png');
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    background-attachment: fixed;
    opacity: 0.7;
    z-index: -3;
}

.story-top-fade {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 25vh;
    background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #030303 0%, transparent 100%);
    z-index: -2;
    pointer-events: none;
}

.vertical-text-container {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;
    pointer-events: none;
    z-index: 0;
}

.v-text-left, .v-text-right {
    position: sticky;
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    font-size: 8rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: rgba(197, 168, 128, 0.05);
    text-transform: uppercase;
    white-space: nowrap;
    writing-mode: vertical-rl;
}

.v-text-left {
    top: 20vh;
    left: 2%;
    transform: rotate(180deg);
}

.v-text-right {
    top: 40vh;
    float: right;
    margin-right: 2%;
}

.story-cards-grid {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    gap: 4rem 6rem;
    padding: 0 10%;
}

.story-card-wrapper:nth-child(even) {
    margin-top: 15vh;
}

.story-card {
    background: rgba(10, 10, 10, 0.6);
    backdrop-filter: blur(15px);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(15px);
    border: 1px solid rgba(197, 168, 128, 0.15);
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(197, 168, 128, 0.3);
    border-left: 3px solid #C5A880;
    padding: 3.5rem 3rem;
    position: relative;
    transition: all 0.5s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 1.5rem;
}

.story-card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-10px);
    background: rgba(15, 15, 15, 0.8);
    border-color: rgba(197, 168, 128, 0.4);
    box-shadow: 0 20px 40px rgba(0,0,0,0.5), 0 0 20px rgba(197, 168, 128, 0.05);
}

.card-icon {
    font-size: 2.5rem;
    color: #C5A880;
    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
    transition: all 0.5s ease;
}

.story-card:hover .card-icon {
    text-shadow: 0 0 15px rgba(197, 168, 128, 0.6);
    transform: scale(1.1) rotate(5deg);
}

.card-year {
    font-family: 'Pinyon Script', cursive;
    font-size: 4.5rem;
    line-height: 0.8;
    color: #ffffff;
}

.card-title {
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    font-size: 1.2rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 3px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #C5A880;
}

.card-text {
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    font-weight: 300;
    line-height: 1.8;
    color: #a0a0a0;
}

.card-text strong {
    color: #fff;
    font-weight: 400;
}

.story-cta-wrapper {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    margin-top: 10vh;
}

.btn-card-cta {
    display: inline-flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    color: #C5A880;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 4px;
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    transition: transform 0.3s ease;
}

.btn-card-cta i {
    font-size: 2rem;
    border: 1px solid #C5A880;
    border-radius: 50%;
    padding: 15px;
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

.btn-card-cta:hover i {
    background: #C5A880;
    color: #000;
    transform: translateY(5px);
}

@media (max-width: 1024px) {
    .story-cards-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr; 
        gap: 3rem;
    }
    .story-card-wrapper:nth-child(even) {
        margin-top: 0; 
    }
    .v-text-left, .v-text-right {
        font-size: 5rem; 
    }
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .v-text-left, .v-text-right {
        display: none; 
    }

    #our-story {
        padding: 10vh 0;
        min-height: auto;
    }

    .story-cards-grid {
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: 3.5rem;
        padding: 0 5% 0 50px;
        position: relative;
    }

    .story-cards-grid::before {
        content: '';
        position: absolute;
        top: 0;
        left: 25px;
        width: 1px;
        height: 100%;
        background: linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent, rgba(197, 168, 128, 0.4) 5%, rgba(197, 168, 128, 0.4) 95%, transparent);
    }

    .story-card {
        background: transparent;
        backdrop-filter: none;
        -webkit-backdrop-filter: none;
        border: none;
        padding: 0;
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: 0.8rem;
        position: relative;
    }

    .story-card:hover {
        transform: none;
        background: transparent;
        box-shadow: none;
    }

    .card-icon {
        position: absolute;
        left: -25px;
        top: 5px;
        transform: translateX(-50%);
        font-size: 1.4rem;
        background: #030303;
        color: #C5A880;
        padding: 8px 0;
        margin: 0;
        z-index: 2;
    }

    .story-card:hover .card-icon {
        transform: translateX(-50%);
        text-shadow: none;
    }

    .card-year {
        font-size: 3rem;
        color: #fff;
        margin-top: -8px;
    }

    .card-title {
        font-size: 1.1rem;
        color: #C5A880;
        letter-spacing: 2px;
    }

    .card-text {
        font-size: 0.95rem;
        padding-right: 2%;
    }

    .story-cta-wrapper {
        margin-top: 1rem;
        justify-content: flex-start;
    }

    .btn-card-cta {
        flex-direction: row;
        font-size: 0.8rem;
        gap: 15px;
    }

    .btn-card-cta i {
        padding: 10px;
        font-size: 1.2rem;
        transform: rotate(-90deg);
    }

    .btn-card-cta:hover i {
        transform: rotate(-90deg) translateX(5px);
    }
}
.story-bottom-fade {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 25vh;
    background: linear-gradient(to top, #030303 0%, transparent 100%);
    z-index: -2;
    pointer-events: none;
}