*, *::before, *::after { margin: 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; }

  :root {
    --navy:  #0a0820;
    --navy2: #0e0b2e;
    --green: #d1b937;
    --gold:  #c8a96e;
    --cream: #f4f2ef;
    --white: #ffffff;
    --border: #e8e4de;
    --text:  #3a3540;
    --muted: #9e9690;
  }

  body {
    font-family: 'DM Sans', sans-serif;
    background: var(--cream);
    color: var(--text);
  }

  /* ══ SECTION ══ */
  .ct-section {
    padding: 100px 0;
    background: var(--cream);
    overflow: hidden;
  }

  .ct-inner {
    max-width: 1360px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 56px;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 0;
    align-items: stretch;
    min-height: 700px;
  }

  /* ══════════════════════════
     LEFT — FORM SIDE
  ══════════════════════════ */
  .ct-form-side {
    background: var(--white);
    border-radius: 24px 0 0 24px;
    padding: 64px 56px;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    box-shadow: 0 20px 60px rgba(10,8,32,0.08);
  }

  /* top accent bar */
  .ct-form-side::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
    height: 4px;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--green), var(--navy2));
  }

  /* faint decorative circle */
  .ct-form-side::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    bottom: -80px; left: -80px;
    width: 280px; height: 280px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    border: 40px solid rgba(169,208,57,0.06);
    pointer-events: none;
  }

  .ct-eyebrow {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--green);
    margin-bottom: 16px;
  }

  .ct-eyebrow-dot {
    width: 7px; height: 7px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--green);
    animation: pulse-ct 2s ease-in-out infinite;
  }

  @keyframes pulse-ct {
    0%,100% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(169,208,57,0.5); }
    50%      { box-shadow: 0 0 0 6px rgba(169,208,57,0); }
  }

  .ct-title {
    font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
    font-size: clamp(32px, 3.5vw, 44px);
    font-weight: 900;
    line-height: 1.08;
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
    color: var(--navy2);
    margin-bottom: 10px;
  }

  .ct-title em { font-style: italic; color: var(--green); }

  .ct-subtitle {
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 300;
    color: var(--muted);
    line-height: 1.7;
    margin-bottom: 40px;
    max-width: 380px;
  }

  /* ── FORM ── */
  .ct-form {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 18px;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
  }

  .ct-row {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 16px;
  }

  .ct-field {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 6px;
  }

  .ct-label {
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--muted);
  }

  .ct-input,
  .ct-select,
  .ct-textarea {
    width: 100%;
    padding: 13px 16px;
    background: var(--cream);
    border: 1.5px solid var(--border);
    border-radius: 10px;
    font-family: 'DM Sans', sans-serif;
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 300;
    color: var(--text);
    transition: border-color 0.25s, box-shadow 0.25s, background 0.25s;
    outline: none;
    -webkit-appearance: none;
  }

  .ct-input::placeholder,
  .ct-textarea::placeholder { color: #c0bab3; }

  .ct-input:focus,
  .ct-select:focus,
  .ct-textarea:focus {
    border-color: var(--green);
    background: var(--white);
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(169,208,57,0.12);
  }

  .ct-select {
    background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='12' height='12' viewBox='0 0 24 24' fill='none' stroke='%239e9690' stroke-width='2'%3E%3Cpolyline points='6 9 12 15 18 9'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-position: right 14px center;
    padding-right: 40px;
    cursor: pointer;
  }

  .ct-textarea {
    resize: vertical;
    min-height: 130px;
    line-height: 1.65;
  }

  /* consent checkbox */
  .ct-consent {
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: 12px;
    cursor: pointer;
  }

  .ct-consent input[type="checkbox"] {
    display: none;
  }

  .ct-checkbox {
    width: 18px; height: 18px;
    border: 1.5px solid var(--border);
    border-radius: 5px;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    margin-top: 1px;
    display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
    transition: all 0.2s;
    background: var(--cream);
  }

  .ct-consent input:checked + .ct-checkbox {
    background: var(--green);
    border-color: var(--green);
  }

  .ct-consent input:checked + .ct-checkbox::after {
    content: '';
    width: 10px; height: 6px;
    border-left: 2px solid var(--navy2);
    border-bottom: 2px solid var(--navy2);
    transform: rotate(-45deg) translateY(-1px);
  }

  .ct-consent-text {
    font-size: 12px;
    font-weight: 300;
    color: var(--muted);
    line-height: 1.6;
  }

  .ct-consent-text a { color: var(--navy2); text-decoration: underline; }

  /* submit button */
  .ct-submit {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 10px;
    padding: 15px 32px;
    background: var(--navy2);
    color: var(--white);
    border: none;
    border-radius: 12px;
    font-family: 'DM Sans', sans-serif;
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 0.03em;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
    width: 100%;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
  }

  .ct-submit::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: var(--green);
    transform: translateX(-101%);
    transition: transform 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.46, 0.45, 0.94);
  }

  .ct-submit:hover::before { transform: translateX(0); }

  .ct-submit:hover {
    color: var(--navy2);
    box-shadow: 0 12px 32px rgba(169,208,57,0.3);
    transform: translateY(-2px);
  }

  .ct-submit span,
  .ct-submit svg { position: relative; z-index: 1; }

  .ct-submit svg { width: 16px; height: 16px; }

  /* success state */
  .ct-success {
    display: none;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 16px;
    padding: 48px 24px;
    text-align: center;
  }

  .ct-success-icon {
    width: 64px; height: 64px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: rgba(169,208,57,0.15);
    display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
    font-size: 28px;
  }

  .ct-success h3 {
    font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
    font-size: 24px;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--navy2);
  }

  .ct-success p {
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 300;
    color: var(--muted);
    max-width: 280px;
    line-height: 1.7;
  }

  /* ══════════════════════════
     RIGHT — IMAGE SIDE
  ══════════════════════════ */
  .ct-image-side {
    position: relative;
    border-radius: 0 24px 24px 0;
    overflow: hidden;
  }

  .ct-image-bg {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background-image: url('assets/img/Gemini_Generated_Image_an555gan555gan55.png');
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center top;
    transition: transform 0.8s ease;
  }

  .ct-image-side:hover .ct-image-bg { transform: scale(1.04); }

  /* dark gradient overlay */
  .ct-image-overlay {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(
      165deg,
      rgba(10,8,32,0.18) 0%,
      rgba(10,8,32,0.30) 40%,
      rgba(10,8,32,0.80) 100%
    );
  }

  /* info cards on image */
  .ct-image-content {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: flex-end;
    padding: 48px 44px;
    z-index: 2;
  }

  .ct-image-label {
    font-family: 'DM Sans', sans-serif;
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 0.2em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--green);
    margin-bottom: 10px;
  }

  .ct-image-title {
    font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
    font-size: 26px;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--white);
    line-height: 1.2;
    margin-bottom: 28px;
  }

  /* contact pills */
  .ct-image-pills {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 12px;
    margin-bottom: 32px;
  }

  .ct-image-pill {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 14px;
    background: rgba(255,255,255,0.1);
    backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
    border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.14);
    border-radius: 12px;
    padding: 13px 16px;
    transition: background 0.25s;
  }

  .ct-image-pill:hover { background: rgba(255,255,255,0.16); }

  .ct-image-pill-icon {
    width: 36px; height: 36px;
    border-radius: 9px;
    background: rgba(169,208,57,0.2);
    display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
    flex-shrink: 0;
  }

  .ct-image-pill-icon svg {
    width: 16px; height: 16px;
    fill: var(--green);
  }

  .ct-image-pill small {
    display: block;
    font-family: 'DM Sans', sans-serif;
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,0.45);
    margin-bottom: 2px;
  }

  .ct-image-pill p {
    font-family: 'DM Sans', sans-serif;
    font-size: 13.5px;
    font-weight: 400;
    color: var(--white);
  }

  /* hours badge */
  .ct-hours-badge {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    background: var(--green);
    color: var(--navy2);
    border-radius: 10px;
    padding: 10px 16px;
    font-family: 'DM Sans', sans-serif;
    font-size: 12.5px;
    font-weight: 500;
  }

  .ct-hours-badge svg { width: 15px; height: 15px; }

  /* floating top-right badge */
  .ct-image-badge {
    position: absolute;
    top: 32px;
    right: 32px;
    background: var(--white);
    border-radius: 14px;
    padding: 14px 18px;
    box-shadow: 0 8px 28px rgba(10,8,32,0.2);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 12px;
    z-index: 3;
    animation: float-badge 3s ease-in-out infinite;
  }

  @keyframes float-badge {
    0%,100% { transform: translateY(0); }
    50%      { transform: translateY(-6px); }
  }

  .ct-image-badge-icon {
    width: 40px; height: 40px;
    border-radius: 10px;
    background: rgba(169,208,57,0.15);
    display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
    font-size: 18px;
  }

  .ct-image-badge small {
    display: block;
    font-size: 10px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    color: var(--muted);
    margin-bottom: 2px;
  }

  .ct-image-badge strong {
    font-family: 'DM Sans', sans-serif;
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: var(--navy2);
  }

  /* ══ RESPONSIVE ══ */
  @media (max-width: 1024px) {
    .ct-inner {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr;
      padding: 0 24px;
      min-height: auto;
    }
    .ct-form-side { border-radius: 24px 24px 0 0; padding: 48px 32px; }
    .ct-image-side { border-radius: 0 0 24px 24px; min-height: 480px; }
    .ct-image-badge { top: 20px; right: 20px; }
  }

  @media (max-width: 600px) {
    .ct-section { padding: 60px 0; }
    .ct-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .ct-form-side { padding: 36px 24px; }
    .ct-image-content { padding: 32px 28px; }
  }