/* Story page — editorial memoir: arched cover hero, scroll-lit prologue, matted chapters, marquee, diamond values */

.qc-story {
  --qc-story-ivory: #f3efe6;
  --qc-story-muted: rgba(243, 239, 230, 0.62);
  --qc-story-faint: rgba(243, 239, 230, 0.34);
  --qc-story-line: rgba(243, 239, 230, 0.1);
  --qc-story-gold-line: rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.45);
  --qc-story-gold-grad: linear-gradient(100deg, #b8912a 0%, #f1d98a 45%, #c9a13b 70%, #e8c96a 100%);
  --qc-story-ease: cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
  --qc-story-gutter: 1.5rem;
  background: var(--color-black);
  color: var(--qc-story-ivory);
  overflow-x: clip;
}

@media (min-width: 768px) {
  .qc-story { --qc-story-gutter: 3rem; }
}
@media (min-width: 1024px) {
  .qc-story { --qc-story-gutter: 4rem; }
}

.qc-story a:focus-visible {
  outline: 1px solid var(--color-gold);
  outline-offset: 4px;
}

/* Shared */

.qc-story-label {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.9rem;
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.6875rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.32em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--color-gold);
}

.qc-story-label__rule {
  width: 2.75rem;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--qc-story-gold-line);
}

.qc-story-prose {
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.9375rem;
  font-weight: 300;
  line-height: 1.9;
  color: var(--qc-story-muted);
}

.qc-story-button {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1rem;
  padding: 1.15rem 2rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(243, 239, 230, 0.38);
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.6875rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.3em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--qc-story-ivory);
  transition:
    background-color 0.5s var(--qc-story-ease),
    border-color 0.5s var(--qc-story-ease),
    color 0.5s var(--qc-story-ease);
}

.qc-story-button__line {
  width: 1.75rem;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--color-gold);
  transition: width 0.6s var(--qc-story-ease);
}

.qc-story-button:hover,
.qc-story-button:focus-visible {
  background: var(--qc-story-ivory);
  border-color: var(--qc-story-ivory);
  color: var(--color-black);
}

.qc-story-button:hover .qc-story-button__line,
.qc-story-button:focus-visible .qc-story-button__line { width: 3rem; }

.qc-story-link {
  padding: 0.5rem 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(243, 239, 230, 0.25);
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.6875rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.3em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--qc-story-muted);
  transition: color 0.4s ease, border-color 0.4s ease;
}

.qc-story-link:hover,
.qc-story-link:focus-visible {
  color: var(--qc-story-ivory);
  border-color: var(--color-gold);
}

/* ─── Hero: arched-window cover ────────────────────────── */

.qc-story-hero {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 3rem;
  max-width: 100rem;
  min-height: 100vh;
  min-height: 100svh;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: clamp(7.5rem, 16vh, 10rem) var(--qc-story-gutter) clamp(3.5rem, 8vh, 5.5rem);
  align-items: center;
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse 60% 55% at 72% 45%, rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.08), rgba(5, 5, 5, 0) 70%);
}

@media (min-width: 1024px) {
  .qc-story-hero {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.15fr) minmax(0, 0.85fr);
    gap: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 8rem);
  }
}

.qc-story-hero__copy {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: clamp(1.5rem, 3.5vh, 2.5rem);
}

.qc-story-hero__title {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: clamp(3.75rem, 10vw, 11rem);
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 300;
  line-height: 0.9;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
  color: var(--qc-story-ivory);
}

.qc-story-hero__line {
  display: block;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding-bottom: 0.08em;
}

.qc-story-hero__line > span { display: inline-block; }

.qc-story-hero__line--italic {
  padding-left: clamp(1.5rem, 8vw, 9rem);
  font-style: italic;
}

.qc-story-hero__line--italic > span {
  background: var(--qc-story-gold-grad);
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
  color: transparent;
}

.qc-story-hero__subtitle {
  max-width: 32rem;
  margin: 0;
  padding-left: 1.5rem;
  border-left: 1px solid var(--qc-story-gold-line);
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 2vw, 1.75rem);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 300;
  line-height: 1.3;
  color: var(--qc-story-muted);
  text-wrap: balance;
}

.qc-story-hero__cue {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-self: flex-start;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1rem;
  margin-top: 0.5rem;
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.625rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.32em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-decoration: none;
  white-space: nowrap;
  color: var(--qc-story-faint);
  transition: color 0.4s ease;
}

.qc-story-hero__cue:hover { color: var(--qc-story-ivory); }

.qc-story-hero__cue-track {
  position: relative;
  width: 3rem;
  height: 1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: rgba(243, 239, 230, 0.18);
}

.qc-story-hero__cue-track::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: var(--color-gold);
  animation: qc-story-track 2.8s var(--qc-story-ease) infinite;
}

/* Arched window */

.qc-story-hero__arch {
  position: relative;
  justify-self: center;
  width: min(100%, 30rem);
  margin: 0;
}

@media (min-width: 1024px) {
  .qc-story-hero__arch {
    justify-self: end;
    width: min(100%, 34rem);
  }
}

.qc-story-hero__arch::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: -0.9rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--qc-story-gold-line);
  border-radius: 999px 999px 0 0;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.qc-story-hero__window {
  position: relative;
  aspect-ratio: 3 / 4;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: 999px 999px 0 0;
  background: #111;
}

@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .qc-story-hero__window { aspect-ratio: 4 / 5; }
}

.qc-story-hero__window::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(5, 5, 5, 0.65) 0%, rgba(5, 5, 5, 0) 45%);
}

.qc-story-hero__img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  max-width: none;
  object-fit: cover;
  filter: saturate(0.8) contrast(1.05);
  animation: qc-story-drift 18s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
}

.qc-story-hero__seal {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  bottom: -1.75rem;
  z-index: 1;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 3.5rem;
  height: 3.5rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--qc-story-gold-line);
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--color-black);
  transform: translateX(-50%);
}

.qc-story-hero__seal img {
  width: 1.75rem;
  height: auto;
}

.qc-story-hero__caption {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem;
  margin-top: 2.75rem;
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.625rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.28em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--qc-story-faint);
}

.qc-story-hero__caption span {
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  font-style: italic;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  text-transform: none;
  color: var(--color-gold);
}

.qc-story-hero__side {
  display: none;
}

@media (min-width: 1280px) {
  .qc-story-hero__side {
    position: absolute;
    right: calc(var(--qc-story-gutter) * 0.35);
    top: 50%;
    display: block;
    margin: 0;
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: 0.625rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.4em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    white-space: nowrap;
    color: var(--qc-story-faint);
    writing-mode: vertical-rl;
    transform: translateY(-50%) rotate(180deg);
  }
}

/* ─── Prologue ─────────────────────────────────────────── */

.qc-story-prologue {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 3rem;
  max-width: 100rem;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: clamp(6rem, 12vw, 10rem) var(--qc-story-gutter);
}

@media (min-width: 1024px) {
  .qc-story-prologue {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 3fr) minmax(0, 9fr);
    gap: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 7rem);
  }

  .qc-story-prologue__margin {
    position: sticky;
    top: 8rem;
    align-self: start;
  }
}

.qc-story-notes {
  margin-top: 2rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--qc-story-line);
}

.qc-story-notes > div {
  padding: 1rem 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--qc-story-line);
}

.qc-story-notes dt {
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.5625rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.3em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--qc-story-faint);
}

.qc-story-notes dd {
  margin-top: 0.35rem;
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--qc-story-ivory);
}

.qc-story-prologue__lead {
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 4rem);
  font-weight: 300;
  line-height: 1.12;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  color: var(--qc-story-ivory);
  text-wrap: pretty;
}

.qc-story-word {
  opacity: 1;
}

.qc-story.is-enhanced .qc-story-word {
  opacity: 0.16;
  transition: opacity 0.5s ease, color 0.5s ease;
}

.qc-story.is-enhanced .qc-story-word.is-lit { opacity: 1; }

.qc-story-prologue__columns {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 2rem;
  margin-top: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 5rem);
  padding-top: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--qc-story-line);
}

@media (min-width: 768px) {
  .qc-story-prologue__columns {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 4.5rem);
  }
}

.qc-story-prose--dropcap::first-letter {
  float: left;
  margin: 0.08em 0.6rem 0 0;
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: 4.6em;
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 300;
  line-height: 0.8;
  color: var(--color-gold);
}

/* ─── Marquee band ─────────────────────────────────────── */

.qc-story-marquee {
  margin: clamp(2rem, 6vw, 5rem) 0 0;
  padding: clamp(1.25rem, 2.5vw, 2rem) 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--qc-story-line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--qc-story-line);
  overflow: hidden;
  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(to right, transparent, #000 10%, #000 90%, transparent);
  mask-image: linear-gradient(to right, transparent, #000 10%, #000 90%, transparent);
}

.qc-story-marquee__track {
  display: flex;
  width: max-content;
  animation: qc-story-marquee 48s linear infinite;
}

.qc-story-marquee__group {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
}

.qc-story-marquee__word {
  padding: 0 clamp(1.25rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 8vw, 7.5rem);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 300;
  line-height: 1.1;
  white-space: nowrap;
  color: transparent;
  -webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(243, 239, 230, 0.28);
}

.qc-story-marquee__word:nth-child(4n + 1) {
  color: var(--qc-story-ivory);
  -webkit-text-stroke: 0;
}

.qc-story-marquee__sep {
  width: 0.7rem;
  height: 0.7rem;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  background: var(--color-gold);
  transform: rotate(45deg);
}

/* ─── Chapters ─────────────────────────────────────────── */

.qc-story-chapter {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 3rem;
  align-items: center;
  max-width: 100rem;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: clamp(6rem, 12vw, 10rem) var(--qc-story-gutter);
}

@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .qc-story-chapter {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(12, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: 0 clamp(1.5rem, 2.5vw, 2.5rem);
  }

  .qc-story-chapter--portrait .qc-story-chapter__figure { grid-column: 1 / span 6; }
  .qc-story-chapter--portrait .qc-story-chapter__text { grid-column: 8 / span 5; }

  .qc-story-chapter--landscape .qc-story-chapter__figure { grid-column: 6 / span 7; grid-row: 1; }
  .qc-story-chapter--landscape .qc-story-chapter__text { grid-column: 1 / span 4; grid-row: 1; }
}

.qc-story-chapter__figure {
  position: relative;
  margin: 0;
}

.qc-story-mat {
  position: relative;
  padding: clamp(0.6rem, 1.2vw, 1rem);
  border: 1px solid var(--qc-story-gold-line);
}

.qc-story-mat::before,
.qc-story-mat::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  width: 0.55rem;
  height: 0.55rem;
  background: var(--color-gold);
  transform: rotate(45deg);
}

.qc-story-mat::before { top: -0.3rem; left: -0.3rem; }
.qc-story-mat::after { right: -0.3rem; bottom: -0.3rem; }

.qc-story-mat__window {
  --shift: 0px;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: #0b0b0b;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
}

.qc-story-chapter--landscape .qc-story-mat__window { aspect-ratio: 3 / 2; }

.qc-story-mat__img {
  position: absolute;
  top: -8%;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 116%;
  max-width: none;
  object-fit: cover;
  filter: saturate(0.85) contrast(1.05) brightness(0.9);
  transform: translate3d(0, var(--shift), 0);
}

.qc-story-chapter__inset {
  display: none;
}

@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .qc-story-chapter__inset {
    position: absolute;
    left: -14%;
    bottom: -12%;
    z-index: 2;
    display: block;
    width: 40%;
    padding: 0.5rem;
    background: var(--color-black);
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px var(--qc-story-gold-line), 0 30px 60px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
  }

  .qc-story-chapter__inset img {
    width: 100%;
    aspect-ratio: 3 / 2;
    object-fit: cover;
    filter: saturate(0.85) brightness(0.9);
  }
}

.qc-story-chapter__caption {
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 1rem;
  margin-top: 1.25rem;
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--qc-story-muted);
}

.qc-story-chapter--landscape .qc-story-chapter__caption { justify-content: flex-end; }

.qc-story-chapter__caption span {
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.625rem;
  font-style: normal;
  letter-spacing: 0.3em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--color-gold);
}

.qc-story-chapter__title {
  margin-top: 1.75rem;
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 4.6vw, 4.5rem);
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 300;
  line-height: 0.98;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  color: var(--qc-story-ivory);
  text-wrap: balance;
}

.qc-story-chapter__lead {
  margin: 2rem 0 1.5rem;
  padding-left: 1.5rem;
  border-left: 1px solid var(--qc-story-gold-line);
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 1.7vw, 1.5rem);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 300;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: rgba(243, 239, 230, 0.82);
}

/* ─── Values ───────────────────────────────────────────── */

.qc-story-values {
  max-width: 100rem;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: clamp(5rem, 10vw, 8rem) var(--qc-story-gutter) clamp(6rem, 12vw, 10rem);
}

.qc-story-values__head {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1.75rem;
  text-align: center;
}

.qc-story-ornament {
  position: relative;
  width: 9rem;
  height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(to right, transparent, var(--qc-story-gold-line), transparent);
}

.qc-story-ornament::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  top: 50%;
  width: 0.55rem;
  height: 0.55rem;
  background: var(--color-gold);
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(45deg);
}

.qc-story-values__title {
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4.75rem);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 300;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--qc-story-ivory);
}

.qc-story-values__grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
  margin-top: clamp(3.5rem, 7vw, 6rem);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--qc-story-line);
}

@media (min-width: 768px) {
  .qc-story-values__grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
  .qc-story-value + .qc-story-value { border-left: 1px solid var(--qc-story-line); }
}

.qc-story-value {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  padding: clamp(3rem, 5vw, 4.5rem) clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 3rem);
  text-align: center;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--qc-story-line);
}

@media (min-width: 768px) {
  .qc-story-value { border-bottom: 0; }
}

.qc-story-value__monogram {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 6rem;
  height: 6rem;
}

.qc-story-value__diamond {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0.9rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--qc-story-gold-line);
  transform: rotate(45deg);
  transition: transform 1.2s var(--qc-story-ease), background-color 0.8s var(--qc-story-ease), border-color 0.8s var(--qc-story-ease);
}

.qc-story-value__diamond::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0.4rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(243, 239, 230, 0.08);
}

.qc-story-value:hover .qc-story-value__diamond {
  transform: rotate(225deg);
  background: rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.08);
  border-color: var(--color-gold);
}

.qc-story-value__letter {
  position: relative;
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: 2.35rem;
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 300;
  line-height: 1;
  background: var(--qc-story-gold-grad);
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
  color: transparent;
}

.qc-story-value__index {
  margin-top: 2rem;
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.625rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.3em;
  color: var(--qc-story-faint);
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}

.qc-story-value__title {
  margin-top: 0.75rem;
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 2.8vw, 2.6rem);
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 300;
  color: var(--qc-story-ivory);
}

.qc-story-value__text {
  max-width: 22rem;
  margin-top: 1rem;
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.875rem;
  font-weight: 300;
  line-height: 1.85;
  color: var(--qc-story-muted);
}

/* ─── Closing ──────────────────────────────────────────── */

.qc-story-close {
  padding: 0 var(--qc-story-gutter) clamp(6rem, 12vw, 10rem);
}

.qc-story-close__inner {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 2.5rem;
  align-items: end;
  max-width: 100rem;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 6rem) clamp(1.5rem, 5vw, 5rem);
  border: 1px solid var(--qc-story-line);
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse 60% 90% at 0% 100%, rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.1), transparent 70%),
    rgba(243, 239, 230, 0.015);
}

@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .qc-story-close__inner { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 7fr) minmax(0, 5fr); gap: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 6rem); }
}

.qc-story-close__mark {
  width: 48px;
  height: auto;
  margin-bottom: 1.75rem;
  opacity: 0.9;
}

.qc-story-close__title {
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: clamp(3.25rem, 8vw, 8rem);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 300;
  line-height: 0.92;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  color: var(--qc-story-ivory);
}

.qc-story-close__actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1.25rem 2.25rem;
  margin-top: 2.25rem;
}

.qc-story-close__signature {
  margin-top: 2.5rem;
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--color-gold);
}

/* ─── Motion ───────────────────────────────────────────── */

.qc-story.is-enhanced [data-reveal] {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translate3d(0, 2.5rem, 0);
  transition: opacity 1.2s var(--qc-story-ease), transform 1.2s var(--qc-story-ease);
}

.qc-story.is-enhanced [data-reveal].is-inview {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: none;
}

.qc-story.is-enhanced .qc-story-chapter__figure[data-reveal] .qc-story-mat__window {
  clip-path: inset(0 0 100% 0);
  transition: clip-path 1.6s var(--qc-story-ease) 0.1s;
}

.qc-story.is-enhanced .qc-story-chapter__figure.is-inview .qc-story-mat__window { clip-path: inset(0); }

html.is-loaded .qc-story-hero__window {
  animation: qc-story-unveil 1.8s var(--qc-story-ease) 0.15s both;
}

html.is-loaded .qc-story-hero__arch::before {
  animation: qc-story-fade 1.6s ease 0.9s both;
}

html.is-loaded .qc-story-hero__line > span {
  animation: qc-story-rise 1.3s var(--qc-story-ease) 0.35s both;
}

html.is-loaded .qc-story-hero__line + .qc-story-hero__line > span {
  animation-delay: 0.5s;
}

html.is-loaded .qc-story-hero__eyebrow,
html.is-loaded .qc-story-hero__subtitle,
html.is-loaded .qc-story-hero__cue,
html.is-loaded .qc-story-hero__seal,
html.is-loaded .qc-story-hero__caption {
  animation: qc-story-fade 1.1s ease 0.9s both;
}

@keyframes qc-story-unveil {
  from { clip-path: inset(100% 0 0 0); }
  to { clip-path: inset(0); }
}

@keyframes qc-story-rise {
  from { transform: translate3d(0, 105%, 0); }
  to { transform: none; }
}

@keyframes qc-story-drift {
  from { transform: scale(1.08) translate3d(0, 0, 0); }
  to { transform: scale(1.16) translate3d(-2%, -2%, 0); }
}

@keyframes qc-story-fade {
  from { opacity: 0; }
}

@keyframes qc-story-track {
  0% { transform: translateX(-100%); }
  60%, 100% { transform: translateX(100%); }
}

@keyframes qc-story-marquee {
  to { transform: translate3d(-50%, 0, 0); }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .qc-story *,
  .qc-story *::before,
  .qc-story *::after {
    animation: none !important;
    transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
  }
}