/* ============================================ KAATHA — A Story Still Becoming Ghost Theme v1.0.0 ============================================ */ @import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Playfair+Display:ital,wght@0,400;0,500;0,600;0,700;1,400;1,500&family=Inter:wght@300;400;500&display=swap'); /* ============================================ CSS VARIABLES ============================================ */ :root { --color-bg: #0a0806; --color-surface: #141210; --color-surface-2: #1c1916; --color-border: #2a2420; --color-text: #f0ebe2; --color-text-muted: #8a7d6b; --color-accent: #8a7d6b; --color-brown: #2C1810; --color-brown-light: #3d2b1f; --font-serif: 'Playfair Display', Georgia, serif; --font-sans: 'Inter', system-ui, sans-serif; --max-width: 720px; --max-width-wide: 1100px; } /* ============================================ RESET & BASE ============================================ */ *, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; } html { font-size: 16px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale; } body { background-color: var(--color-bg); color: var(--color-text); font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.6; min-height: 100vh; } a { color: var(--color-text); text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s ease, opacity 0.2s ease; } a:hover { color: var(--color-accent); } img { max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; } /* ============================================ HEADER / NAVIGATION ============================================ */ .gh-head { position: fixed; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; z-index: 100; background: rgba(10, 8, 6, 0.92); backdrop-filter: blur(12px); -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(12px); border-bottom: 0.5px solid var(--color-border); padding: 0 40px; height: 68px; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; } .gh-head-brand { display: flex; align-items: center; } .gh-head-logo { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 1.4rem; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.15em; color: var(--color-text); text-transform: uppercase; } .gh-head-logo img { height: 36px; width: auto; object-fit: contain; } .gh-head-menu { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 36px; list-style: none; } .gh-head-menu a { font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: 0.8rem; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--color-text-muted); transition: color 0.2s ease; } .gh-head-menu a:hover { color: var(--color-text); } .gh-head-actions { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 16px; } .gh-head-button, .gh-btn-primary { font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: 0.75rem; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--color-text); background: transparent; border: 0.5px solid var(--color-border); padding: 8px 20px; border-radius: 2px; cursor: pointer; transition: all 0.2s ease; } .gh-head-button:hover, .gh-btn-primary:hover { background: var(--color-surface-2); border-color: var(--color-accent); color: var(--color-text); } .gh-head-button.subscribe { background: var(--color-brown); border-color: var(--color-brown); color: var(--color-text); } .gh-head-button.subscribe:hover { background: var(--color-brown-light); } /* ============================================ MAIN CONTENT WRAPPER ============================================ */ .gh-main { padding-top: 68px; min-height: 100vh; } /* ============================================ HERO — HOMEPAGE ============================================ */ .gh-hero { position: relative; min-height: 92vh; display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center; text-align: center; padding: 80px 40px; overflow: hidden; } .gh-hero::before { content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 20% 50%, rgba(44, 24, 16, 0.4) 0%, transparent 60%), radial-gradient(ellipse at 80% 50%, rgba(44, 24, 16, 0.2) 0%, transparent 60%); pointer-events: none; } .gh-hero-inner { position: relative; z-index: 1; max-width: 800px; } .gh-hero-eyebrow { font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: 0.7rem; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.25em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--color-accent); margin-bottom: 32px; } .gh-hero-title { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: clamp(3rem, 8vw, 6rem); font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.05; color: var(--color-text); margin-bottom: 24px; letter-spacing: -0.02em; } .gh-hero-title em { font-style: italic; color: var(--color-accent); } .gh-hero-description { font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: 0.95rem; font-weight: 300; color: var(--color-text-muted); line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 48px; max-width: 480px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; } .gh-hero-cta { display: flex; gap: 16px; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; } .btn-primary { font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: 0.75rem; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--color-text); background: var(--color-brown); border: 0.5px solid var(--color-brown); padding: 14px 32px; border-radius: 2px; cursor: pointer; transition: all 0.25s ease; display: inline-block; } .btn-primary:hover { background: var(--color-brown-light); border-color: var(--color-brown-light); color: var(--color-text); } .btn-secondary { font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: 0.75rem; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--color-text-muted); background: transparent; border: 0.5px solid var(--color-border); padding: 14px 32px; border-radius: 2px; cursor: pointer; transition: all 0.25s ease; display: inline-block; } .btn-secondary:hover { color: var(--color-text); border-color: var(--color-accent); } .gh-hero-scroll { position: absolute; bottom: 40px; left: 50%; transform: translateX(-50%); display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 8px; } .gh-hero-scroll span { font-size: 0.65rem; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--color-accent); opacity: 0.6; } .gh-hero-scroll-line { width: 0.5px; height: 40px; background: linear-gradient(to bottom, var(--color-accent), transparent); animation: scrollLine 2s ease-in-out infinite; } @keyframes scrollLine { 0%, 100% { opacity: 0.3; transform: scaleY(1); } 50% { opacity: 0.8; transform: scaleY(1.2); } } /* ============================================ QUOTE SECTION — HOMEPAGE ============================================ */ .gh-quote-section { padding: 120px 40px; text-align: center; border-top: 0.5px solid var(--color-border); border-bottom: 0.5px solid var(--color-border); background: var(--color-surface); } .gh-quote-text { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 3vw, 2.2rem); font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--color-text); max-width: 700px; margin: 0 auto 24px; } .gh-quote-attr { font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: 0.75rem; letter-spacing: 0.15em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--color-accent); } /* ============================================ BOOK SECTION — HOMEPAGE ============================================ */ .gh-book-section { padding: 120px 40px; max-width: var(--max-width-wide); margin: 0 auto; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 80px; align-items: center; } .gh-book-cover { position: relative; } .gh-book-cover-img { width: 100%; max-width: 360px; aspect-ratio: 2/3; background: var(--color-brown); display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 48px; border: 0.5px solid var(--color-brown-light); position: relative; overflow: hidden; } .gh-book-cover-img::before { content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 8px; border: 0.5px solid rgba(240, 235, 226, 0.1); pointer-events: none; } .gh-book-cover-title { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 2.5rem; font-weight: 400; color: var(--color-text); text-align: center; margin-bottom: 12px; } .gh-book-cover-subtitle { font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: 0.7rem; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--color-accent); text-align: center; } .gh-book-info { padding: 20px 0; } .gh-book-tag { font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: 0.65rem; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--color-accent); margin-bottom: 20px; display: block; } .gh-book-title { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem); font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.2; color: var(--color-text); margin-bottom: 20px; } .gh-book-desc { font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: 0.9rem; font-weight: 300; color: var(--color-text-muted); line-height: 1.9; margin-bottom: 40px; } .gh-book-pricing { display: flex; gap: 16px; margin-bottom: 32px; flex-wrap: wrap; } .gh-price-card { background: var(--color-surface); border: 0.5px solid var(--color-border); padding: 20px 24px; border-radius: 2px; min-width: 140px; transition: border-color 0.2s ease; } .gh-price-card:hover { border-color: var(--color-accent); } .gh-price-label { font-size: 0.65rem; letter-spacing: 0.15em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--color-accent); display: block; margin-bottom: 6px; } .gh-price-amount { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 1.6rem; color: var(--color-text); } .gh-price-note { font-size: 0.7rem; color: var(--color-text-muted); margin-top: 4px; } /* ============================================ SUBSCRIBE / MEMBERSHIP SECTION ============================================ */ .gh-subscribe-section { padding: 120px 40px; text-align: center; background: var(--color-surface); border-top: 0.5px solid var(--color-border); } .gh-subscribe-inner { max-width: 560px; margin: 0 auto; } .gh-subscribe-tag { font-size: 0.65rem; letter-spacing: 0.25em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--color-accent); display: block; margin-bottom: 20px; } .gh-subscribe-title { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 2.8rem); font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.2; color: var(--color-text); margin-bottom: 16px; } .gh-subscribe-desc { font-size: 0.875rem; font-weight: 300; color: var(--color-text-muted); line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 40px; } .gh-subscribe-form { display: flex; gap: 0; max-width: 440px; margin: 0 auto; } .gh-subscribe-form input[type="email"] { flex: 1; background: var(--color-surface-2); border: 0.5px solid var(--color-border); border-right: none; color: var(--color-text); font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: 0.875rem; padding: 14px 20px; outline: none; transition: border-color 0.2s ease; border-radius: 2px 0 0 2px; } .gh-subscribe-form input[type="email"]:focus { border-color: var(--color-accent); } .gh-subscribe-form input[type="email"]::placeholder { color: var(--color-text-muted); opacity: 0.5; } .gh-subscribe-form button { font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: 0.7rem; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--color-text); background: var(--color-brown); border: 0.5px solid var(--color-brown); padding: 14px 28px; cursor: pointer; transition: background 0.2s ease; white-space: nowrap; border-radius: 0 2px 2px 0; } .gh-subscribe-form button:hover { background: var(--color-brown-light); } .gh-subscribe-note { font-size: 0.7rem; color: var(--color-text-muted); margin-top: 16px; opacity: 0.6; } /* ============================================ POSTS / STORIES FEED ============================================ */ .gh-feed { max-width: var(--max-width-wide); margin: 0 auto; padding: 80px 40px; } .gh-feed-header { display: flex; align-items: baseline; justify-content: space-between; margin-bottom: 48px; padding-bottom: 20px; border-bottom: 0.5px solid var(--color-border); } .gh-feed-title { font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: 0.7rem; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--color-accent); } .gh-feed-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(320px, 1fr)); gap: 1px; background: var(--color-border); border: 0.5px solid var(--color-border); } .gh-card { background: var(--color-bg); padding: 36px; transition: background 0.2s ease; display: flex; flex-direction: column; } .gh-card:hover { background: var(--color-surface); } .gh-card-tag { font-size: 0.65rem; letter-spacing: 0.15em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--color-accent); margin-bottom: 14px; } .gh-card-title { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 1.3rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.35; color: var(--color-text); margin-bottom: 12px; flex: 1; } .gh-card-excerpt { font-size: 0.82rem; font-weight: 300; color: var(--color-text-muted); line-height: 1.7; margin-bottom: 24px; display: -webkit-box; -webkit-line-clamp: 3; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; overflow: hidden; } .gh-card-meta { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; margin-top: auto; } .gh-card-date { font-size: 0.7rem; color: var(--color-text-muted); opacity: 0.6; } .gh-card-lock { font-size: 0.65rem; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--color-accent); opacity: 0.7; margin-left: auto; } /* ============================================ READ PAGE — IMMERSIVE READING ============================================ */ .gh-read-hero { min-height: 60vh; display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center; text-align: center; padding: 100px 40px 60px; background: var(--color-surface); border-bottom: 0.5px solid var(--color-border); position: relative; overflow: hidden; } .gh-read-hero::before { content: 'कथा'; position: absolute; font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 20vw; color: rgba(44, 24, 16, 0.15); pointer-events: none; user-select: none; top: 50%; left: 50%; transform: translate(-50%, -50%); white-space: nowrap; } .gh-read-eyebrow { font-size: 0.65rem; letter-spacing: 0.25em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--color-accent); margin-bottom: 20px; } .gh-read-title { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 5rem); font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.1; color: var(--color-text); margin-bottom: 16px; } .gh-read-subtitle { font-size: 0.875rem; font-weight: 300; color: var(--color-text-muted); margin-bottom: 48px; } .gh-read-free-badge { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; font-size: 0.7rem; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--color-text); background: var(--color-brown); border: 0.5px solid var(--color-brown-light); padding: 8px 20px; border-radius: 2px; } .gh-chapter-list { max-width: 680px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 60px 40px; } .gh-chapter-item { display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 20px; padding: 20px 0; border-bottom: 0.5px solid var(--color-border); transition: all 0.2s ease; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; color: inherit; } .gh-chapter-item:hover { padding-left: 8px; } .gh-chapter-item:hover .gh-chapter-title { color: var(--color-text); } .gh-chapter-num { font-size: 0.65rem; letter-spacing: 0.1em; color: var(--color-accent); min-width: 60px; text-transform: uppercase; } .gh-chapter-title { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 1.05rem; font-weight: 400; color: var(--color-text-muted); flex: 1; transition: color 0.2s ease; } .gh-chapter-status { font-size: 0.65rem; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--color-accent); opacity: 0.6; } .gh-chapter-status.free { color: #4a9e7a; opacity: 1; } /* ============================================ ARTICLE / POST CONTENT ============================================ */ .gh-article { max-width: var(--max-width); margin: 0 auto; padding: 80px 40px 120px; } .gh-article-header { text-align: center; margin-bottom: 60px; padding-bottom: 60px; border-bottom: 0.5px solid var(--color-border); } .gh-article-tag { font-size: 0.65rem; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--color-accent); display: block; margin-bottom: 20px; } .gh-article-title { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 3.5rem); font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.15; color: var(--color-text); margin-bottom: 20px; } .gh-article-meta { font-size: 0.75rem; color: var(--color-text-muted); opacity: 0.6; } .gh-content { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.95; color: var(--color-text); } .gh-content p { margin-bottom: 1.8em; } .gh-content h2 { font-size: 1.6rem; font-weight: 400; margin: 2.5em 0 1em; color: var(--color-text); } .gh-content h3 { font-size: 1.2rem; font-weight: 500; margin: 2em 0 0.8em; color: var(--color-text); } .gh-content blockquote { border-left: 2px solid var(--color-accent); padding-left: 24px; margin: 2em 0; font-style: italic; color: var(--color-text-muted); } .gh-content hr { border: none; text-align: center; margin: 3em 0; color: var(--color-accent); opacity: 0.5; } .gh-content hr::after { content: '* * *'; font-size: 0.9rem; letter-spacing: 0.4em; } /* ============================================ PAYWALL / MEMBERS GATE ============================================ */ .gh-paywall { position: relative; margin-top: 60px; } .gh-paywall-fade { height: 200px; background: linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent, var(--color-bg)); margin-top: -200px; position: relative; pointer-events: none; } .gh-paywall-gate { background: var(--color-surface); border: 0.5px solid var(--color-border); padding: 60px 48px; text-align: center; max-width: 520px; margin: 0 auto; border-radius: 2px; } .gh-paywall-icon { font-size: 1.5rem; margin-bottom: 20px; opacity: 0.4; } .gh-paywall-title { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 1.6rem; font-weight: 400; color: var(--color-text); margin-bottom: 12px; } .gh-paywall-desc { font-size: 0.875rem; font-weight: 300; color: var(--color-text-muted); line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 32px; } .gh-paywall-pricing { display: flex; gap: 12px; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 28px; flex-wrap: wrap; } .gh-paywall-price { background: var(--color-surface-2); border: 0.5px solid var(--color-border); padding: 16px 24px; border-radius: 2px; text-align: center; min-width: 130px; cursor: pointer; transition: border-color 0.2s ease; text-decoration: none; display: block; } .gh-paywall-price:hover { border-color: var(--color-accent); } .gh-paywall-price-amount { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 1.6rem; color: var(--color-text); display: block; } .gh-paywall-price-label { font-size: 0.65rem; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--color-accent); margin-top: 4px; display: block; } .gh-paywall-price-note { font-size: 0.7rem; color: var(--color-text-muted); margin-top: 4px; display: block; } .gh-paywall-signin { font-size: 0.78rem; color: var(--color-text-muted); } .gh-paywall-signin a { color: var(--color-accent); text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; } /* ============================================ FOOTER ============================================ */ .gh-foot { border-top: 0.5px solid var(--color-border); padding: 48px 40px; background: var(--color-bg); } .gh-foot-inner { max-width: var(--max-width-wide); margin: 0 auto; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 20px; } .gh-foot-brand { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: 0.1em; color: var(--color-text-muted); text-transform: uppercase; } .gh-foot-copy { font-size: 0.72rem; color: var(--color-text-muted); opacity: 0.4; } .gh-foot-links { display: flex; gap: 24px; list-style: none; } .gh-foot-links a { font-size: 0.72rem; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--color-text-muted); opacity: 0.5; transition: opacity 0.2s ease; } .gh-foot-links a:hover { opacity: 1; } /* ============================================ GRAIN TEXTURE OVERLAY ============================================ */ body::after { content: ''; position: fixed; inset: 0; background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg viewBox='0 0 256 256' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cfilter id='noise'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.9' numOctaves='4' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23noise)' opacity='0.03'/%3E%3C/svg%3E"); pointer-events: none; z-index: 9999; opacity: 0.4; } /* ============================================ UTILITIES ============================================ */ .visually-hidden { position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0,0,0,0); } .divider { width: 40px; height: 0.5px; background: var(--color-accent); margin: 0 auto 32px; opacity: 0.4; } /* ============================================ ANIMATIONS ============================================ */ @keyframes fadeInUp { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(20px); } to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); } } .gh-hero-inner > * { animation: fadeInUp 0.8s ease forwards; opacity: 0; } .gh-hero-eyebrow { animation-delay: 0.1s; } .gh-hero-title { animation-delay: 0.25s; } .gh-hero-description { animation-delay: 0.4s; } .gh-hero-cta { animation-delay: 0.55s; } /* ============================================ RESPONSIVE ============================================ */ @media (max-width: 768px) { .gh-head { padding: 0 20px; } .gh-head-menu { display: none; } .gh-hero { padding: 60px 24px; min-height: 80vh; } .gh-book-section { grid-template-columns: 1fr; padding: 60px 24px; gap: 48px; } .gh-book-cover-img { max-width: 100%; } .gh-feed { padding: 60px 24px; } .gh-feed-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } .gh-article { padding: 60px 24px 80px; } .gh-chapter-list { padding: 40px 24px; } .gh-subscribe-section { padding: 80px 24px; } .gh-subscribe-form { flex-direction: column; } .gh-subscribe-form input[type="email"] { border-right: 0.5px solid var(--color-border); border-bottom: none; border-radius: 2px 2px 0 0; } .gh-subscribe-form button { border-radius: 0 0 2px 2px; } .gh-foot-inner { flex-direction: column; text-align: center; } .gh-paywall-gate { padding: 40px 24px; } .gh-read-hero { padding: 80px 24px 40px; } }

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