/* ========== Post Card ========== */
.post-card {
        background: var(--ivory, #fff);
        border-radius: 8px;
        overflow: hidden;
        box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);
        transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        height: 100%;
        position: relative;
}

.post-card:hover {
        transform: translateY(-5px);
        box-shadow: 0 12px 25px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
}

.post-card__thumb {
        position: relative;
        overflow: hidden;
        aspect-ratio: 4 / 5; /* matches maison-noir-card crop */
        background: var(--cream, #f4f1ea);
}

.post-card__thumb img {
        width: 100%;
        height: 100%;
        object-fit: cover;
        transition: transform 0.4s ease;
        display: block;
}

.post-card:hover .post-card__thumb img {
        transform: scale(1.05);
}

.post-card__read {
        position: absolute;
        bottom: 1rem;
        right: 1rem;
        display: inline-flex;
        align-items: center;
        gap: 0.4rem;
        padding: 0.4rem 1rem;
        background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
        color: #fff;
        font-size: 0.7rem;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        letter-spacing: 0.1em;
        border-radius: 50px;
        opacity: 0;
        transform: translateY(10px);
        transition: opacity 0.3s, transform 0.3s;
        backdrop-filter: blur(4px);
        text-decoration: none;
        z-index: 2;
}

.post-card:hover .post-card__read {
        opacity: 1;
        transform: translateY(0);
}

.post-card__read svg {
        width: 14px;
        height: 14px;
}

.post-card__content-wrap {
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        flex: 1;
}

.post-card__meta {
        margin: 1.2rem 0 0.5rem;
        font-size: 0.7rem;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        letter-spacing: 0.2em;
        color: var(--muted, #7c756c);
        padding: 0 1.2rem;
}

.post-card__meta a {
        color: var(--gold, #d4af37);
        text-decoration: none;
}

.post-card__title {
        font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
        font-size: 1.4rem;
        font-weight: 400;
        line-height: 1.3;
        margin: 0 1.2rem 1rem;
}

.post-card__title a {
        color: var(--dark, #1a1816);
        text-decoration: none;
        transition: color 0.3s;
}

.post-card:hover .post-card__title a {
        color: var(--gold, #d4af37);
}

.post-card__excerpt {
        font-size: 0.85rem;
        line-height: 1.7;
        color: var(--muted, #7c756c);
        padding: 0 1.2rem 1.5rem;
        margin-top: auto; /* Pushes excerpt consistently to the bottom if cards vary in title length */
}

.post-card__excerpt p {
        margin: 0;
}

/* ========== Responsive ========== */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
        .post-card__meta {
                padding: 0 1rem;
        }
        .post-card__title {
                margin: 0 1rem 0.75rem;
                font-size: 1.2rem;
        }
        .post-card__excerpt {
                padding: 0 1rem 1.25rem;
        }
        .post-card__read {
                opacity: 1;
                transform: none;
                bottom: 0.75rem;
                right: 0.75rem;
                padding: 0.3rem 0.8rem;
                font-size: 0.65rem;
        }
}