.connect {
  padding: var(--space-4xl) var(--container-pad);
  min-height: 80vh;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  position: relative;
}

.connect__inner {
  max-width: 1000px;
  width: 100%;
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  text-align: center;
  gap: var(--space-lg);
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
}

.connect__pill {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: var(--space-xs);
  padding: 7px 14px;
  border-radius: var(--radius-pill);
  background: oklch(22% 0.04 265 / 0.6);
  border: 1px solid oklch(32% 0.06 265);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--text-xs);
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  opacity: 0;
}
.connect__pill::before {
  content: "";
  width: 6px;
  height: 6px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--accent);
  box-shadow: 0 0 8px var(--accent);
}

.connect__title {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(3.5rem, 9vw, 8.75rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 96;
  line-height: 0.92;
  letter-spacing: -0.045em;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 14ch;
}
.connect__title em {
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--accent);
  text-shadow: 0 0 40px var(--accent-glow);
}

.connect__sub {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: var(--text-lg);
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  max-width: 50ch;
  opacity: 0;
}
.connect__sub em { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-style: italic; color: var(--ink); }

.connect__email {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: var(--space-sm);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--text-lg);
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--accent);
  padding: 14px 24px;
  border-radius: var(--radius-pill);
  margin-top: var(--space-md);
  box-shadow:
    0 0 0 1px oklch(70% 0.25 252 / 0.5),
    0 16px 28px -10px oklch(50% 0.22 252 / 0.4),
    0 30px 60px -20px oklch(50% 0.22 252 / 0.25);
  transition: transform var(--dur-fast) var(--ease-out),
              background var(--dur-base) var(--ease-out);
  opacity: 0;
}
.connect__email:hover { background: var(--accent-hot); }

.connect__form {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 480px;
  margin: var(--space-md) auto 0;
  text-align: left;
  opacity: 0;
}
.connect__form input,
.connect__form textarea {
  background: oklch(15% 0.01 60) !important;
  border: 1px solid oklch(30% 0.012 60) !important;
  color: var(--ink) !important;
}
.connect__form input::placeholder,
.connect__form textarea::placeholder { color: var(--ink-mute); }
.connect__form button {
  box-shadow:
    0 0 0 1px oklch(70% 0.25 252 / 0.5),
    0 16px 28px -10px oklch(50% 0.22 252 / 0.4),
    0 30px 60px -20px oklch(50% 0.22 252 / 0.25);
  transition: transform var(--dur-fast) var(--ease-out),
              background var(--dur-base) var(--ease-out) !important;
}
.connect__form button:hover { background: var(--accent-hot) !important; }
.connect__form .inbx-ok { color: var(--ink); }

.connect__meta {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: var(--space-md);
  margin-top: var(--space-xl);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--text-xs);
  color: var(--ink-mute);
  opacity: 0;
}
.connect__status {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: var(--space-xs);
  background: oklch(35% 0.08 145 / 0.18);
  border: 1px solid oklch(45% 0.10 145 / 0.3);
  color: oklch(80% 0.15 145);
  padding: 5px 11px;
  border-radius: var(--radius-pill);
}
.connect__status-dot {
  width: 6px;
  height: 6px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--status-up);
  box-shadow: 0 0 6px var(--status-up);
}
.connect__link { color: var(--ink-soft); text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 4px; }
.connect__link:hover { color: var(--ink); }