/* ─── PROCESS SECTION ─── */
.process-section {
  background: var(--mist);
  padding: 80px 20px;
  width: 100%;
}

/* ─── STEPS WRAPPER ─── */
.process-steps {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  justify-content: center;
  margin-top: 56px;
}

/* ─── INDIVIDUAL STEP ─── */
.step {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 0 16px;
  flex: 1;
  max-width: 240px;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(28px);
  transition: opacity 0.6s ease, transform 0.6s ease;
}

.step.visible {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateY(0);
}

.step:nth-child(1) {
  transition-delay: 0.00s;
}

.step:nth-child(3) {
  transition-delay: 0.15s;
}

.step:nth-child(5) {
  transition-delay: 0.30s;
}

.step:nth-child(7) {
  transition-delay: 0.45s;
}

/* ─── CONNECTOR ─── */
.step-connector {
  flex: 0 0 clamp(16px, 4vw, 48px);
  height: 2px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--gold) 0%, var(--gold-border) 100%);
  margin-top: 27px;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 0.4s ease 0.3s;
}

.step-connector.visible {
  opacity: 1;
}

.step-connector::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0%, var(--white) 50%, transparent 100%);
  transform: translateX(-100%);
}

.step-connector.visible::after {
  animation: shimmer-line 1s ease 0.6s forwards;
}

@keyframes shimmer-line {
  to {
    transform: translateX(250%);
  }
}

/* ─── STEP NUMBER ─── */
.step-num {
  width: 56px;
  height: 56px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--white);
  border: 2px solid var(--gold);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 20px;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--gold);
  margin-bottom: 24px;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
}

.step:nth-child(1) .step-num {
  background: var(--gold);
  color: white;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 7px var(--gold-glow);
}

.step:hover .step-num {
  transform: scale(1.12);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.13);
}

/* ─── TEXT ─── */
.step h4 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 18px;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--black);
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  transition: color 0.2s ease;
}

.step:hover h4 {
  color: var(--gold);
}

.step p {
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--slate);
  line-height: 1.65;
}

/* ─── RESPONSIVE ─── */
@media (max-width: 680px) {
  .process-steps {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 48px 24px;
    align-items: start;
  }

  .step-connector {
    display: none;
  }

  .step {
    max-width: none;
    padding: 0;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 420px) {
  .process-steps {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 0;
  }

  .step {
    flex-direction: row;
    text-align: left;
    align-items: flex-start;
    padding: 0 0 44px 0;
    position: relative;
  }

  .step:not(:last-child)::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    left: 27px;
    top: 56px;
    bottom: 0;
    width: 2px;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--gold) 0%, var(--gold-border) 100%);
  }

  .step-num {
    flex-shrink: 0;
    margin-bottom: 0;
    margin-right: 20px;
  }

  .step-text {
    padding-top: 10px;
  }
}