.about {
  position: relative;
}
.about__inner {
  max-width: var(--content-max);
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 0.85fr 1fr;
  gap: 5rem;
  align-items: center;
}

.about__photo-col {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 1.5rem;
}

.about__photo-wrap {
  position: relative;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  border-radius: var(--r-xl);
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--c-surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--c-line);
  will-change: transform, box-shadow;
  transition: box-shadow var(--dur-slow) var(--ease-out-expo),
              border-color var(--dur-slow) var(--ease-out-expo);
}
.about__photo-wrap:hover {
  border-color: rgba(124,58,237,0.5);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px rgba(124,58,237,0.4),
              0 0 60px -10px rgba(236,72,153,0.35),
              0 30px 80px -20px rgba(124,58,237,0.4);
}

.about__photo {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform 1.2s var(--ease-out-expo);
}
.about__photo-wrap:hover .about__photo { transform: scale(1.05); }

.about__badge {
  position: absolute;
  left: 1rem; bottom: 1rem;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.55em;
  padding: 0.45em 0.75em 0.45em 0.65em;
  background: rgba(5,5,7,0.88);
  backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  border: 1px solid rgba(16,185,129,0.2);
  border-left: 2px solid #10b981;
  border-radius: var(--r-sm);
  font-family: var(--ff-body);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  color: var(--c-text);
}
.about__badge-dot {
  width: 6px; height: 6px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #10b981;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.about__meta {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.15rem;
  padding-inline: 0.5rem;
}
.about__meta-label {
  font-family: var(--ff-mono);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  color: var(--c-text-3);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.about__meta-name {
  font-family: var(--ff-display);
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--c-text);
}

.about__text { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 1.25rem; }

.about__heading {
  font-family: var(--ff-display);
  font-size: var(--fs-h2);
  line-height: var(--lh-snug);
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  color: var(--c-text);
  margin: 0.5rem 0 0.5rem;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

.about__text p {
  color: var(--c-text-2);
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.1vw, 1.1rem);
  line-height: 1.7;
  max-width: 60ch;
}
.about__text em {
  font-style: italic;
  background: var(--grad-primary);
  -webkit-background-clip: text; background-clip: text;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.about__tags {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.55rem;
  margin-top: 1rem;
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .about__inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 3rem; }
  .about__photo-wrap { max-width: 380px; }
}