.cleaning-story {
  padding-top: 85px;
  padding-bottom: 105px;
}

.story-heading {
  max-width: 800px;
  margin: 0 auto 54px;
  text-align: center;
}

.story-heading h2 {
  margin: 16px 0 18px;
  font-size: clamp(40px, 5.7vw, 70px);
  line-height: 1.08;
  letter-spacing: -2.5px;
}

.story-heading h2 em {
  color: var(--petrol);
  font-style: normal;
}

.story-heading p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.8;
}

.story-grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: 22px;
}

.story-card {
  min-height: 545px;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.08fr) minmax(340px, .92fr);
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid rgba(16, 42, 49, .14);
  border-radius: 30px;
  background: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 25px 70px rgba(16, 42, 49, .11);
}

.story-card:nth-child(even) {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(340px, .92fr) minmax(0, 1.08fr);
}

.story-card:nth-child(even) figure { order: 2; }
.story-card:nth-child(even) .story-copy { order: 1; }

.story-card figure {
  position: relative;
  min-width: 0;
  margin: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: #0a2336;
}

.story-card figure::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 68%, rgba(255, 255, 255, .22));
  pointer-events: none;
}

.story-card:nth-child(even) figure::after {
  background: linear-gradient(270deg, transparent 68%, rgba(255, 255, 255, .22));
}

.story-card img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  display: block;
  object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform .8s ease;
}

.story-card:hover img { transform: scale(1.025); }

.story-copy {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: clamp(34px, 5vw, 66px);
  color: var(--petrol);
}

.story-index {
  position: absolute;
  top: 28px;
  left: 30px;
  width: 48px;
  height: 48px;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  border: 1px solid rgba(16, 42, 49, .16);
  border-radius: 50%;
  color: #718087;
  font-size: 11px;
}

.story-copy > small {
  color: var(--pink);
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .6px;
}

.story-copy h3 {
  margin: 13px 0 20px;
  font-size: clamp(32px, 4vw, 52px);
  line-height: 1.12;
  letter-spacing: -1.8px;
}

.story-copy p {
  max-width: 520px;
  margin: 0;
  color: #637078;
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.95;
}

.story-tags {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 8px;
  margin-top: 25px;
}

.story-tags span {
  padding: 8px 12px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(16, 42, 49, .13);
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: #f1f5f6;
  color: #3e535c;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.story-highlight {
  width: fit-content;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 13px;
  margin-top: 26px;
  padding: 13px 17px;
  border-radius: 14px;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #102a31, #183b43);
  color: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 14px 34px rgba(16, 42, 49, .18);
}

.story-highlight b { font-size: 21px; }
.story-highlight span { font-size: 11px; color: #dce5e7; }

.story-cta {
  width: fit-content;
  min-height: 48px;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  margin-top: 28px;
  padding: 0 20px;
  border-radius: 13px;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--pink), var(--hot));
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 700;
  box-shadow: 0 13px 32px rgba(236, 25, 112, .2);
  transition: transform .25s ease, box-shadow .25s ease;
}

.story-cta:hover {
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  box-shadow: 0 18px 38px rgba(236, 25, 112, .28);
}

.story-cta span { font-size: 20px; }

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .story-card,
  .story-card:nth-child(even) {
    min-height: 0;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .story-card figure,
  .story-card:nth-child(even) figure { order: 1; aspect-ratio: 1 / 1; }
  .story-card .story-copy,
  .story-card:nth-child(even) .story-copy { order: 2; }
  .story-card figure::after,
  .story-card:nth-child(even) figure::after {
    background: linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, .18), transparent 30%);
  }
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .cleaning-story { padding-top: 64px; padding-bottom: 84px; }
  .story-heading { margin-bottom: 34px; }
  .story-heading h2 { font-size: 38px; letter-spacing: -1.8px; }
  .story-heading p { font-size: 15px; }
  .story-card { border-radius: 22px; }
  .story-copy { padding: 34px 23px 31px; }
  .story-index { top: 22px; left: 22px; width: 40px; height: 40px; }
  .story-copy h3 { padding-left: 35px; font-size: 31px; }
  .story-copy p { font-size: 14px; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .story-card img,
  .story-cta { transition: none; }
}