.blog-vertical-card {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  flex-wrap: nowrap;
  width: 100%;
  background: transparent;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 0;
  overflow: visible;
  transition: none;
}

.blog-vertical-card:hover {
  box-shadow: none;
  transform: none;
}

/* Image (left) - 50% width, 840px height, hidden overflow */
.blog-vertical-card__image-link {
  display: block;
  flex: 0 0 50%;
  max-width: 50%;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  background-color: #f7f3ef;
  line-height: 0;
  height: 840px;
}

.blog-vertical-card__image {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  overflow: hidden;
  background-color: #f7f3ef;
}

.blog-vertical-card__image-img,
.blog-vertical-card__placeholder {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  max-width: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center;
  transition: transform 0.6s ease;
}

.blog-vertical-card:hover .blog-vertical-card__image-img,
.blog-vertical-card:hover .blog-vertical-card__placeholder {
  transform: scale(1.04);
}

/* Info card (right) - 50% + 20px overlap, with 1px border */
.blog-vertical-card__info {
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  right: 0;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  min-height: 480px;
  width: calc(50% + 20px);
  background-color: #ffffff;
  color: #000000;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 60px 80px;
  text-align: center;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  border: 1px solid #000000;
  gap: 0;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  z-index: 2;
}

.blog-vertical-card__date {
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  color: #000000;
  text-transform: none;
  margin-bottom: 60px;
}

.blog-vertical-card__title {
  display: -webkit-box;
  -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
  overflow: hidden;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: 28px;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-style: italic;
  line-height: 1.3;
  color: #000000;
  text-decoration: none;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
  max-width: 520px;
  transition: opacity 0.25s ease;
}

.blog-vertical-card__title:hover {
  opacity: 0.7;
}

.blog-vertical-card__excerpt {
  display: -webkit-box;
  -webkit-line-clamp: 5;
  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
  overflow: hidden;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.8;
  color: #000000;
  margin: 0 0 24px 0;
  max-width: 520px;
}

/* Vertical line + VIEW POST button */
.blog-vertical-card__button {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
  color: #000000;
  background-color: #ffffff;
  padding: 18px 40px;
  margin-top: 36px;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 500;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
  border: 1px solid #000000;
  outline: none;
  text-decoration: none;
  border-radius: 0;
  min-width: 220px;
  text-align: center;
  transition: background-color 0.25s ease, color 0.25s ease;
}

.blog-vertical-card__button::after,
.blog-vertical-card__button:hover::after {
  box-shadow: none !important;
  content: none !important;
}

.blog-vertical-card__button::before {
  background-color: #000000;
  content: "";
  width: 1px;
  height: 32px;
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 100%;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
}

.blog-vertical-card__button:hover {
  color: #ffffff !important;
  background-color: #000000;
  border-color: #000000;
}

/* ===== Even cards: reverse layout (info left, image right) ===== */
.main-blog__item:nth-child(even) .blog-vertical-card {
  flex-direction: row-reverse;
}

.main-blog__item:nth-child(even) .blog-vertical-card__info {
  right: auto;
  left: 0;
}

.main-blog__item:nth-child(even) .blog-vertical-card__image-link {
  flex: 0 0 50%;
  max-width: 50%;
}

/* Mobile layout: stack image above text */
@media (max-width: 959px) {
  .blog-vertical-card {
    flex-direction: column !important;
  }

  .main-blog__item:nth-child(even) .blog-vertical-card {
    flex-direction: column !important;
  }

  .blog-vertical-card__image-link {
    flex: 0 0 100%;
    max-width: 100%;
    width: 100%;
  }

  .blog-vertical-card__info {
    position: relative;
    top: auto;
    left: auto !important;
    right: auto !important;
    transform: none;
    width: calc(100% - 40px);
    margin: -30px auto 0;
    padding: 30px 20px 40px;
    min-height: auto;
  }

  .blog-vertical-card__title {
    font-size: 24px;
  }
}