      /* ==================================================
      ABOUT PAGE
      ================================================== */

      /* ==================================================
      ABOUT HERO
      ================================================== */

      .about-hero {
      padding: 150px 0 90px;
      text-align: center;
      background:
            radial-gradient(circle at top right, rgba(37, 99, 235, 0.12), transparent 35%),
            linear-gradient(135deg, #f8fbff 0%, #eef5ff 100%);
      }

      .about-hero-content {
      max-width: 850px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      }

      .about-hero h1 {
      margin: 18px 0;
      font-size: clamp(2.3rem, 5vw, 4.3rem);
      line-height: 1.15;
      color: #0f172a;
      }

      .about-hero h1 span,
      .about-intro-content h2 span,
      .section-heading h2 span,
      .about-interests-content h2 span,
      .about-cta h2 span {
      color: #2563eb;
      }

      .about-hero p {
      max-width: 720px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      color: #64748b;
      font-size: 1.05rem;
      line-height: 1.8;
      }

      /* ==================================================
      BREADCRUMB
      ================================================== */

      .breadcrumb {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      gap: 10px;
      margin-top: 28px;
      font-size: 0.95rem;
      }

      .breadcrumb a {
      color: #0f172a;
      text-decoration: none;
      transition: color 0.3s ease;
      }

      .breadcrumb a:hover {
      color: #2563eb;
      }

      .breadcrumb i {
      color: #94a3b8;
      font-size: 0.75rem;
      }

      .breadcrumb .active {
      color: #2563eb;
      font-weight: 700;
      cursor: default;
      }

      /* ==================================================
      INTRODUCTION
      ================================================== */

      .about-intro {
      background-color: #ffffff;
      }

      .about-intro-grid {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 0.9fr 1.1fr;
      gap: 70px;
      align-items: center;
      }

      .about-image-wrap {
      position: relative;
      max-width: 460px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      }

      .about-image-placeholder {
      min-height: 440px;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      gap: 14px;
      border: 2px dashed #bfdbfe;
      border-radius: 24px;
      background: linear-gradient(145deg, #eff6ff, #ffffff);
      color: #2563eb;
      text-align: center;
      }

      .about-image-placeholder i {
      font-size: 4rem;
      }

      .about-image-placeholder span {
      font-weight: 700;
      color: #475569;
      }

      .about-image-badge {
      position: absolute;
      right: -28px;
      bottom: 34px;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 10px;
      padding: 14px 18px;
      border-radius: 14px;
      background-color: #2563eb;
      color: #ffffff;
      font-weight: 700;
      box-shadow: 0 14px 30px rgba(37, 99, 235, 0.25);
      }

      .about-image-badge i {
      font-size: 1.1rem;
      }

      .about-intro-content h2,
      .about-interests-content h2 {
      margin: 16px 0 20px;
      color: #0f172a;
      font-size: clamp(2rem, 3vw, 3rem);
      line-height: 1.2;
      }

      .about-intro-content p,
      .about-interests-content p {
      margin-bottom: 16px;
      color: #64748b;
      line-height: 1.8;
      }

      .about-intro-actions,
      .about-cta-actions {
      display: flex;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      gap: 14px;
      margin-top: 28px;
      }

      /* ==================================================
      SKILLS SECTION
      ================================================== */

      .about-skills {
      background-color: #f8fafc;
      }

      .skills-grid {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
      gap: 24px;
      margin-top: 46px;
      }

      .skill-card {
      padding: 30px 24px;
      border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;
      border-radius: 20px;
      background-color: #ffffff;
      transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease, border-color 0.3s ease;
      }

      .skill-card:hover {
      transform: translateY(-8px);
      border-color: #93c5fd;
      box-shadow: 0 18px 35px rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.09);
      }

      .skill-card-icon {
      width: 56px;
      height: 56px;
      display: grid;
      place-items: center;
      margin-bottom: 22px;
      border-radius: 16px;
      background-color: #eff6ff;
      color: #2563eb;
      font-size: 1.45rem;
      }

      .skill-card h3 {
      margin-bottom: 12px;
      color: #0f172a;
      font-size: 1.2rem;
      }

      .skill-card p {
      margin-bottom: 20px;
      color: #64748b;
      font-size: 0.95rem;
      line-height: 1.7;
      }

      .skill-tags,
      .portfolio-tags {
      display: flex;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      gap: 8px;
      }

      .skill-tags span {
      padding: 6px 10px;
      border-radius: 999px;
      background-color: #eff6ff;
      color: #2563eb;
      font-size: 0.78rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      }

      /* ==================================================
      CAREER JOURNEY / TIMELINE
      ================================================== */

      .career-journey {
      background-color: #ffffff;
      }

      .timeline {
      max-width: 850px;
      margin: 50px auto 0;
      position: relative;
      }

      .timeline::before {
      content: "";
      position: absolute;
      top: 18px;
      bottom: 18px;
      left: 24px;
      width: 2px;
      background-color: #bfdbfe;
      }

      .timeline-item {
      position: relative;
      display: flex;
      gap: 24px;
      padding-bottom: 34px;
      }

      .timeline-item:last-child {
      padding-bottom: 0;
      }

      .timeline-dot {
      position: relative;
      z-index: 1;
      flex-shrink: 0;
      width: 50px;
      height: 50px;
      display: grid;
      place-items: center;
      border-radius: 50%;
      background-color: #2563eb;
      color: #ffffff;
      box-shadow: 0 0 0 7px #eff6ff;
      }

      .timeline-content {
      padding: 4px 0 0;
      }

      .timeline-date {
      display: inline-block;
      margin-bottom: 7px;
      color: #2563eb;
      font-size: 0.82rem;
      font-weight: 800;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      letter-spacing: 0.06em;
      }

      .timeline-content h3 {
      margin-bottom: 9px;
      color: #0f172a;
      font-size: 1.2rem;
      }

      .timeline-content p {
      color: #64748b;
      line-height: 1.75;
      }

      /* ==================================================
      INTERESTS
      ================================================== */

      .about-interests {
      background-color: #f8fafc;
      }

      .about-interests-grid {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
      gap: 70px;
      align-items: center;
      }

      .interests-grid {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
      gap: 18px;
      }

      .interest-item {
      min-height: 150px;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      gap: 14px;
      padding: 20px;
      border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;
      border-radius: 18px;
      background-color: #ffffff;
      color: #0f172a;
      font-weight: 700;
      text-align: center;
      transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
      }

      .interest-item:hover {
      transform: translateY(-6px);
      box-shadow: 0 16px 30px rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.08);
      }

      .interest-item i {
      color: #2563eb;
      font-size: 2rem;
      }

      /* ==================================================
      GALLERY
      ================================================== */

      .about-gallery {
      background-color: #ffffff;
      }

      .gallery-filters {
      display: flex;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      justify-content: center;
      gap: 10px;
      margin: 34px  34px;
      }

      .gallery-filter-btn {
      padding: 10px 16px;
      border: 1px solid #dbeafe;
      border-radius: 999px;
      background-color: #ffffff;
      color: #475569;
      font: inherit;
      font-size: 0.9rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      cursor: pointer;
      transition: all 0.3s ease;
      }

      .gallery-filter-btn:hover,
      .gallery-filter-btn.active {
      border-color: #2563eb;
      background-color: #2563eb;
      color: #ffffff;
      }

      .gallery-grid {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
      gap: 22px;
      }

      .gallery-item {
      position: relative;
      min-height: 280px;
      overflow: hidden;
      border-radius: 20px;
      background-color: #eff6ff;
      }

      .gallery-placeholder {
      grid-column: span 3;
      min-height: 320px;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      border: 2px dashed #bfdbfe;
      background:
            radial-gradient(circle at top right, rgba(37, 99, 235, 0.13), transparent 35%),
            #f8fbff;
      text-align: center;
      }

      .gallery-placeholder-icon {
      width: 78px;
      height: 78px;
      display: grid;
      place-items: center;
      margin-bottom: 20px;
      border-radius: 22px;
      background-color: #dbeafe;
      color: #2563eb;
      font-size: 2rem;
      }

      .gallery-item-overlay {
      max-width: 560px;
      padding: 0 20px;
      }

      .gallery-category {
      display: inline-block;
      margin-bottom: 10px;
      color: #2563eb;
      font-size: 0.82rem;
      font-weight: 800;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      letter-spacing: 0.07em;
      }

      .gallery-item-overlay h3 {
      margin-bottom: 10px;
      color: #0f172a;
      font-size: 1.35rem;
      }

      .gallery-item-overlay p {
      color: #64748b;
      line-height: 1.7;
      }

      .gallery-note {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: center;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 9px;
      margin-top: 24px;
      color: #64748b;
      font-size: 0.9rem;
      text-align: center;
      }

      .gallery-note i {
      color: #2563eb;
      }

      /* ==================================================
      ABOUT CTA
      ================================================== */

      .about-cta {
      padding: 90px 0;
      text-align: center;
      background:
            radial-gradient(circle at top right, rgba(96, 165, 250, 0.3), transparent 30%),
            linear-gradient(135deg, #1d4ed8, #2563eb);
      }

      .about-cta-content {
      max-width: 780px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      }

      .about-cta .section-label {
      border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.28);
      background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
      color: #dbeafe;
      }

      .about-cta h2 {
      margin: 18px 0;
      color: #ffffff;
      font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.3rem);
      line-height: 1.2;
      }

      .about-cta h2 span {
      color: #bfdbfe;
      }

      .about-cta p {
      max-width: 660px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      color: #dbeafe;
      line-height: 1.8;
      }

      .about-cta-actions {
      justify-content: center;
      }

      .about-cta .btn-primary {
      background-color: #ffffff;
      color: #2563eb;
      }

      .about-cta .btn-primary:hover {
      background-color: #eff6ff;
      color: #1d4ed8;
      }

      .about-cta .btn-outline {
      border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.65);
      color: #ffffff;
      }

      .about-cta .btn-outline:hover {
      border-color: #ffffff;
      background-color: #ffffff;
      color: #2563eb;
      }

      /* ==================================================
      DARK THEME
      ================================================== */

      body.dark-theme .about-hero {
      background:
            radial-gradient(circle at top right, rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.16), transparent 35%),
            #0f172a;
      }

      body.dark-theme .about-hero h1,
      body.dark-theme .about-intro-content h2,
      body.dark-theme .section-heading h2,
      body.dark-theme .about-interests-content h2,
      body.dark-theme .timeline-content h3,
      body.dark-theme .skill-card h3,
      body.dark-theme .interest-item,
      body.dark-theme .gallery-item-overlay h3 {
      color: #f8fafc;
      }

      body.dark-theme .about-hero p,
      body.dark-theme .about-intro-content p,
      body.dark-theme .section-heading p,
      body.dark-theme .about-interests-content p,
      body.dark-theme .skill-card p,
      body.dark-theme .timeline-content p,
      body.dark-theme .gallery-item-overlay p,
      body.dark-theme .gallery-note {
      color: #cbd5e1;
      }

      body.dark-theme .breadcrumb a {
      color: #ffffff;
      }

      body.dark-theme .breadcrumb a:hover {
      color: #60a5fa;
      }

      body.dark-theme .breadcrumb .active {
      color: #60a5fa;
      }

      body.dark-theme .about-intro,
      body.dark-theme .career-journey,
      body.dark-theme .about-gallery {
      background-color: #0f172a;
      }

      body.dark-theme .about-skills,
      body.dark-theme .about-interests {
      background-color: #111c32;
      }

      body.dark-theme .about-image-placeholder {
      border-color: #334155;
      background: linear-gradient(145deg, #172554, #111827);
      }

      body.dark-theme .about-image-placeholder span {
      color: #cbd5e1;
      }

      body.dark-theme .skill-card,
      body.dark-theme .interest-item {
      border-color: #26354d;
      background-color: #172033;
      }

      body.dark-theme .skill-card:hover {
      border-color: #3b82f6;
      box-shadow: 0 18px 35px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
      }

      body.dark-theme .skill-card-icon,
      body.dark-theme .skill-tags span {
      background-color: rgba(37, 99, 235, 0.16);
      color: #60a5fa;
      }

      body.dark-theme .timeline::before {
      background-color: #334155;
      }

      body.dark-theme .timeline-dot {
      box-shadow: 0 0 0 7px #0f172a;
      }

      body.dark-theme .interest-item:hover {
      box-shadow: 0 16px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
      }

      body.dark-theme .gallery-filter-btn {
      border-color: #334155;
      background-color: #172033;
      color: #cbd5e1;
      }

      body.dark-theme .gallery-filter-btn:hover,
      body.dark-theme .gallery-filter-btn.active {
      border-color: #2563eb;
      background-color: #2563eb;
      color: #ffffff;
      }

      body.dark-theme .gallery-placeholder {
      border-color: #334155;
      background:
            radial-gradient(circle at top right, rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.18), transparent 35%),
            #111c32;
      }

      body.dark-theme .gallery-placeholder-icon {
      background-color: rgba(37, 99, 235, 0.18);
      color: #60a5fa;
      }

      /* ==================================================
      RESPONSIVE STYLES
      ================================================== */

      @media (max-width: 1024px) {
      .about-intro-grid,
      .about-interests-grid {
            gap: 45px;
      }

      .skills-grid {
            grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
      }
      }

      @media (max-width: 768px) {
      .about-hero {
            padding: 125px 0 70px;
      }

      .about-intro-grid,
      .about-interests-grid {
            grid-template-columns: 1fr;
            gap: 42px;
      }

      .about-image-wrap {
            width: min(100%, 390px);
      }

      .about-image-placeholder {
            min-height: 360px;
      }

      .about-image-badge {
            right: -8px;
            bottom: 22px;
            padding: 12px 14px;
            font-size: 0.88rem;
      }

      .skills-grid {
            gap: 18px;
            margin-top: 34px;
      }

      .gallery-grid {
            grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
      }

      .gallery-placeholder {
            grid-column: span 2;
      }
      }

      @media (max-width: 520px) {
      .about-hero h1 {
            font-size: 2.25rem;
      }

      .about-hero p {
            font-size: 0.98rem;
      }

      .breadcrumb {
            margin-top: 22px;
            font-size: 0.88rem;
      }

      /* ==================================================
            ABOUT IMAGE CARD
      ================================================== */

      .about-image-wrap {
      position: relative;
      width: min(100%, 420px);
      margin: 0 auto;
      padding: 12px;
      border-radius: 28px;
      background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2563eb, #60a5fa);
      box-shadow: 0 22px 45px rgba(37, 99, 235, 0.22);
      }

      .about-profile-image {
      display: block;
      width: 100%;
      height: 470px;
      object-fit: cover;
      object-position: center;
      border-radius: 20px;
      }

      /* Floating label attached to the lower-left area of the image card */
      .about-image-badge {
      position: absolute;
      left: -22px;
      bottom: 34px;
      display: inline-flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 10px;
      padding: 13px 17px;
      border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45);
      border-radius: 14px;
      background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.94);
      color: #0f172a;
      font-size: 0.9rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      box-shadow: 0 14px 28px rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.18);
      }

      .about-image-badge i {
      color: #2563eb;
      font-size: 1rem;
      }

      /* Dark theme */
      body.dark-theme .about-image-wrap {
      background: linear-gradient(135deg, #60a5fa, #2563eb);
      box-shadow: 0 22px 45px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
      }

      body.dark-theme .about-image-badge {
      border-color: rgba(148, 163, 184, 0.25);
      background: rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.94);
      color: #f8fafc;
      }

      body.dark-theme .about-image-badge i {
      color: #60a5fa;
      }

      /* Mobile */
      @media (max-width: 600px) {
      .about-image-wrap {
            width: min(100%, 330px);
            padding: 9px;
            border-radius: 22px;
      }

      .about-profile-image {
            height: 390px;
            border-radius: 15px;
      }

      .about-image-badge {
            left: 14px;
            bottom: -18px;
            padding: 10px 13px;
            font-size: 0.8rem;
            border-radius: 12px;
      }
}
      .about-intro-content h2,
      .about-interests-content h2 {
            font-size: 2rem;
      }

      .about-intro-actions,
      .about-cta-actions {
            flex-direction: column;
      }

      .about-intro-actions .btn,
      .about-cta-actions .btn {
            width: 100%;
            justify-content: center;
      }

      .skills-grid {
            grid-template-columns: 1fr;
      }

      .skill-card {
            padding: 26px 20px;
      }

      .timeline {
            margin-top: 38px;
      }

      .timeline-item {
            gap: 17px;
      }

      .timeline::before {
            left: 21px;
      }

      .timeline-dot {
            width: 44px;
            height: 44px;
            font-size: 0.9rem;
      }

      .interests-grid {
            gap: 14px;
      }

      .interest-item {
            min-height: 130px;
            font-size: 0.9rem;
      }

      .gallery-filters {
            gap: 8px;
            margin: 28px 0;
      }

      .gallery-filter-btn {
            padding: 8px 12px;
            font-size: 0.8rem;
      }

      .gallery-grid {
            grid-template-columns: 1fr;
      }

      .gallery-placeholder {
            grid-column: span 1;
            min-height: 280px;
      }

      .gallery-note {
            align-items: flex-start;
            font-size: 0.84rem;
      }

      .about-cta {
            padding: 70px 0;
      }
      }

      /* ==================================================
   FINAL ABOUT IMAGE CARD FIX
   Keep desktop and mobile image styling consistent
================================================== */

.about-image-wrap {
    position: relative;
    width: min(100%, 420px);
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 10px;
    border-radius: 30px;
    overflow: visible;
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2563eb, #60a5fa);
    box-shadow: 0 22px 45px rgba(37, 99, 235, 0.22);
}

.about-profile-image {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    height: 470px;
    object-fit: cover;
    object-position: center;
    border-radius: 22px;
}

/* Keep the badge above the image frame */
.about-image-badge {
    z-index: 2;
}

/* Desktop: prevent the About grid from stretching the image card */
@media (min-width: 769px) {
    .about-image-wrap {
        align-self: center;
    }
}


/* ==================================================
   ABOUT IMAGE BADGE
================================================== */

.about-image-badge {
    background: #2563eb;
    color: #ffffff;
    box-shadow: 0 12px 25px rgba(37, 99, 235, 0.28);
}

/* Mobile: darker badge for stronger contrast on blue frame */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .about-image-badge {
        background: #0f172a;
        color: #ffffff;
        box-shadow: 0 12px 25px rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.28);
    }

    .about-image-badge i {
        color: #60a5fa;
    }
}

/* Dark theme: use the same blue badge color as desktop */
body.dark-theme .about-image-badge {
    background: #2563eb;
    color: #ffffff;
    box-shadow: 0 12px 25px rgba(37, 99, 235, 0.35);
}

body.dark-theme .about-image-badge i {
    color: #ffffff;
}


/* ==================================================
   MOBILE: SPACE BETWEEN IMAGE CARD AND MY STORY
================================================== */

@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .about-intro-content {
        margin-top: 42px;
    }

    .about-intro-content .section-label {
        display: inline-block;
        margin-bottom: 14px;
        letter-spacing: 0.12em;
        font-size: 0.78rem;
        font-weight: 700;
    }
}

/* ==================================================
   ABOUT PAGE: MY STORY LABEL
================================================== */

.about-intro-content .section-label {
    display: inline-block;
    position: relative;
    padding-bottom: 10px;
    color: #2563eb;
    font-weight: 1000;
    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
}

.about-intro-content .section-label::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 4px;
    border-radius: 999px;
    background-color: #2563eb;
}

/* Dark theme */
body.dark-theme .about-intro-content .section-label {
    color: #60a5fa;
}

body.dark-theme .about-intro-content .section-label::after {
    background-color: #60a5fa;
}