ARCHE

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/* 
 * ARCHE: Human Form - DIR EN GREY Album Inspired Theme
 * A classical yet modern aesthetic for Write.as/WriteFreely
 * 
 * Inspired by DIR EN GREY's "ARCHE" album
 * Themes: Life, Death, Human Condition, Classical Art, Balance
 * 
 * Features:
 * - Warm beige and cream base with deep charcoal accents
 * - Classical serif typography
 * - Subtle gold and copper accents
 * - Blend of light and dark representing life and death
 * - Elegant, sophisticated design with human touch
 * - Anatomical and artistic elements
 */

:root {
  --arche-cream: #f5f3f0;
  --arche-beige: #e8e4df;
  --arche-light-tan: #d9d3ca;
  --arche-tan: #c9bfb5;
  --arche-dark-tan: #8b7d73;
  --arche-charcoal: #3a3530;
  --arche-black: #1a1815;
  --arche-gold: #c9a961;
  --arche-copper: #a67c52;
  --arche-rose-gold: #b88a6b;
  --arche-accent: #8b6f47;
  --arche-transition: 350ms cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.0, 0.2, 1);
  --arche-transition-fast: 200ms ease-out;
}

* {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

body {
  font-family: 'Georgia', 'Garamond', serif;
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.85;
  color: var(--arche-charcoal);
  background-color: var(--arche-cream);
  background-image: 
    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(232, 228, 223, 0.5) 0%, rgba(217, 211, 202, 0.3) 100%);
  background-attachment: fixed;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  letter-spacing: 0.3px;
  font-weight: 400;
}


/* Header and Navigation */
body h1 a, 
body h1 a:visited, 
body h1 a:link,
body header h2 a,
body header h2 a:visited,
body header h2 a:link {
  color: var(--arche-charcoal);
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-family: 'Georgia', serif;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: 1.3em;
  transition: var(--arche-transition);
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
}

body h1 a::before,
body header h2 a::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  bottom: -8px;
  left: 0;
  width: 0;
  height: 2px;
  background: var(--arche-gold);
  transition: var(--arche-transition);
}

body h1 a:hover,
body header h2 a:hover {
  color: var(--arche-copper);
  text-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(169, 124, 82, 0.2);
}

body h1 a:hover::before,
body header h2 a:hover::before {
  width: 100%;
}

body header p.description {
  color: var(--arche-dark-tan);
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 500;
  margin-top: 0.75rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  opacity: 0.8;
  font-style: italic;
}


body header nav a::before,
#post nav a:not(.home)::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: -100%;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  background: rgba(201, 169, 97, 0.15);
  transition: var(--arche-transition);
  z-index: -1;
}

body header nav a,
#post nav a:not(.home) {
  color: var(--arche-charcoal);
}

body header nav a::before,
#post nav a:not(.home)::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: -100%;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  background: rgba(201, 169, 97, 0.15);
  transition: var(--arche-transition);
}

body header nav a:hover,
#post nav a:not(.home):hover {
  color: var(--arche-copper);
  border-color: var(--arche-copper);
  background: rgba(201, 169, 97, 0.2);
}


/* Typography */
body#post article h2#title {
  font-family: 'Georgia', serif;
  font-size: 2.8rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--arche-charcoal);
  line-height: 1.2;
  margin-bottom: 1.8rem;
  text-align: center;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  position: relative;
  transition: var(--arche-transition);
  text-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(26, 24, 21, 0.1);
}

body#post article h2#title::before,
body#post article h2#title::after {
  display: block;
  color: var(--arche-gold);
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  margin: 0.8rem 0;
  opacity: 0.6;
  transition: var(--arche-transition);
}

body#post article h2#title:hover {
  color: var(--arche-copper);
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(169, 124, 82, 0.25);
}

body#post article h2#title:hover::before,
body#post article h2#title:hover::after {
  opacity: 1;
  color: var(--arche-rose-gold);
}

.post-title {
  font-family: 'Georgia', serif;
  font-size: 1.8rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--arche-charcoal);
  text-decoration: none;
  line-height: 1.3;
  transition: var(--arche-transition);
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  position: relative;
}

.post-title a::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  left: -20px;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  width: 3px;
  height: 0;
  background: var(--arche-gold);
  transition: var(--arche-transition);
}

.post-title a:hover {
  color: var(--arche-copper);
  text-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(169, 124, 82, 0.2);
  transform: translateX(8px);
}

.post-title a:hover::before {
  height: 100%;
}


/* Paragraphs */
body#post p,
body#collection p,
body#subpage p {
  margin-bottom: 1.8rem;
  color: var(--arche-charcoal);
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.9;
}

/* Links - Classical style */
body article p a:not(.hashtag),
body article ul a:not(.hashtag),
body article table a:not(.hashtag),
p a {
  color: var(--arche-copper);
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  transition: var(--arche-transition);
  font-weight: 600;
  position: relative;
  padding-bottom: 2px;
}

body article p a:not(.hashtag)::after,
body article ul a:not(.hashtag)::after,
body article table a:not(.hashtag)::after,
p a::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 0;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--arche-rose-gold);
  transition: var(--arche-transition);
}

body article p a:not(.hashtag):hover,
body article ul a:not(.hashtag):hover,
body article table a:not(.hashtag):hover,
p a:hover {
  color: var(--arche-gold);
  text-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(201, 169, 97, 0.3);
}

body article p a:not(.hashtag):hover::after,
body article ul a:not(.hashtag):hover::after,
body article table a:not(.hashtag):hover::after,
p a:hover::after {
  width: 100%;
}

body article p a:not(.hashtag):active,
body article ul a:not(.hashtag):active,
body article table a:not(.hashtag):active,
p a:active {
  transform: scale(0.98);
}


/* Timestamps and Meta */
body#post article time.dt-published,
body#collection article time.dt-published,
body#subpage article time.dt-published,
#collection #wrapper time,
#subpage #wrapper time {
  color: var(--arche-dark-tan);
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  opacity: 0.7;
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}

/* Blockquotes - Classical with artistic touch */
body#post blockquote,
body#collection blockquote,
body#subpage blockquote {
  color: var(--arche-dark-tan);
  border-left: none;
  padding: 2rem 2.5rem;
  margin: 2.5rem 0;
  font-style: italic;
  background: rgba(201, 169, 97, 0.08);
  border-top: 2px solid var(--arche-gold);
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--arche-copper);
  position: relative;
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 30px rgba(201, 169, 97, 0.05);
  transition: var(--arche-transition);
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  line-height: 1.95;
}

body#post blockquote::before,
body#collection blockquote::before,
body#subpage blockquote::before {
  content: '"';
  font-size: 3.5rem;
  color: var(--arche-gold);
  position: absolute;
  top: -0.5rem;
  left: 1rem;
  opacity: 0.3;
  font-family: Georgia, serif;
}

body#post blockquote::after,
body#collection blockquote::after,
body#subpage blockquote::after {
  content: '"';
  font-size: 3.5rem;
  color: var(--arche-copper);
  position: absolute;
  bottom: -1.5rem;
  right: 1rem;
  opacity: 0.3;
  font-family: Georgia, serif;
}

body#post blockquote:hover,
body#collection blockquote:hover,
body#subpage blockquote:hover {
  background: rgba(201, 169, 97, 0.12);
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 50px rgba(201, 169, 97, 0.1);
  border-top-color: var(--arche-rose-gold);
  border-bottom-color: var(--arche-rose-gold);
}


/* Code - Classical styling */
body#post pre,
body#post code,
body#collection pre,
body#collection code,
body#subpage pre,
body#subpage code {
  background: rgba(201, 169, 97, 0.1);
  color: var(--arche-copper);
  font-family: 'Courier New', monospace;
  font-size: 13px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(201, 169, 97, 0.3);
  border-radius: 2px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}

body#post pre,
body#collection pre,
body#subpage pre {
  padding: 1.8rem;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--arche-gold);
  overflow-x: auto;
  background: rgba(232, 228, 223, 0.5);
  transition: var(--arche-transition);
  position: relative;
}

body#post pre::before,
body#collection pre::before,
body#subpage pre::before {
  display: block;
  color: var(--arche-dark-tan);
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  opacity: 0.6;
}

body#post pre:hover,
body#collection pre:hover,
body#subpage pre:hover {
  background: rgba(201, 169, 97, 0.1);
  box-shadow: 0 0 20px rgba(201, 169, 97, 0.1);
  border-left-color: var(--arche-copper);
}

/* Hashtags */
a.hashtag span:first-child {
  color: var(--arche-dark-tan);
}

a.hashtag span,
span.p-category {
  color: var(--arche-copper);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
}



/* Horizontal Rules */
hr {
  background: none;
  height: 1px;
  border: none;
  margin: 3rem 0;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0%, var(--arche-gold) 50%, transparent 100%);
  border-radius: 0;
  opacity: 0.5;
}

/* Footer */
body footer a.home:link,
body footer a.home:visited {
  color: var(--arche-copper);
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 11px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  transition: var(--arche-transition);
  font-weight: 600;
  position: relative;
}

body footer a.home::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  bottom: -2px;
  left: 0;
  width: 0;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--arche-gold);
  transition: var(--arche-transition);
}

body footer a.home:hover {
  color: var(--arche-gold);
  text-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(201, 169, 97, 0.3);
}

body footer a.home:hover::after {
  width: 100%;
}

/* Navigation Dropdowns */
body #manage a, 
body .dropdown-nav a, 
body #manage ul a {
  color: var(--arche-charcoal);
  transition: var(--arche-transition);
}

body #manage ul, 
body .dropdown-nav ul, 
body #manage ul ul {
  background: rgba(245, 243, 240, 0.95);
  border: 1px solid var(--arche-tan);
  border-radius: 2px;
}

body #manage ul li:hover, 
body .dropdown-nav ul li:hover, 
body #manage ul ul li:hover {
  background: rgba(201, 169, 97, 0.1);
}

body #manage ul li a, 
body .dropdown-nav ul li a, 
body #manage ul ul li a {
  color: var(--arche-charcoal);
  font-weight: 500;
}

/* Elegant animations */
@keyframes archeGlow {
  0%, 100% {
    text-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(169, 124, 82, 0.2);
  }
  50% {
    text-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(201, 169, 97, 0.4);
  }
}

@keyframes archePulse {
  0%, 100% {
    box-shadow: 
      0 4px 20px rgba(26, 24, 21, 0.08),
      inset 0 0 40px rgba(201, 169, 97, 0.05);
  }
  50% {
    box-shadow: 
      0 6px 30px rgba(169, 124, 82, 0.12),
      inset 0 0 60px rgba(201, 169, 97, 0.08);
  }
}

body#post article h2#title:hover {
  animation: archeGlow 2s ease-in-out infinite;
}

body#post:hover {
  animation: archePulse 3s ease-in-out infinite;
}

/* Dark mode override */
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
  :root {
    --arche-cream: #2a2520;
    --arche-beige: #3a3530;
    --arche-light-tan: #4a4540;
    --arche-tan: #5a5550;
    --arche-dark-tan: #8b7d73;
    --arche-charcoal: #e8e4df;
    --arche-black: #f5f3f0;
    --arche-gold: #c9a961;
    --arche-copper: #d4a574;
    --arche-rose-gold: #c9956b;
    --arche-accent: #b89d6b;
  }

  body {
    background-color: var(--arche-cream);
  }

  body#post,
  body#collection,
  body#subpage {
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(42, 37, 32, 0.95) 0%, rgba(58, 53, 48, 0.7) 100%);
  }

  body#post blockquote,
  body#collection blockquote,
  body#subpage blockquote {
    background: rgba(201, 169, 97, 0.08);
  }

  input {
    background: rgba(58, 53, 48, 0.4);
  }

  input:focus {
    background: rgba(201, 169, 97, 0.12);
  }
}




/* Responsive Design */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  body#post,
  body#collection,
  body#subpage {
    padding: 2.5rem 1.8rem;
    margin: 1.5rem 0.5rem;
  }

  body#post article h2#title {
    font-size: 2.2rem;
  }

  .post-title a:link,
  .post-title a:visited {
    font-size: 1.6rem;
  }

  body header nav a,
  #post nav a:not(.home) {
    padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
    font-size: 11px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
  body {
    font-size: 15px;
  }

  body#post article h2#title {
    font-size: 1.6rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  }

  .post-title a:link,
  .post-title a:visited {
    font-size: 1.3rem;
  }

  body#post,
  body#collection,
  body#subpage {
    padding: 1.8rem 1.2rem;
    margin: 1rem 0;
  }

  body#post p,
  body#collection p,
  body#subpage p {
    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  }
}