/* Wrapper */
.spotlight-widget {
    color: #fff;
    padding: 40px 0;
    background: transparent;
}

/* Header row */
.spotlight-header {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    margin-bottom: 32px;
}

.spotlight-title {
    font-weight: 600;
    margin: 0;
}

.spotlight-title-wrap {
    min-width: 200px;   /* reserve space even when hidden */
}

/* Arrows */
.spotlight-arrows {
    display: flex;
    gap: 12px;
}

.spotlight-prev,
.spotlight-next {
    width: 40px;
    height: 40px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: rgba(255,255,255,0.15);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    cursor: pointer;
    font-size: 20px;
    user-select: none;
}

.spotlight-prev:hover,
.spotlight-next:hover {
    background: rgba(255,255,255,0.3);
}

/* Swiper core */
.spotlight-swiper {
    overflow: visible;
}

.spotlight-swiper .swiper-wrapper {
    transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.22, 0.61, 0.36, 1);
    will-change: transform;
}

.spotlight-swiper .swiper-slide {
    width: 320px !important;
    flex-shrink: 0;
}

/* Card */
.spotlight-card {
    background: #141414;
    border-radius: 16px;
    overflow: hidden;

    height: 360px;      /* FIXED CARD HEIGHT */
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}

/* Image */
.spotlight-image {
    height: 200px;     /* FIXED IMAGE HEIGHT */
    flex-shrink: 0;
}

.spotlight-image img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    display: block;
}

/* Content */
.spotlight-content {
    padding: 16px;
    height: 140px;              /* FIXED TEXT AREA HEIGHT */
    box-sizing: border-box;

    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: space-between;
}


.spotlight-content h3 {
    min-height: 22px;
    font-size: 16px;
    margin: 0 0 6px;
}

.spotlight-content p {
    min-height: 18px;
    font-size: 13px;
    opacity: 0.75;
    margin: 2px 0;
}


/* Mobile */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .spotlight-swiper .swiper-slide {
        width: 260px !important;
    }

    .spotlight-title {
        font-size: 22px;
    }
}

/* ==============================
   HERO → SLIDER FADE MERGE
============================== */

.hero-fade-section {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.hero-fade-section::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 520px;   /* longer fade */

    background: linear-gradient(
        to bottom,
        rgba(0,0,0,0) 0%,
        rgba(0,0,0,0.08) 12%,
        rgba(0,0,0,0.18) 25%,
        rgba(0,0,0,0.35) 40%,
        rgba(0,0,0,0.60) 55%,
        rgba(0,0,0,0.82) 70%,
        rgba(0,0,0,0.95) 85%,
        rgba(0,0,0,1) 100%
    );

    pointer-events: none;
    z-index: 10;
}


.spotlight-widget {
    margin-top: -150px;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 20;
    padding-top: 60px;
}