.living-cover{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;z-index:-2;pointer-events:none;opacity:0;transition:opacity 1.2s ease}
.has-living-cover .living-cover{opacity:1}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.living-cover{transition:none}}

/* Author-requested monochrome cover; original source artwork stays intact. */
.hero .hero-image{filter:grayscale(1)}
.hero::after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;pointer-events:none;z-index:-1;opacity:.035;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='160' height='160'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='.75' numOctaves='3' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix type='saturate' values='0'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' opacity='.6' filter='url(%23n)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E")}