    /* ─── About page local styles ─── */
    .about-main-layout {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 220px 1fr;
      gap: 3.5rem;
      align-items: start;
      margin-top: 2.5rem;
    }
    .about-photo-col { flex-shrink: 0; }

    .about-headshot {
      display: block;
      width: 220px;
      border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
      border: 3px solid var(--border);
      object-fit: cover;
    }

    @media (max-width: 860px) {
      .about-headshot { width: 140px; }
    }

    .about-name { margin-bottom: 0.25rem; }
    .about-title-line {
      font-family: var(--font-ui);
      color: var(--accent);
      font-weight: 600;
      font-size: 1rem;
      margin-bottom: 1.75rem;
    }
    .about-body p {
      font-family: var(--font-body);
      color: var(--text-secondary);
      line-height: 1.75;
      margin-bottom: 1em;
    }
    .about-body p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

    .beats {
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 1rem;
      margin-top: 2rem;
    }
    .beat {
      border-left: 4px solid var(--accent);
      padding: 1rem 1.25rem;
      background: var(--bg-surface);
      border-radius: 0 var(--radius) var(--radius) 0;
    }
    .beat h3 {
      font-family: var(--font-ui);
      font-size: 0.85rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      letter-spacing: 0.06em;
      color: var(--accent);
      margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
    }
    .beat p {
      font-family: var(--font-body);
      font-size: 0.93rem;
      color: var(--text-secondary);
      margin: 0;
      line-height: 1.65;
    }

    /* Why cards */
    .why-grid {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(280px, 1fr));
      gap: 1.5rem;
      margin-top: 2rem;
    }
    .why-card {
      background: var(--bg-surface);
      border: 1px solid var(--border);
      border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
      padding: 1.75rem;
      box-shadow: var(--shadow);
    }
    .why-card h3 { margin-bottom: 0.75rem; font-size: 1.05rem; }
    .why-card p {
      font-family: var(--font-body);
      font-size: 0.92rem;
      color: var(--text-secondary);
      margin: 0;
    }

    @media (max-width: 860px) {
      .about-main-layout { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 2rem; }
      .about-avatar { width: 140px; height: 140px; font-size: 3rem; }
    }

    /* Security-led spine block */
    .spine-block {
      border-left: 4px solid var(--accent);
      padding: 1.25rem 1.75rem;
      background: var(--bg-surface);
      border-radius: 0 var(--radius-lg) var(--radius-lg) 0;
      margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
    }
    .spine-block .spine-label {
      font-family: var(--font-ui);
      font-size: 0.78rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      letter-spacing: 0.08em;
      color: var(--accent);
      margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
    }
    .spine-block .spine-tagline {
      font-family: var(--font-ui);
      font-size: 1.15rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      color: var(--text-primary);
      margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
      line-height: 1.35;
    }
    .spine-block .spine-sub {
      font-family: var(--font-body);
      font-size: 0.92rem;
      color: var(--text-secondary);
      margin: 0;
      line-height: 1.65;
    }

    /* Origin story paragraph styling */
    .origin-story {
      border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
      padding-top: 1.5rem;
      margin-top: 1.75rem;
    }
    .origin-story p {
      font-family: var(--font-body);
      color: var(--text-secondary);
      line-height: 1.75;
      margin-bottom: 1em;
    }
    .origin-story p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
  
