    /* Fixed background using user's exact uploaded image */
    body {
      background-color: #f7f1e5;
      background-image: url('Background HAP (1).png');
      background-size: cover;
      background-position: center top;
      background-repeat: no-repeat;
      background-attachment: fixed;
      color: #241d16;
      overflow-x: hidden;
      font-feature-settings: "cv02", "cv03", "cv04", "cv11";
    }

    /* Reading Progress Bar */
    #reading-progress {
      transition: width 0.1s linear;
    }

    /* Editorial Drop Cap in Soha style */
    .soha-dropcap::first-letter {
      float: left;
      font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
      font-size: 4.6rem;
      line-height: 0.82;
      padding-top: 0.25rem;
      padding-right: 0.75rem;
      padding-bottom: 0.1rem;
      color: #875713;
      font-weight: 700;
    }

    /* Gold Metallic Gradient Text */
    .gold-gradient-title {
      background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3d2407 0%, #7d4d12 45%, #b17d29 78%, #4e2f07 100%);
      -webkit-background-clip: text;
      -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
    }

    /* Bespoke editorial scrollbar */
    ::-webkit-scrollbar {
      width: 8px;
    }
    ::-webkit-scrollbar-track {
      background: #f2e9db;
    }
    ::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
      background: #b5894b;
      border-radius: 4px;
    }
    ::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:hover {
      background: #875c1a;
    }
