/* V1 final: the portrait is part of the black field, never a separate card. */
.intro aside {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  min-height: 680px;
  padding: clamp(28px, 4vw, 48px);
  background: #101116;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.intro aside p {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  max-width: 20rem;
  color: #e9e5dd;
  font-size: .93rem;
  line-height: 1.8;
  text-shadow: 0 2px 16px #000;
}

.intro aside img {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 1;
  inset: 0;
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  max-width: none;
  margin: 0;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center top;
  filter: grayscale(1) contrast(1.08);
  mix-blend-mode: screen;
  opacity: .9;
}

.intro aside::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 1;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(16,17,22,.9) 0%, rgba(16,17,22,.24) 38%, rgba(16,17,22,.08) 100%);
}

/* The visual-world grid is intentionally filled; no unused white quadrant. */
.media .wide { grid-column: span 2; }

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .intro aside { min-height: 560px; }
  .media .wide { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
}