#blog-posts {
    padding: 0 0 clamp(4rem, 8vw, 6rem);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
}

.posts-list {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: 1rem;
}

.post-card {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    min-height: 310px;
    padding: clamp(1.4rem, 3vw, 2rem);
    background: var(--surface);
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    border-radius: 0.45rem;
    transition: transform 180ms ease, border-color 180ms ease, background-color 180ms ease;
}

.post-card:first-child {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
    min-height: 360px;
    background: linear-gradient(145deg, rgba(27, 67, 50, 0.9), rgba(15, 30, 24, 0.76));
}

.post-card:hover {
    background-color: var(--surface-strong);
    border-color: var(--border-strong);
    transform: translateY(-3px);
}

.post-card-muted {
    opacity: 0.68;
}

.post-card-muted:hover {
    opacity: 0.82;
}

.post-meta {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 1rem;
    color: var(--primary);
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.post-date,
.post-reading-time {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 0.4rem;
}

.post-card h2 {
    max-width: 820px;
    margin-top: auto;
    padding-top: 3.5rem;
    color: var(--heading);
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 3rem);
    font-weight: 400;
    letter-spacing: -0.025em;
    line-height: 1.08;
}

.post-card h2 a {
    text-decoration: none;
}

.post-card h2 a:hover {
    color: var(--primary-soft);
}

.post-card > p {
    max-width: 760px;
    margin-top: 0.8rem;
    color: var(--text-muted);
}

.post-card-link {
    align-self: flex-start;
    margin-top: 1.4rem;
    color: var(--primary-soft);
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 0.78rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.06em;
    text-decoration: none;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.post-card-link:hover {
    color: #fff;
}

/* Existing article templates use these shared utility names. */
.post-status {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    padding: 0.2rem 0.55rem;
    color: var(--primary-soft);
    background: rgba(116, 198, 157, 0.08);
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    border-radius: 999px;
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 0.75rem;
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
    .posts-list {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .post-card:first-child {
        grid-column: auto;
    }

    .post-card,
    .post-card:first-child {
        min-height: 310px;
    }

    .post-card h2 {
        font-size: 2rem;
    }
}