/* ═══ MID-ARTICLE CTA (injected via JS after 2nd H2) ═══ */
.mid-article-cta {
  margin: 3rem 0;
  padding: 2rem;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--accent);
  background: rgba(123, 157, 184, 0.04);
}
.mid-article-cta h4 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--white-pure);
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}
.mid-article-cta p {
  color: var(--gray-light);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  font-weight: 300;
  line-height: 1.6;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}
.mid-article-cta form {
  display: flex;
  gap: 0;
  max-width: 420px;
}
.mid-article-cta input {
  flex: 1;
  padding: 0.75rem 1rem;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  border: 1.5px solid var(--gray-dark);
  border-right: none;
  background: var(--black-3);
  color: var(--white);
  outline: none;
  transition: border-color 0.3s;
}
.mid-article-cta input:focus { border-color: var(--accent); }
.mid-article-cta input::placeholder { color: var(--gray); }
.mid-article-cta button {
  padding: 0.75rem 1.5rem;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.6rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  background: var(--accent);
  color: var(--black);
  border: 1.5px solid var(--accent);
  cursor: pointer;
  font-weight: 500;
  white-space: nowrap;
  transition: all 0.3s;
}
.mid-article-cta button:hover { background: var(--accent-dim); border-color: var(--accent-dim); }
.mid-article-cta .privacy-note {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.5rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gray);
  margin-top: 0.5rem;
}
.mid-article-cta .privacy-note a { color: var(--gray-light); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--gray-dark); }
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .mid-article-cta form { flex-direction: column; }
  .mid-article-cta input { border-right: 1.5px solid var(--gray-dark); }
}

/* ═══ MID-ARTICLE CTA PLACEHOLDER (CLS fix) ═══ */
.mid-article-cta-placeholder {
  min-height: 220px;
  margin: 3rem 0;
}