.xb-hero {
  min-height: clamp(520px, 82vh, 760px);
  display: grid;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1.2rem;
}

.xb-hero-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.15fr .85fr;
  gap: 1.2rem;
}

.xb-cta-stack {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: .6rem;
  margin-top: .9rem;
}

.xb-list-clean {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

.xb-list-clean li {
  color: var(--xb-muted);
  font-size: .92rem;
  padding-left: 1.1rem;
  position: relative;
  margin-bottom: .42rem;
}

.xb-list-clean li::before {
  content: '✦';
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  color: var(--xb-mint);
}

.xb-strip {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: .7rem;
}

.xb-strip a {
  text-decoration: none;
  border-radius: 14px;
  border: 1px solid var(--xb-border);
  padding: .85rem;
  background: rgba(10, 10, 22, 0.76);
  min-height: 92px;
}

.xb-strip a:hover { border-color: rgba(109, 246, 255, 0.6); }

.xb-note {
  color: var(--xb-dim);
  font-size: .82rem;
}

.xb-kicker {
  color: var(--xb-amber);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .2em;
  font-size: .67rem;
}

.xb-meta-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: .7rem;
}

.xb-meta {
  border: 1px solid var(--xb-border);
  border-radius: 10px;
  padding: .7rem;
  background: rgba(10, 12, 24, 0.74);
}

.xb-meta h4 {
  font-size: .65rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .15em;
  color: var(--xb-dim);
  margin: 0 0 .2rem;
}

.xb-meta p {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: .87rem;
}

.xb-alert {
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 204, 102, 0.42);
  background: rgba(255, 204, 102, 0.08);
  border-radius: 12px;
  padding: .85rem;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: .8rem;
}

.xb-alert p { margin: 0; font-size: .82rem; }

.xb-alert button {
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.24);
  background: rgba(15,15,30,0.7);
  color: var(--xb-text);
  border-radius: 999px;
  padding: .35rem .7rem;
}

.xb-form-row {
  display: grid;
  gap: .7rem;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
}

input, select, textarea {
  width: 100%;
  border: 1px solid var(--xb-border);
  border-radius: 10px;
  background: rgba(9, 10, 18, 0.8);
  color: var(--xb-text);
  font: inherit;
  padding: .68rem .8rem;
}

label {
  font-size: .72rem;
  color: var(--xb-dim);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .14em;
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .xb-hero-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .xb-strip { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
}

@media (max-width: 680px) {
  .xb-form-row,
  .xb-meta-grid,
  .xb-strip { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}