:root {
            --accent: #d4af37;
            --bg-dark: #0f172a;
        }

        body {
            font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
            background-color: var(--bg-dark);
            color: #f8fafc;
            overflow-x: hidden;
        }

        .serif {
            font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
        }

        .story-card {
            transition: all 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
            background: rgba(30, 41, 59, 0.7);
            backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
            border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
        }

        .story-card:hover {
            transform: translateY(-8px);
            box-shadow: 0 20px 25px -5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
            border-color: var(--accent);
        }

        .story-card i {
            transition: transform 0.3s ease;
        }

        .story-card:hover i {
            transform: rotate(10deg) scale(1.2);
        }

        .back-to-home {
            transition: all 0.2s ease;
        }

        .back-to-home:hover {
            color: var(--accent);
            transform: translateX(-4px);
        }

        /* Scrollbar styling */
        ::-webkit-scrollbar {
            width: 8px;
        }

        ::-webkit-scrollbar-track {
            background: #1e293b;
            /* dark track */
        }

        ::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
            background: #475569;
            /* default gray-blue */
            border-radius: 4px;
        }

        ::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:hover {
            background: #d4af37;
            /* gold on hover */
        }

        /* Eye icon inside password fields */
#loginModal .relative button,
#signupModal .relative button {
    background: transparent;
    border: none;
    padding: 0 8px;
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    cursor: pointer;
    z-index: 5;
}

#loginModal .relative button:hover,
#signupModal .relative button:hover {
    color: #d4af37; /* gold on hover */
}