/* ══════════════════════════════════════════
   LET'S CONNECT AREA
══════════════════════════════════════════ */
.lets-connerct-area {
    padding: 100px 0 80px;
    background: var(--white);
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.lets-connerct-area::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 4px;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--navy), var(--gold), var(--sage));
}

.lets-connerct-area .lets-connerct-wrapper {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 80px;
    align-items: center;
}

.lets-connerct-text h1 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(40px, 3.5vw + 20px, 72px);
    font-weight: 400;
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--navy);
    line-height: 1.1;
    margin-bottom: 32px;
}

.lets-connerct-text .single-connect-link {
    padding: 24px 0 20px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
    transition: var(--transition);
}

.lets-connerct-text .single-connect-link:hover {
    padding-left: 4px;
}

.single-connect-link a {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    font-size: clamp(18px, 1.2vw + 12px, 26px);
    color: var(--navy);
    font-weight: 700;
    transition: var(--transition);
}

.single-connect-link a:hover {
    color: var(--gold);
}

.single-connect-link a i {
    rotate: 46deg;
    font-size: 28px !important;
    background: var(--cream-dk);
    padding: 8px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    color: var(--navy);
    transition: var(--transition);
}

.single-connect-link a:hover i {
    background: var(--gold);
    color: var(--white);
}

.single-connect-link p {
    padding: 16px 0 4px;
    font-size: 15px;
    line-height: 1.7;
    color: var(--text-mid);
}

.lets-connerct-text {
    max-width: 520px;
}

.lets-connerct-text .single-connect-link:last-child {
    border-bottom: none;
    margin-top: 4px;
}

.lets-connect-image {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
    height: 480px;
    box-shadow: var(--shadow-lg);
}

.lets-connect-image::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(
        to bottom,
        transparent 60%,
        rgba(13, 27, 62, 0.3) 100%
    );
    z-index: 1;
}

.lets-connect-image img {
    position: absolute;
    right: 0;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    transition: all 0.7s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.46, 0.45, 0.94);
    width: 0;
    opacity: 0;
    transform-origin: right center;
}

.lets-connect-image img.image-expanded {
    width: 100%;
    opacity: 1;
    transform: scaleX(1);
}

.lets-connect-image img.image-contracted {
    width: 0;
    opacity: 0;
    transform: scaleX(0);
}

@media (max-width: 991px) {
    .lets-connerct-area {
        padding: 60px 0 40px;
    }
    .lets-connerct-area .lets-connerct-wrapper {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 36px;
    }
    .lets-connerct-text {
        max-width: 100%;
    }
    .lets-connect-image {
        order: -1;
        height: 320px;
        max-width: 90%;
        margin: 0 auto;
    }
    .lets-connect-image img {
        position: absolute;
        width: 100% !important;
        opacity: 1 !important;
        transform: none !important;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 575px) {
    .lets-connerct-area .lets-connerct-wrapper {
        gap: 28px;
    }
    .lets-connect-image {
        max-width: 100%;
        height: 260px;
    }
}