.card--hm {
  background: #1A1A1A;
  border-radius: 3px;
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
  break-inside: avoid;
}

.card--hm .card__img-wrap {
  overflow: hidden; aspect-ratio:4/3;
  position: relative;
}

.card--hm .card__img-wrap::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(26,26,26,0.65) 0%, transparent 55%);
  transition: opacity 0.35s ease;
}

.card--hm:hover .card__img-wrap::after {
  opacity: 0.9;
}

.card--hm .card__img-wrap img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  transition: transform 0.5s ease;
}

.card--hm:hover .card__img-wrap img {
  transform: scale(1.05);
}

.card--hm .card__body {
  padding: 20px 22px 24px;
}

.card--hm .card__kicker {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.card--hm .card__kicker::before {
  content: '';
  display: block;
  width: 20px;
  height: 2px;
  background: #E53935;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.card--hm .card__meta {
  font-family: 'Bebas Neue', sans-serif;
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.25em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #E53935;
}

.card--hm .card__title {
  font-family: 'Libre Bodoni', Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 20px;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #fff;
  line-height: 1.2;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.card--hm .card__excerpt {
  font-family: 'Maven Pro', sans-serif;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.55);
  line-height: 1.6;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.card--hm .card__footer {
  font-family: 'Bebas Neue', sans-serif;
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.3);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
}

.card--hm .card__footer::after {
  content: '';
  flex: 1;
  height: 1px;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.12);
}

/* ── structural rules for draft-batch ── */
.card--hm .card__img {
  width:100%; height:100%; object-fit:cover;
  transition:transform .6s ease, filter .5s ease;
}
.card--hm:is(:hover,.pulse) .card__img {
  transform:scale(1.05);
}
.card--hm .card__badge {
  position:absolute; bottom:12px; right:12px; z-index:2;
  font-size:10px; letter-spacing:.14em; text-transform:uppercase;
  padding:4px 12px; border-radius:50px;
  background:#1A1A1A; color:#E53935;
}
.card--hm .card__year {
  font-size:10px; letter-spacing:.2em; text-transform:uppercase;
  display:block; margin-bottom:5px; color:#E53935;
}
.card--hm .card__desc {
  font-size:clamp(12px,.9vw,13px); line-height:1.65;
  color:rgba(255,255,255,0.55);
}