/* =====================================================================
   SECTION 7 — OUR STORY, MOMENT BY MOMENT (vertical timeline)
   ===================================================================== */
.timeline-section { background: var(--cream); }
.vertical-timeline {
  position: relative;
  margin-top: 70px;
  padding-left: 40px;
}
.vertical-timeline::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 11px; top: 0; bottom: 0;
  width: 2px;
  background: linear-gradient(var(--gold-light), var(--maroon));
  opacity: 0.4;
}
.tl-item {
  position: relative;
  padding-bottom: 54px;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateX(-20px);
  transition: opacity 0.7s var(--ease), transform 0.7s var(--ease);
}
.tl-item.in-view { opacity: 1; transform: translateX(0); }
.tl-item:last-child { padding-bottom: 0; }
.tl-dot {
  position: absolute;
  left: -40px; top: 2px;
  width: 24px; height: 24px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--white);
  border: 2px solid var(--gold);
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  color: var(--maroon);
  z-index: 2;
}
.tl-dot svg { width: 12px; height: 12px; }
.tl-period {
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  letter-spacing: 1.5px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}
.tl-title { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 1.3rem; color: var(--maroon); margin-bottom: 8px; }
.tl-text { color: #6b5c52; font-size: 0.95rem; max-width: 560px; }

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .vertical-timeline { padding-left: 30px; }
  .tl-dot { left: -30px; }
}