/* ── HOW IT WORKS ── */
.section {
  padding: 100px 80px;
  max-width: 1200px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.steps-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  gap: 24px;
  position: relative;
}

.steps-grid::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: 44px;
  left: 10%;
  right: 10%;
  height: 1px;
  background: repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, var(--oat-darker) 0px, var(--oat-darker) 8px, transparent 8px, transparent 16px);
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 0;
}

.step-card {
  background: white;
  border-radius: var(--radius-card);
  padding: 28px 24px;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  box-shadow: 0 2px 16px rgba(51, 51, 51, 0.06);
  transition: transform 0.25s, box-shadow 0.25s;
  border: 1px solid rgba(221, 213, 194, 0.5);
}

.step-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-6px);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-warm);
}

.step-icon {
  width: 56px;
  height: 56px;
  background: var(--oat);
  border-radius: 16px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  font-size: 1.6rem;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  border: 1px solid var(--oat-darker);
}

.step-num {
  font-size: 0.65rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 1.5px;
  color: var(--terracotta);
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.step-title {
  font-family: 'Lora', serif;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--charcoal);
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.step-desc {
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  color: var(--charcoal-faint);
  line-height: 1.65;
}