.testimonials-section {
  width: 100%;
}

  .section-label 
  {
  margin-bottom: 40px;
  letter-spacing: -0.5px;
  }

.slider-wrap {
   display:grid;
    grid-template-columns: 520px 1fr;
    gap:24px;
    align-items:center;
  width: 100%;
}

  /* MOBILE */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .slider-wrap {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 32px;
  }

  .images-col {
    position:relative;
    height:430px;
    overflow:hidden;
  }
}

   /* ── LEFT carousel ── */
  .images-col {
    position: relative;
    height: 320px;
    overflow: hidden;
  }

  /* Left fade — cards appear from "behind" */
  .images-col::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute; left:0; top:0; bottom:0; width:90px;
    background: linear-gradient(to right, var(--cream) 0%, transparent 100%);
    z-index: 20; pointer-events: none;
  }

.thumb {
 position: absolute;
  bottom: 0;

  border-radius: 14px;
  overflow: hidden;

  background: #f3f4f6;
}

/* IMAGE */
.thumb .av {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 100%;
  height: 100%;

  display: block;

overflow: hidden;
}
/* THE ACTUAL IMAGE */
.thumb-img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;

  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center top;

  display: block;
}

  /* Gold border: only the card assigned to slot 0 */
  .thumb.is-active::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute; inset: 0;
    border-radius: 14px;
    border: 2.5px solid var(--accent);
    pointer-events: none;
  }
/* ── RIGHT quote ── */
  .content-col 
  { 
    position: relative;
     min-height: 420px;
    }

  .slide {
    position: absolute; inset: 0;
    opacity: 0; transform: translateY(14px);
    transition: opacity .45s ease, transform .45s ease;
    pointer-events: none;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: flex-start;
    padding-top:18px;
  }
  .slide.visible 
  {
    opacity: 1;
     transform: translateY(0);
    pointer-events: auto;
     position: relative;
  }

  .quote-text {
  font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 1vw + 0.9rem, 1.4rem);
  font-weight: var(--fw-semibold);
  font-family: var(--font-primary);
  color: var(--dark);

  line-height: 1.9;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;

  max-width: 54ch;

  margin-bottom: 40px;
}
  .divider 
  { 
    width:36px;
    height:2px;
    background:var(--accent);
    margin-bottom:18px;
    border-radius:2px; 
  }
  .author-name {
    font-family: var(--font-primary);
    font-size: var(--body-1);
    }
  .author-role {
    margin-top:3px; 
    font-size: var(--body-3);
    font-weight: var(--fw-semibold);

    }
  .brand {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: flex-end;
}

.brand-img {
  max-height: 32px;
  max-width: 120px;
  object-fit: contain;
}
  .brand-icon {
    width:28px; height:28px; border-radius:7px;
    background:linear-gradient(135deg,#1A1A2E,#2E4A7A);
    display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center; flex-shrink:0;
  }
  .brand-name { letter-spacing:1.8px; text-transform:uppercase; 
  }
  .author-row {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  margin-top: 10px;
}

.author-row .brand {
  margin-top: 0; /* override old spacing */
}

  /* ── Controls ── */
  .controls { display:flex; align-items:center; gap:10px; margin-top:32px; 
  }
  .arrow-btn {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;

  padding: 16px;
  gap: 4px;

  background: #E6EEF6; /* your Figma color */
  border: none;
  border-radius: 12px;

  cursor: pointer;
  transition: all 0.2s ease;
  }
  .arrow-btn:hover {
     background:var(--dark);
      border-color:var(--dark);
       color:#fff; 
  }
  .arrow-btn svg {
     width:15px; height:15px; 
    }
  .dots {
     display:flex; gap:6px; align-items:center; margin-left:4px; 
    }
  .dot {
     width:6px; height:6px; border-radius:50%; background:#C8C4BC; transition:all .3s ease; cursor:pointer; }
  .dot.active { 
    background:var(--dark); width:18px; border-radius:3px; 
  }

  .section-label {
  margin-bottom: 40px;

  /* THIS fixes alignment */
  padding-left: 0; /* default mobile */
}

@media (min-width: 1024px) {
  .section-label {
    padding-left: 0; /* keep aligned with container */
  }
}

.slide {
  padding-right: 2rem;
}

@media (min-width: 1280px) {
  .slide {
    padding-right: 4rem;
  }
}