.blog-mockup-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  gap: var(--space-3);
}
@media (min-width: 700px) { .blog-mockup-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); } }

.blog-mockup-card {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  background: var(--bg-surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--border-subtle);
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: border-color 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease, transform 0.2s ease;
}
.blog-mockup-card:hover {
  border-color: var(--accent-glow);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px var(--accent-glow), 0 20px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
  transform: translateY(-3px);
}

/* ===== Image + overlapping date badge — mirrors the real .post-card-image/
   .post-card-date pairing exactly (badge floats -22px below the image,
   into the body's own top padding). Thumbnail itself stays an abstract
   gradient block, not a real photo, per the design spec. */
.blog-mockup-image { position: relative; height: 190px; }
.blog-mockup-thumb { width: 100%; height: 100%; }
.blog-mockup-thumb-1 { background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd7867, #a34a3a); }
.blog-mockup-thumb-2 { background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8fb3f5, #2a4d8f); }
.blog-mockup-thumb-3 { background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7fd996, #1f6b47); }
.blog-mockup-date {
  position: absolute;
  left: 20px; bottom: -22px;
  width: 58px;
  padding: 7px 0 9px;
  background: rgba(5, 7, 15, 0.85);
  border: 1px solid var(--border-strong);
  border-radius: 8px;
  text-align: center;
  box-shadow: 0 6px 14px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.blog-mockup-date-day { display: block; font-size: 19px; font-weight: 800; line-height: 1.1; color: #fff; }
.blog-mockup-date-mon { display: block; margin-top: 2px; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.04em; color: #fff; text-transform: uppercase; }
.blog-mockup-date::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; height: 3px;
  background: var(--accent);
}

.blog-mockup-body { display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex: 1; padding: 30px 20px 18px; }
.blog-mockup-cat {
  display: inline-block; align-self: flex-start; font-size: 12px; color: var(--accent);
  background: var(--accent-soft); padding: 3px 8px; border-radius: 999px;
  margin-bottom: var(--space-2);
}
.blog-mockup-body h3 { font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 8px; line-height: 1.4; }
.blog-mockup-body p { font-size: 14px; color: var(--text-muted); line-height: 1.6; margin: 0; }

.blog-mockup-divider { border: none; border-top: 1px solid var(--border-subtle); margin: var(--space-3) 0 var(--space-2); }
.blog-mockup-footer-row { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; gap: 10px; margin-top: auto; }
.blog-mockup-meta-group { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; flex-wrap: wrap; min-width: 0; }
.blog-mockup-author { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 5px; font-size: 13px; color: var(--text-muted); }
.blog-mockup-author svg { width: 15px; height: 15px; color: var(--accent); flex-shrink: 0; }
.blog-mockup-author b { color: var(--text-primary); font-weight: 600; }
.blog-mockup-meta-sep { color: var(--text-muted); font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1; }
.blog-mockup-read { font-size: 13px; color: var(--text-muted); white-space: nowrap; }

.blog-mockup-readmore {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center;
  font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--accent);
  white-space: nowrap; cursor: default;
}
.blog-mockup-readmore span { display: inline-block; transition: transform 0.15s ease; }
.blog-mockup-card:hover .blog-mockup-readmore span { transform: translateX(-4px); }
.blog-mockup-readmore svg { width: 1em; height: 1em; vertical-align: middle; margin-left: 3px; }