body {
  background-image: url('purplelacebg.png');
  background-repeat: repeat; /* tiles the image */
  background-size: auto;     /* keeps original resolution */
  background-attachment: fixed;
  background-color: #000;
}
/* the divider/box */
.category-box {
  border: 4px solid #dbafd4;
  border-radius: 15px;
  padding: 20px;
  margin-bottom: 60px;
  box-shadow: 0 0 15px #ffffff;
  background-color: #1a0033; /* deep purple glow */
  text-align: center;
}

.category-box h2 {
  font-size: 2em;
  color: #ffffff;
  text-shadow: 0 0 10px #ff00ff, 0 0 20px #dbafd4;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

/* horizontal scroll area */
.horizontal-scroll {
  display: flex;
  gap: 20px;
  overflow-x: auto;
  padding-bottom: 10px;
  scrollbar-width: thin;
}

/* images inside the scroll */
.horizontal-scroll img {
  width: 250px;
  border: 6px solid #fff;
  border-radius: 10px;
  box-shadow: 0 0 20px #ffffff;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}
.portfolio-header {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 10px 25px 5px; /* smaller bottom padding */
  border: 4px solid #dbafd4;
  border-radius: 15px;
  background: none;
  box-shadow: 0 0 20px #ffffff;
  margin: 40px auto 0;
  position: relative;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
}

.portfolio-header h1 {
  font-family: 'Victorian', serif;
  font-size: 3em;
  color: #ffffff;
  text-shadow: 0 0 10px #ff00ff, 0 0 25px purple;
  letter-spacing: 2px;
  margin: 0; /* keeps text centered inside border */
}

body {
  overflow-y: scroll; /* ensures full vertical scroll */
}

.category-box {
  display: block;
  position: relative;
  border: 4px solid #dbafd4;
  border-radius: 15px;
  padding: 20px;
  margin: 80px auto 60px;
  box-shadow: 0 0 15px #ffffff;
  background-color: rgba(26, 0, 51, 0.25); /* sheer purple tint */
  backdrop-filter: blur(4px); /* frosted glass effect */
  text-align: center;
  width: 85%;
  overflow: hidden;
}


.horizontal-scroll {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: nowrap; /* keeps images in one row */
  gap: 20px;
  overflow-x: auto;
  overflow-y: hidden; /* prevents vertical overflow */
  padding-bottom: 10px;
  scrollbar-width: thin;
}


.divider {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  margin: 40px 0 60px;
  clear: both; /* keeps divider below previous box */
}

.divider img {
  width: 250px;
  image-rendering: pixelated;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 10px #fff9fd);
}
.contact-section {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center; /* centers everything horizontally */
  justify-content: center;
  margin: 30px auto 60px;
  padding: 10px 25px;
}
.contact-section {
  text-align: center;
  margin-top: -5px; /* overlaps slightly with header */
  margin-bottom: 40px;
}


.contact-section p {
  font-family: 'Victorian', serif; /* matches your header font */
  font-size: 1.1em; /* smaller scale */
  color: #ffffff;
  text-shadow: 0 0 8px #000000, 0 0 15px #000000; /* same glow as rest of page */
  margin: 5px 0;
}

.contact-section a {
  color: #ffffff;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: bold;
  text-shadow: 0 0 8px #ff00ff, 0 0 15px purple;
  transition: color 0.3s ease, text-shadow 0.3s ease;
}

.contact-section a:hover {
  color: #d1f5e0;
  text-shadow: 0 0 12px #ffe680, 0 0 25px #dbafd4;
}