.slide-next-gathering {
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: stretch;
  justify-content: flex-start;
  padding: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1a0509 0%, #0a0a0a 60%, #051a1a 100%);
  overflow: hidden;
}

/* Themed background image (set by JS via --ng-bg). Shown at full opacity —
   text legibility comes from per-text outlines below, not from a dim overlay. */
.slide-next-gathering.has-bg::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background-image: var(--ng-bg);
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center;
  z-index: 0;
}

.slide-next-gathering .ng-content {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 2vh;
  padding: 6vh 8vw;
  flex: 1;
  min-height: 0;
}

/* Outline every text element on the slide so it stays readable on any
   background — same trick as the photos slide. */
.slide-next-gathering.has-bg .ng-content > * {
  text-shadow:
    -2px -2px 0 #000,
     2px -2px 0 #000,
    -2px  2px 0 #000,
     2px  2px 0 #000,
     0 2px 14px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
  paint-order: stroke fill;
}

.slide-next-gathering.has-bg .ng-title { -webkit-text-stroke: 2.5px #000; }
.slide-next-gathering.has-bg .ng-eyebrow,
.slide-next-gathering.has-bg .ng-meta,
.slide-next-gathering.has-bg .ng-description { -webkit-text-stroke: 1.2px #000; }

.slide-next-gathering .ng-eyebrow {
  font-size: 1.4vw;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.25em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--accent);
}

.slide-next-gathering .ng-title {
  font-size: 4.5vw;
  font-weight: 900;
  line-height: 1.05;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  margin-top: 1vh;
}

.slide-next-gathering .ng-meta {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 2vw;
  align-items: baseline;
  margin-top: 1vh;
  padding-bottom: 2vh;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
}

.slide-next-gathering .ng-date {
  font-size: 1.8vw;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--fg);
  text-transform: capitalize;
}

.slide-next-gathering .ng-location {
  font-size: 1.5vw;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-weight: 400;
}

.slide-next-gathering .ng-location::before {
  content: '· ';
  margin-right: 0.4vw;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.slide-next-gathering .ng-description {
  font-size: 1.6vw;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--fg);
  white-space: pre-wrap;
  overflow: hidden;
  flex: 1;
  margin-top: 1vh;
  /* Long descriptions clamp gracefully — show what fits without overflowing. */
  display: -webkit-box;
  -webkit-line-clamp: 12;
  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
}

.slide-next-gathering .ng-empty-wrap {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  flex: 1;
  text-align: center;
  gap: 3vh;
}

.slide-next-gathering .ng-empty {
  font-size: 2.4vw;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-style: italic;
}