.learner-stories {
  position: relative;
  padding: clamp(3rem, 4.5vw, 4.5rem) 0;
  background: #f5f8fb;
  color: #0d1b2a;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.learner-stories::before {
  content: '“';
  position: absolute;
  top: -5rem;
  right: 3vw;
  font: 32rem/1 sans-serif;
  color: rgba(36, 83, 216, .035);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.learner-stories .container { position: relative; }
.learner-stories__intro {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem;
  padding-bottom: 0;
}
.learner-stories__stage {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 1.75rem;
  padding: .35rem 0 0;
}
.learner-stories__heading h2 {
  color: #0d1b2a;
  font-size: clamp(1.65rem, 2vw, 2rem);
  letter-spacing: -.045em;
  line-height: 1.18;
  margin: 0;
}
.learner-stories__quotes { display: grid; }
.learner-story { grid-area: 1 / 1; }
.learner-story[hidden] { display: block; visibility: hidden; pointer-events: none; }
.learner-story { margin: 0; }

.learner-story.is-active { animation: learner-story-enter .38s ease-out both; }
.learner-story__theme {
  display: block; color: #58698a; font-size: .76rem; letter-spacing: .08em;
  text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 1.35rem;
}
.learner-story blockquote {
  font-size: clamp(1.55rem, 2.4vw, 2.3rem);
  line-height: 1.4; letter-spacing: -.025em; font-weight: 500;
  margin: 0 0 1.75rem; max-width: none;
}
.learner-story blockquote em { color: #2453d8; font-family: inherit; font-style: normal; font-weight: 650; }
.learner-stories__tabs { margin-top: 1.5rem; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(min(100%, 240px), 1fr)); gap: 1.5rem; }
.learner-stories__tabs button {
  display: flex; align-items: flex-start; text-align: left; gap: 1rem;
  padding: 1rem 0 .5rem; background: transparent; border: 0;
  border-top: 2px solid #dce4ed; color: #58698a;
  transition: border-color .2s, color .2s;
}
.learner-stories__tabs button.is-active { border-color: #2453d8; color: #0d1b2a; }
.learner-stories__tabs button:hover { color: #0d1b2a; border-color: #7398e5; }
.learner-stories__tab-number { font-size: .75rem; align-self: flex-start; padding-top: .2rem; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
.learner-stories__tabs strong { display: block; font-size: .96rem; margin-bottom: .3rem; }
.learner-stories__tabs button > span > span { display: block; font-size: .8rem; line-height: 1.45; }
.learner-stories button:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid #2453d8; outline-offset: 5px; }
@keyframes learner-story-enter { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(10px); } to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); } }
@media (max-width: 991px) {
  .learner-stories__stage { gap: 1.5rem; }
  .learner-stories__quotes { min-height: 0; }
  .learner-stories__tabs { gap: 1rem; }
  .learner-stories__tabs button { gap: .5rem; }
}
@media (max-width: 575px) {
  .learner-stories__intro { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: .6rem; }
  .learner-stories__quotes { min-height: 0; }
  .learner-story blockquote { font-size: 1.6rem; }
  .learner-stories__tabs { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: .65rem; }
  .learner-stories__tabs button { padding: .9rem 0; gap: .35rem; }
  .learner-stories__tabs button > span > span { display: none; }
  .learner-stories__tabs strong { font-size: .8rem; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .learner-story.is-active { animation: none; }
  .learner-stories button { transition: none; }
}