/* SIDEBAR */
.side-nav {
    width: 260px;
    background: #2a140a;
    border-right: 2px solid #c28a4a;
    box-shadow:
        0 0 18px rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.35),
        inset 0 0 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);

    position: fixed;
    top: 30px;      /* matches real header height */
    bottom: 80px;   /* matches real footer height */
    left: 0;

    overflow-y: auto;
    overflow-x: hidden;

    padding: 0;
}

/* ROPES */
.side-nav::before,
.side-nav::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: 12px;
    right: 12px;
    height: 4px;
    border-radius: 999px;
    background: radial-gradient(circle, #ffd28a 0, #c28a4a 40%, #5b2b12 100%);
    box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(255, 210, 140, 0.9);
    z-index: 10;
    pointer-events: none;
}

.side-nav::before {
    top: 10px;
}

/* FIXED: rope now sits at the true bottom */
.side-nav::after {
    bottom: 0;
}

/* NAV LIST */
.nav-list {
    list-style: none;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 50px 12px 60px 12px; /* bottom padding so last item clears rope */
}

/* DIVIDERS */
.nav-list li + li {
    margin-top: 16px;
    padding-top: 16px;
    border-top: 2px dashed rgba(194, 138, 74, 0.6);
}

/* LINKS */
.side-nav a {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 12px;
    padding: 6px 8px;
    border-radius: 10px;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #f7e3c5;
    transition: transform 0.15s ease, box-shadow 0.15s ease, background 0.15s ease;
}

/* ICONS */
.side-nav img {
    width: 72px;
    height: auto;
    filter: drop-shadow(0 0 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8));
}

/* TEXT */
.side-nav span {
    font-family: "Georgia", "Times New Roman", serif;
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.06em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* HOVER */
.side-nav a:hover {
    background: rgba(255, 210, 140, 0.08);
    box-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.6);
    transform: translateX(2px);
}