.process__steps {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: var(--sp-12);
  margin-top: var(--sp-8);
  counter-reset: step;
  position: relative;
}

/* Vertical connector line on the left */
.process__steps::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  left: calc(50% - 0.5px);
  top: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  width: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent, var(--hairline) 5%, var(--hairline) 95%, transparent);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.process__step {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: var(--sp-6);
  align-items: center;
  position: relative;
}

.process__step--reverse .process__step-img { order: 2; }
.process__step--reverse .process__step-body { order: 1; }

/* Cyan node on the central line, aligned with each step */
.process__step::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  top: 50%;
  width: 12px;
  height: 12px;
  background: var(--param-cyan);
  border: 2px solid var(--void);
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(45deg);
  z-index: 2;
  box-shadow: 0 0 16px rgba(111, 227, 210, 0.5);
}

.process__step-img {
  position: relative;
  aspect-ratio: 4/3;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  background: var(--carbon);
}
.process__step-img img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
  transition: transform 800ms cubic-bezier(0.65, 0, 0.35, 1);
}
.process__step:hover .process__step-img img { transform: scale(1.03); }

.process__step-body {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: var(--sp-2);
}

.process__step-num {
  font-family: var(--ff-mono);
  font-size: var(--fs-mono);
  color: var(--param-cyan);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
}

.process__step-title {
  font-family: var(--ff-display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: var(--fs-h3);
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  line-height: 1.1;
  color: var(--bone);
}

.process__step-desc {
  font-family: var(--ff-ui);
  font-size: var(--fs-body);
  color: var(--ash);
  line-height: 1.65;
  max-width: 48ch;
}

.process__step-tags {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.5rem;
  margin-top: var(--sp-2);
}
.process__step-tags li {
  font-family: var(--ff-mono);
  font-size: var(--fs-mono-xs);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  color: var(--ash);
  padding: 0.4rem 0.8rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  background: var(--slate);
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .process__steps::before { left: 16px; }
  .process__step { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: var(--sp-3); padding-left: var(--sp-6); }
  .process__step--reverse .process__step-img { order: 0; }
  .process__step--reverse .process__step-body { order: 1; }
  .process__step::after { left: 16px; top: 0; transform: translate(-50%, 0) rotate(45deg); }
}