    :root {
        /* colors */

        --background-color: #c9366a;
        --text: #edd5de;
        --box-background: #e685a7;
        --accent: #9f2022;
        --accent-dark: #75090c;
        --accent-light: #842446;
        --accent-lighter: #edbece;


        /* fonts */
        --base-font: monospace;
        --text-size: 18px;
        --secondary-font: serif;

        /* misc styling */
        --background-image: url("https://smokoswebzone.gay/graphics/backgrounds/shinsenashrine-wallpaper.jpg");
        --background-image-size: 100%;
        --background-position: center;
        --background-repeat: no-repeat;
        --background-size: cover;

        --max-width: 900px;
        --spacing: 15px;
        --border-radius: 8px;

        --text-underline: wavy var(--accent-lighter);
        --border: dashed var(--accent) 1px;

        --shadow-color: var(--accent);
        --shadow-color-hover: var(--accent-light);
        --title-color: var(--box-background);
        --nav-width: 120px;


        /* don't mess with these unless you really want to */
        --header-size: clamp(2em, calc(var(--max-width) / 20), 50px);
        --border-radius-lg: calc(var(--border-radius) * 2);
        --border-radius-sm: calc(var(--border-radius) / 2);
        --nav-shadow: 0px 0px 4px var(--shadow-color);
        --nav-shadow-hover: 0px 0px 4px var(--shadow-color-hover);
        --flower-shadow: drop-shadow(1px 1px var(--shadow-color)) drop-shadow(-1px 1px var(--shadow-color)) drop-shadow(-1px -1px var(--shadow-color)) drop-shadow(1px -1px var(--shadow-color));
        --doublespacing: calc(var(--spacing) * 2);
        --halfspacing: calc(var(--spacing) / 2);
        --smnavwidth: calc(var(--nav-width) * .6);
        --halfwidth: calc(var(--smnavwidth) * .5);

    }

    * {
        box-sizing: border-box;
        max-width: 100%;
        scrollbar-color: var(--accent-light) transparent;
        -ms-overflow-style: none;
        box-decoration-break: clone;
    }


    
    body {
        overflow-x: hidden;
        overflow-y: scroll;
        padding: var(--spacing) 5%;
        /* background-color: ; */
        background: var(--background-image) var(--background-color);
        background-size: var(--background-image-size);
        color: var(--accent);
        font-family: Edu SA Beginner;
        font-size: 20px;
        line-height: 1em;
    }

    @font-face {
      font-family: 'Kissing Season';
      src: url(https://smokoswebzone.gay/fonts/Kissing%20Season.ttf);
    }

    
     @font-face {
      font-family: 'Milky Vintage';
      src: url(https://smokoswebzone.gay/fonts/MilkyVintage-Regular.ttf);
      font-weight: regular;
    }
    
     @font-face {
      font-family: 'Edu SA Beginner';
      src: url(https://smokoswebzone.gay/fonts/EduSABeginner.ttf);
      font-weight: regular;
    }
    
    
    #container {
        display: flex;
        flex-flow: row wrap;
        gap: var(--doublespacing);
        margin: 30px auto;
        max-width: var(--max-width);
    }

    aside {

        width: var(--nav-width);
        gap: var(--spacing);
        display: flex;
        text-align: center;
        flex-flow: row wrap;
        align-content: space-evenly;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: space-evenly;
        max-height: 1000px;

        &.left {
            order: 1;
        }

        &.right {
            order: 3;
        }


        .nav {
            width: 100%;
            margin: 0 auto;
            display: flex;
            flex-flow: column;
            align-items: center;
            text-align: center;
            text-align-last: center;
            align-content: center;
            justify-content: center;
            position: relative;
            filter: var(--flower-shadow);


            >article,
            >div[popover] {
                filter: var(--flower-shadow);
                overflow-y: scroll;
                overflow-x: hidden;
                word-wrap: break-word;
                max-height: 250px;
                padding: 8px 4px;
                line-height: 1.2em;
                background: var(--box-background);
                width: 100%;
                height: 100%;
                border-radius: var(--border-radius);
                border: none;
                outline: 1px var(--box-background) dashed;
                outline-offset: 2px;
            }


            >div[popover] {
                aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
                max-height: max(var(--nav-width), 120px);
            }
            

            >a,
            >button {
                background-color: transparent;	
                font-size: 14px;
                color: #fff;
                font-family: Kissing Season;
                border-radius: 100%;
                flex: 1 1 auto;
                margin: 0 auto;
                line-height: 1.25em;
                vertical-align: baseline;
                text-decoration: none;
                position: relative;

                >.img {
                    position: relative;
                    display: flex;
                    height: var(--nav-width);
                    width: var(--nav-width);
                    flex-flow: row;
                    justify-content: center;
                    align-items: center;
                    align-content: center;

                    filter: drop-shadow(var(--nav-shadow));

                    >img {}

                }

                &::before {
                    content: "";
                    display: block;
                    height: 100%;
                    margin: 0 auto;
                    aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
                    position: absolute;
                    z-index: -1;
                }

                &:hover,
                &:focus {

                    .img {
                        transform: rotate(5deg);
                        filter: drop-shadow(var(--nav-shadow-hover));
                    }

                    span {
                        display: block;
                        color: #ede8ea;
                        margin: 0 auto;
                        line-height: 15px;
                        font-size: initial;
                        z-index: 2;
                        padding: 2px;
                        width: 100%;
                        min-width: fit-content;
                        text-align: center;
                        background: var(--accent);
                        position: absolute;
                        bottom: 0;
                        font-family: Kissing Season;
                        font-size: 22px;
                    }

                }

                >span {
                    display: none
                }

            }

            div[popover] {
                position: relative;
                max-width: var(--nav-width);
                inset: unset;
                min-width: 150px;


                &.links a {
                    margin: 5px auto;
                    color: var(--accent-lighter)
                }
            }
        }

        /* end nav */
    }

    /* end aside */
  
    /* main */
    main {
        order: 2;
        flex: 4 1 200px;
        display: flex;
        flex-flow: row wrap;
        gap: var(--spacing);
        align-content: flex-start;

        article {
            background: var(--box-background);
            padding: 20px;
            outline: var(--border);
            outline-offset: -6px;
            border-radius: var(--border-radius);
            border: 2px var(--background-color) solid;
            overflow-x: hidden;
            width: 100%;
        }


    }


    /* end main */

    footer {
        flex: 1 0 100%;
        background: var(--accent);
        color: var(--accent-lighter);
        border-radius: var(--border-radius-sm);
        filter: var(--flower-shadow);
        padding: 2px 5%;
        text-align: center;
        height: fit-content;
    }
    

    /* classes for articles, etc */
    .small {
        flex: 1 2 220px
    }
    .big {
        flex: 1 0 100%;
    }

    article:has(> .small) {
        display: flex;
        flex-flow: row wrap;
        gap: var(--halfspacing);

        >.small {
            flex: 1 2 100px;
        }
    }

    .scroll {
        max-height: 600px;
        overflow-y: scroll;
    }
    .center {
        text-align: center;
    }
    article.accent {
        background: var(--accent-lighter);
        border-color: var(--box-background)
    }

    /* element styling */
    article a,
    main a,
    div[popover] a {
        padding: 0px 2px;
        margin: 4px -1px;
    }

    a {
        background: var(--accent);
        color: #fff;
        text-decoration: none;

        &:has(> img) {
            background: none;
            display: inline-block;
            padding: 2px;
        }
    }

    a:hover {
        background: var(--accent-light)
        text-decoration: underline var(--text-underline);
    }

    .links a {
        display: block;
        margin: 10px auto;
        font-size: 1em;
        letter-spacing: 2px;
        line-height: 1.2em;
        border-radius: var(--border-radius-sm)
    }

    b,
    strong {
        color: var(--accent)
        font-weight: bold;
    }


    i,
    em {
        color: var(--accent)
    }

    mark {
        background-color: var(--accent-lighter);
        padding: 0 2px;
        color: var(--accent-dark)
    }

    code,
    textarea {
        font-size: min(.9em, 12px);
        vertical-align: middle;
        padding: 0px 3px;
        font-family: Kissing Season;
        background: var(--accent-lighter);
        color: var(--accent-dark);
        border: var(--accent-light) solid 1px;
        border-radius: var(--border-radius-sm);

    }

    textarea {
        padding: var(--halfspacing)
    }

    u {
        text-decoration: underline var(--text-underline);
    }


    ol,
    ul {
        margin: var(--spacing) 0;
    }

    li {
        padding-left: var(--halfspacing);
        margin: var(--halfspacing) auto;
    }

    li>ul {
        padding-left: var(--spacing);
        margin: auto;
    }

    li::marker {
        color: var(--accent);
    }

    blockquote {
        padding-left: var(--spacing);
        margin: var(--spacing);
        margin-left: var(--halfspacing);
        border-left: var(--border);
        color: var(--accent-dark)
    }

    hr {
        width: auto;
        border: .5px var(--accent) solid;
        outline: 1px var(--box-background) dashed;
        outline-offset: 2px;
        margin: var(--spacing);
    }

    button {
        background: none;
        border: none;
        color: inherit;
        font-size: inherit;
        padding: 0;
        margin: 0;
    }
    
    button:hover {
            background-color: var(--accent-light);
            }

    article :is(h1,
        h2,
        h3,
        h4) {
        font-family: Milky Vintage;
        font-weight: normal;
        line-height: 0.5em;
        margin: var(--spacing) auto;
        padding: 0;
        text-wrap: pretty;

        &:first-child {
            margin-top: 0;
        }

        &:has(+ br, + p) {
            margin-bottom: 0
        }
    }


    h1 {
        color: var(--accent-dark);
        font-family: Milky Vintage;
        font-size: 40px;
    }

    h1:not(article h1) {
        font-family: Milky Vintage;
        font-weight: normal;
        font-size: 40px;
        line-height: 1em;
        padding: 0;
        background: var(--shadow-color);
        color: var(--box-background);
        line-height: 1.2em;
        width: 100%;
        text-align: center;
        margin: 0 auto;
        border-radius: var(--border-radius-sm);
        border: var(--background-color) 1px solid;
        filter: var(--flower-shadow);
        outline: 1px var(--box-background) dashed;
        outline-offset: 2px;
    }

    h2 {
        font-family: Milky Vintage;
        font-size: 36px;
        line-height: 0.5em;
        color: var(--accent);
    }

    h3 {
      font-family: Milky Vintage;
        font-size: 27px;
        line-height: 0.5em;
        width: 100%;
        display: block;
        color: var(--accent);
    }

    h4 {
        font-family: Milky Vintage;
        font-size: 22px;
        line-height: 0.5em;
        width: 100%;
        display: block;
        color: var(--accent);
    }

    /* dark mode */
    :where(.dark) {

        b,
        strong,
        blockquote {
            color: var(--accent-dark) !important;
        }

        code,
        mark,
        textarea {
            color: var(--box-background) !important;
        }
        article.accent {
            background: accent-dark;
        }
    }

    /* make the layout responsive for smaller screens */
    @media screen and (max-width: 750px) {

        #container,
        main {
            flex-flow: column wrap
        }

        aside {
            order: 1;
            flex-flow: row wrap;
            width: 100%;
            max-width: 100%;

            &.right {
                order: 1;
            }

            .nav {
                width: 80%;
                aspect-ratio: auto;
                padding: 0;
                max-width: fit-content;

                >a::before,
                >button::before {
                    width: var(--smnavwidth);
                    height: var(--smnavwidth);
                    top: calc(50% - var(--halfwidth));
                    left: calc(50% - var(--halfwidth))
                }

                >a,
                >button {

                    width: var(--smnavwidth);
                    height: var(--smnavwidth);

                    >.img {
                        width: var(--smnavwidth);
                        height: var(--smnavwidth);
                    }

                    &:hover,
                    &:focus {
                        span {
                            left: 0px;
                        }
                    }

                }

                article {
                    flex: 1 1 100%;
                }

                div[popover] {
                    width: 100%;
                    max-width: 50vw;
                    left: 20%;
                    filter: var(--flower-shadow) drop-shadow(0px 0px 5px var(--accent-dark));
                }
            }
        }

        main {
            order: 2
        }

        aside .nav:has(> article) {
            order: 5;
        }

        footer {
            flex: 1 1 auto
        }
    }
    </style>