.hero-links {
    text-align: center;
    margin-top: 28px;
    font-size: 22px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    font-weight: 500;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 18px;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    isolation: isolate;
    padding: 6px 10px;
}

/* urma continua REALA */
.hero-links::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    pointer-events: none;
    z-index: -1;
    transform: rotate(-1deg);
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-position: center;
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

/* DESKTOP */
@media (min-width: 769px) {
    .hero-links::before {
        top: -10px;
        bottom: -14px;
        left: 8px;
        right: 8px;
        background-image: url('https://spcdn.shortpixel.ai/spio/ret_img,q_cdnize,to_webp,s_webp/themediterraneanliving.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/tml-hero-dry-brush.png');
        background-size: 104% 125%;
        opacity: 0.79;
    }
}

/* linkuri */
.hero-links a {
    text-decoration: none !important;
    position: relative;
    display: inline-block;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 4px 2px;
    transition: all 0.25s ease;
    text-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.16);
    z-index: 1;
}

/* culori */
.hero-link-travel {
    color: #2f5f73 !important;
}

.hero-link-wellness {
    color: #6e4b2f !important;
}

.hero-link-recipes {
    color: #394b2e !important;
}

/* underline urcat (mai aproape de text) */
.hero-links a::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: 6px;
    right: 6px;
    bottom: 1px;
    height: 1.6px;
    opacity: 0.55;
    transition: all 0.25s ease;
}

.hero-link-travel::after {
    background: #6f99a8;
}

.hero-link-wellness::after {
    background: #b58d52;
}

.hero-link-recipes::after {
    background: #7f8e5d;
}

/* hover link */
.hero-links a:hover {
    opacity: 0.92;
}

/* hover brush subtil */
.hero-links:hover::before {
    opacity: 0.90;
    transform: rotate(-1deg) scale(1.01);
}

/* MOBILE */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .hero-links {
        font-size: 18px;
        line-height: 1.8;
        display: inline-flex;
        flex-wrap: wrap;
        justify-content: center;
        gap: 12px 18px;
        padding: 6px 10px;
    }

    .hero-links::before {
        top: -8px;
        bottom: -12px;
        left: 10px;
        right: 10px;
        background-image: url('https://spcdn.shortpixel.ai/spio/ret_img,q_cdnize,to_webp,s_webp/themediterraneanliving.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/tml-hero-dry-brush.png');
        background-size: 104% 120%;
        opacity: 0.62;
    }

    .hero-links a {
        padding: 4px 4px;
        text-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.14);
    }

    /* underline mai sus pe mobile */
    .hero-links a::after {
        left: 6px;
        right: 6px;
        bottom: 2px;
        height: 1.6px;
        opacity: 0.95;
    }
}