.about-me {
  background: linear-gradient(145deg, #0a0a0a, #141414);
  color: #f5f5f5;
  padding: 120px 20px;
  font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.about-container {
  max-width: 1150px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
}

/* 🔥 TITLU CINEMATIC */
.about-me h2 {
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 48px;
  color: #ff5e00;
  margin-bottom: 80px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 1.5px;
  position: relative;
  text-shadow: 0 0 20px rgba(255, 94, 0, 0.5);
}
.about-me h2::after {
  content: '';
  display: block;
  width: 120px;
  height: 4px;
  margin: 16px auto 0;
  background: #ff5e00;
  border-radius: 8px;
  box-shadow: 0 0 20px rgba(255, 94, 0, 0.1);
  background-color: rgba(18, 18, 18, 0.95);
}

/* 🔥 BLOCURILE CU TEXT/IMAGINE */
.about-block {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  margin-bottom: 90px;
  gap: 50px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  border-radius: 24px;
  padding: 50px;
  background: rgba(18, 18, 18, 0.95);
  background-color: rgba(18, 18, 18, 0.95);
  box-shadow: 0 0 35px rgba(255, 94, 0, 0.08);
  border: 1px solid #1f1f1f;
  transition: transform 0.4s ease, box-shadow 0.4s ease;
}
.about-block:nth-child(even) {
  flex-direction: row-reverse;
}

.about-text {
  flex: 1;
  min-width: 280px;
}
.about-text .highlight {
  font-size: 26px;
  color: #ff5e00;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
  text-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(255, 94, 0, 0.4);
}
.about-text p {
  font-size: 19px;
  line-height: 1.75;
  color: #e0e0e0;
}

/* IMAGINE CU GLOW */
.about-image,
.about-image-2 {
  flex-shrink: 0;
  max-width: 340px;
  width: 100%;
  position: relative;
}
.about-image img,
.about-image-2 img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  border-radius: 16px;
  border: 3px solid #ff5e00;
  transition: transform 0.4s ease, box-shadow 0.4s ease;
  box-shadow: 0 0 25px rgba(255, 94, 0, 0.2);
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .about-block {
    flex-direction: column !important;
    text-align: center;
    padding: 30px 20px;
  }
  .about-text {
    text-align: center;
  }
  .about-text .highlight {
    font-size: 22px;
  }
  .about-text p {
    font-size: 16px;
  }
  .about-image img,
  .about-image-2 img {
    max-width: 95%;
    margin-top: 20px;
  }
}

/* 🎬 ANIMARE FADE-IN */
.fade-in {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(30px);
  animation: fadeInUp 1s ease forwards;
}
@keyframes fadeInUp {
  to {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0);
  }
}

/* 🔥 LINIE VERTICALĂ ANIMATĂ */
.vertical-line {
  position: absolute;
  left: 30px;
  top: 0;
  width: 4px;
  height: 100%;
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #ff5e00, transparent);
  animation: pulseLine 3s infinite ease-in-out;
  z-index: 1;
}
@keyframes pulseLine {
  0%, 100% {
    opacity: 0.2;
    transform: scaleY(1);
  }
  50% {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: scaleY(1.2);
  }
}

/* 🌌 PARTICULE GLOW */
.particles {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  overflow: hidden;
  z-index: 0;
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}
.particles li {
  position: absolute;
  display: block;
  width: 8px;
  height: 8px;
  background: rgba(255, 94, 0, 0.4);
  animation: float 20s linear infinite;
  bottom: -150px;
  border-radius: 50%;
}
.particles li:nth-child(1) {
  left: 20%;
  animation-delay: 0s;
  animation-duration: 14s;
}
.particles li:nth-child(2) {
  left: 50%;
  animation-delay: 3s;
  animation-duration: 18s;
}
.particles li:nth-child(3) {
  left: 70%;
  animation-delay: 5s;
  animation-duration: 12s;
}
.particles li:nth-child(4) {
  left: 90%;
  animation-delay: 7s;
  animation-duration: 16s;
}
.particles li:nth-child(5) {
  left: 30%;
  animation-delay: 2s;
  animation-duration: 20s;
}
@keyframes float {
  0% {
    transform: translateY(0) scale(1);
    opacity: 1;
  }
  100% {
    transform: translateY(-1000px) scale(0.5);
    opacity: 0;
  }
}