.waiting { background: var(--cream); }

.waiting__head { display: grid; gap: 14px; }
.waiting__title {
  /* Sized so "What's waiting" holds one line even on a 320px screen,
     without changing the type scale on wider screens. */
  font-size: min(var(--display-sm), 10vw);
  line-height: 0.96;          /* a little more air between the two lines */
  color: var(--ink);
}
.waiting__title span { display: block; }
.waiting__sub { max-width: 42ch; color: rgba(23,19,15,.75); }

.waiting__list {
  margin-top: clamp(36px, 6vw, 64px);
  border-top: 2px solid var(--ink);
}
.waiting__item { border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ink); }
.waiting__item-inner {
  padding-block: clamp(22px, 5vw, 30px);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: auto minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 18px 20px;
  align-items: baseline;
}
.waiting__num {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 7vw, 2.4rem);
  color: var(--red);
  line-height: 1;
}
.waiting__item:nth-child(3n+2) .waiting__num { color: var(--orange); }
.waiting__item:nth-child(3n) .waiting__num { color: var(--gold); }

.waiting__name {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 7vw, 2.1rem);
  line-height: 1.02;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.waiting__desc {
  grid-column: 2;
  margin-top: 6px;
  max-width: 42ch;
  font-size: var(--step--1);
  color: rgba(23,19,15,.7);
}

@media (min-width: 900px) {
  /* The sub-line keeps its measure; the heading needs the full width to
     hold "What's waiting" on one line at desktop type sizes. */
  .waiting__sub { max-width: 52ch; }
  .waiting__list {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
    border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ink);
  }
  .waiting__item { border-bottom: 0; }
  .waiting__item:nth-child(odd) { border-right: 2px solid var(--ink); }
  .waiting__item:nth-child(n+3) { border-top: 2px solid var(--ink); }
  .waiting__item-inner { padding: 40px 48px; grid-template-columns: auto minmax(0,1fr); align-items: start; gap: 12px 24px; }
  .waiting__num { font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 3vw, 3rem); }
  .waiting__name { font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 3vw, 2.5rem); }
}