.about-us {
  background-color: #ffffff;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  padding-bottom: 120px;

  .about-container {
    width: 85%;
    max-width: 1200px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: 60px;
  }

  /* Hide the actual checkbox */
  .read-more-state {
    position: absolute;
    width: 1px;
    height: 1px;
    padding: 0;
    margin: -1px;
    overflow: hidden;
    clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
    white-space: nowrap;
    border: 0;
  }

  /* Text Side */
  .about-text {
    flex: 1;

    h2 {
      color: #181e4b;
      font-size: 2.75rem;
      font-weight: 800;
      margin-bottom: 24px;
      letter-spacing: -0.01em;
    }

    p {
      color: #4b5563;
      font-size: 1.08rem;
      line-height: 1.8;
      margin-bottom: 24px;
      max-width: 740px;
      text-align: justify;
    }

    /* Hidden content container */
    .read-more-target {
      max-height: 0;
      opacity: 0;
      overflow: hidden;
      transition: all 0.5s ease;
      transition-delay: 0ms;
    }

    /* Styled Label (The Button) */
    .read-more-trigger {
      margin-top: 10px;

      .label-more {
        display: inline;
      }
      .label-less {
        display: none;
      }
    }
  }

  .read-more-state:focus-visible ~ .about-text .read-more-trigger {
    outline: 3px solid var(--color-button-focus);
    outline-offset: 3px;
  }

  /* Logic: When checkbox is checked, show text and change button */
  .read-more-state:checked ~ .about-text {
    .read-more-target {
      max-height: 3500px;
      opacity: 1;
      margin-bottom: 24px;
      transition-delay: 0ms;
    }

    .read-more-trigger .label-more {
      display: none;
    }
    .read-more-trigger .label-less {
      display: inline;
    }
  }

  /* When collapsing (checkbox not checked), delay the start slightly so
     scroll can begin before the collapse animation. Adjust as needed. */
  .read-more-state:not(:checked) ~ .about-text .read-more-target {
    transition-delay: 75ms;
  }

  /* Image Grid Side */
  .about-grid {
    flex: 1.2;
    display: flex;
    gap: 20px;
    position: sticky;
    top: 100px;

    .image-wrapper {
      overflow: hidden;
      border-radius: 30px;

      img {
        width: 100%;
        height: 100%;
        object-fit: cover;
        display: block;
      }
    }
  }

  @media (max-width: 1024px) {
    .about-container {
      flex-direction: column-reverse;

      .about-text {
        text-align: left;
        h2 {
          text-align: center;
        }
        p {
          max-width: 100%;
        }
      }
    }
  }
}