.carousel {
    width: 100%;
    overflow: hidden;
}
.slide {
    width: 100%;
}
.grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 20px;
    background-color: #000;
}
.story-text {
    padding: 3em;
    color: #fff;
}
.feature-img {
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    width: 100%;
    aspect-ratio: 5 / 3; /* modern browsers */
}
@media (max-width: 1024px) {
    .grid {
        grid-template-columns: auto;
        gap: 0;
    }
    .story-text {
        order: 2; /* text goes second */
        padding: 1em 1em 3em;
        min-height: 300px;
    }
    .feature-img {
        order: 1; /* image goes first */
    }
}
.swiper-pagination {
    bottom: 1.5em !important;
}
.swiper-pagination-bullet {
    width: 50px;
    height: 8px;
    border-radius: 0px;
    border: 1px solid #000;
    margin: 0 0.5em !important;
    background: #fff;
    opacity: 0.75;
    transition: opacity 0.3s;
}
.swiper-pagination-bullet-active {
    opacity: 1;
    background: #ffb300; /* accent color */
}