.profile-panel {
    display: flex;
    width: 1050px;
    min-height: 500px;
    margin: 5rem auto;
    background: var(--bg-panel);
    /*background: rgba(20, 20, 20, 0.95);*/
    border: 0.1rem solid #7a5d34;
    box-shadow: 0 0 25px #ff161688;
    border-radius: 8px;
    color: #e0e0e0;
    font-family: 'Caudex', serif;
    overflow: hidden;
    /* height is determined by tallest child */
    align-items: stretch; /* ensures .profile-sidebar matches .profile-content height */
  }
  
  .profile-sidebar {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
    /* Remove any forced width or height */
  }
  
  .profile-sidebar img {
    max-width: 90%;
    max-height: 90%;
    border-radius: 6px;
    box-shadow: 0 0 15px #000;
  }
  
  .profile-content {
    flex-grow: 1;
    padding: 2.8rem;
    font-size: 1.3rem;
    text-align: left; /* <<< ADD THIS */
    animation: fadeInText 0.5s ease-out forwards;
    opacity: 0; /* start transparent */
  }
  .profile-content li,
.profile-quote {
  opacity: 0;
  animation: fadeInText 0.9s ease-out forwards;
}

.profile-content li:nth-child(1) { animation-delay: 0.1s; }
.profile-content li:nth-child(2) { animation-delay: 0.2s; }
.profile-content li:nth-child(3) { animation-delay: 0.3s; }
.profile-content li:nth-child(4) { animation-delay: 0.4s; }
.profile-content li:nth-child(5) { animation-delay: 0.5s; }
.profile-content li:nth-child(6) { animation-delay: 0.6s; }
.profile-content li:nth-child(7) { animation-delay: 0.7s; }
.profile-content li:nth-child(8) { animation-delay: 0.8s; }
/* ... and so on */
.profile-quote { animation-delay: 0.9s; }
  
  .profile-content h2 {
    font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
    font-size: 2.5rem;
    color: #ffd27f;
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
    text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9), 
                 0 0 15px rgba(255, 200, 100, 0.7),
                 0 0 5px rgba(255, 200, 100, 0.9);
  }
  
  .profile-content ul {
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0;
    margin-bottom: 2rem;
  }
  
  .profile-content li {
    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
  }
  
  .profile-content strong {
    color: #c2a55f;
  }
  
  .profile-quote blockquote {
    border-left: 3px solid #6e5520;
    padding-left: 1rem;
    font-style: italic;
    color: #ccc;
  }