/* ── TRENDING BAR ─────────────────────────────────────────── */
.vt-trending-bar {
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0d1a35 0%, #0B1120 100%);
    border-top: 2px solid #E30613;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.06);
    overflow: hidden;
    margin-bottom: 0;
}
.vt-tb-inner {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    height: 54px;
    overflow: hidden;
}
.vt-tb-label {
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #B8000F, #E30613);
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 900;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: .1em;
    padding: 0 16px;
    height: 100%;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 6px;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    white-space: nowrap;
    box-shadow: 4px 0 16px rgba(227,6,19,.45);
    z-index: 1;
}
.vt-tb-label i {
    animation: vt-fire-pulse 1.5s ease-in-out infinite;
}
@keyframes vt-fire-pulse {
    0%, 100% { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1); }
    50%       { opacity: .5; transform: scale(.85); }
}
.vt-tb-scroller {
    flex: 1;
    overflow: hidden;
    height: 100%;
    position: relative;
    mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0%, #000 4%, #000 96%, transparent 100%);
    -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0%, #000 4%, #000 96%, transparent 100%);
}
.vt-tb-track {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    height: 100%;
    white-space: nowrap;
    animation: vt-tb-scroll 50s linear infinite;
    will-change: transform;
}
.vt-tb-track:hover { animation-play-state: paused; }
@keyframes vt-tb-scroll {
    0%   { transform: translateX(0); }
    100% { transform: translateX(-50%); }
}
.vt-tb-item {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 9px;
    padding: 0 24px;
    height: 100%;
    text-decoration: none !important;
    border-right: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.07);
    flex-shrink: 0;
    transition: background .2s;
}
.vt-tb-item:hover {
    background: rgba(227,6,19,.12);
    text-decoration: none !important;
}
.vt-tb-img {
    width: 40px;
    height: 32px;
    border-radius: 4px;
    overflow: hidden;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1);
}
.vt-tb-img img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    display: block;
    transition: transform .3s;
}
.vt-tb-item:hover .vt-tb-img img { transform: scale(1.08); }
.vt-tb-text {
    color: rgba(255,255,255,.78);
    font-size: 12.5px;
    font-weight: 600;
    max-width: 230px;
    overflow: hidden;
    text-overflow: ellipsis;
    white-space: nowrap;
    transition: color .2s;
}
.vt-tb-item:hover .vt-tb-text { color: #fff; }
.vt-tb-views {
    font-size: 10.5px;
    color: #00A651;
    font-weight: 700;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 3px;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    opacity: .9;
}