.center-cast {
  list-style: none;
  max-width: 800px;
  margin: 1.75rem auto;
  text-align: left;
}

.cast-link {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  justify-content: flex-start;
  gap: 16px;
  width: 100%;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: inherit; 
}

.cast-body {
  max-width: 680px;
}

.cast-desc {
  margin-top: 6px;
  line-height: 1.4;
}

.cast-thumb {
  width: 86px;
  height: 86px;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: 8px;
  border: 3px solid #00ffff;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  box-shadow:
    0 0 4px #00ffff,
    0 0 8px #00ffff,
    0 0 16px #ff66cc,
    0 0 24px #ff66cc;
  transition: box-shadow 0.3s ease-in-out, transform 0.3s ease-in-out;
}

.cast-thumb:hover {
  box-shadow:
    0 0 8px #00ffff,
    0 0 12px #00ffff,
    0 0 24px #ff66cc,
    0 0 32px #ff66cc;
  transform: scale(1.02);
}

.actor-title {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.4px;
  color: var(--cyan);
  text-decoration: none;
  text-shadow:
    0 0 3px var(--cyan),
    0 0 6px rgba(255, 102, 204, 0.45);
  transition:
    color 0.2s ease,
    text-shadow 0.2s ease,
    transform 0.2s ease;
}

.actor-title {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.4px;
  color: #00ffff; 
  text-decoration: none;
  text-shadow:
    0 0 3px #ff00aa,
    0 0 6px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);
  transition:
    color 0.2s ease,
    text-shadow 0.2s ease,
    transform 0.2s ease;
}

.actor-title::after {
  content: attr(data-text);
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  color: #ffffff;
  opacity: 0.1;
  transform: translateX(1.2px);
  pointer-events: none;
  filter: blur(1px); 
  mix-blend-mode: lighten;
  transition:
    opacity 0.2s ease,
    transform 0.2s ease,
    filter 0.2s ease;
}

.actor-title:hover {
  color: #ffffff;
  text-shadow:
    0 0 6px #ff66cc,
    0 0 12px #00ffff;
  transform: translateY(-1.5px);
}

.actor-title:hover::after {
  opacity: 0.25;
  transform: translateX(2px);
  filter: blur(1.5px);
}