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HTML
<section class="hs-bru" aria-label="Hero">
  <div class="hs-bru-stack">
    <span class="hs-bru-num">001 / 042</span>
    <h2 class="hs-bru-h">
      THE WEB
      <em>WAS NEVER</em>
      MEANT TO
      <span class="hs-bru-mark">LOOK SAFE.</span>
    </h2>
    <p class="hs-bru-p">A design studio for brands that would rather be remembered than liked.</p>
    <div class="hs-bru-row">
      <a class="hs-bru-cta hs-bru-cta-pri" href="#work">[ WORK ]</a>
      <a class="hs-bru-cta" href="#talk">[ EMAIL ]</a>
    </div>
  </div>
</section>
CSS
.hs-bru {
  display: grid; place-items: center;
  width: 100%; min-height: 480px;
  padding: clamp(28px, 5vw, 64px) clamp(20px, 5vw, 56px);
  background: #0a0a0a;
  font-family: 'Inter', system-ui, sans-serif;
  color: #ffffff;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}
.hs-bru-stack { max-width: 760px; }
.hs-bru-num {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  background: #ff5e1a; color: #0a0a0a;
  padding: 4px 10px;
  margin-bottom: 22px;
}
.hs-bru-h {
  margin: 0 0 22px;
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(40px, 7vw, 84px); font-weight: 900;
  line-height: 0.92; letter-spacing: -0.04em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.hs-bru-h em { color: #c4f048; font-style: italic; display: inline; }
.hs-bru-mark {
  display: inline-block; background: #ff5e1a; color: #0a0a0a;
  padding: 0 12px; transform: rotate(-1deg);
}
.hs-bru-p {
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.55;
  color: #a8a8a8; margin: 0 0 26px; max-width: 480px;
  border-top: 2px solid #ff5e1a; padding-top: 14px;
}
.hs-bru-row { display: flex; gap: 14px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.hs-bru-cta {
  display: inline-block; padding: 12px 18px;
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-decoration: none;
  background: transparent; color: #fff;
  border: 2px solid #fff;
  transition: background 0.12s, color 0.12s;
}
.hs-bru-cta:hover { background: #fff; color: #0a0a0a; }
.hs-bru-cta-pri { background: #ff5e1a; color: #0a0a0a; border-color: #ff5e1a; }
.hs-bru-cta-pri:hover { background: #c4f048; border-color: #c4f048; color: #0a0a0a; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .hs-bru-cta { transition: none; } }