src/scss/_card.scss

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 }
 
 .card {
+  --layout-link-color-hover: var(--card-link-color-hover, var(--fg-300));
   --this-padding: min(var(--card-body-container-padding, clamp(0.75rem, 3.25cqw, 1.25rem)), 16px);
   position: relative;
   border-radius: var(--layout-border-radius-small);
@@ -337,12 +338,6 @@
     color: var(--fg-600);
     font-style: italic;
     letter-spacing: 0.03em;
-
-    a {
-      &:hover {
-        color: var(--layout-link-hover);
-      }
-    }
   }
 
   &__link-list {

src/scss/_footer.scss

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 .footer {
+  --layout-link-color-hover: var(--footer-link-color-hover, var(--fg-300));
   position: relative;
   color: var(--fg-700);
   font-size: 12px;

src/scss/_post.scss

@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
   }
 
   &__meta {
+    --layout-link-color-hover: var(--post-meta-link-color-hover, var(--fg-300));
     display: flex;
     gap: .5rem 1.5rem;
     flex-wrap: wrap;

src/scss/comments.scss

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 @import 'common/_variables';
 
 .comment-section {
+  --layout-link-color-hover: var(--comment-link-color-hover, var(--fg-300));
   margin-top: 40px;
 
   blockquote a[href^="#paragraph-"] {
@@ -607,21 +608,6 @@
     }
   }
 
-  &__actions {
-    display: flex;
-    align-items: center;
-    gap: 6px; // Accounts for bullet separator
-
-    button {
-      color: inherit;
-      font-size: inherit;
-
-      &:hover {
-        color: var(--layout-link-hover);
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
   &__footer {
     display: flex;
     align-items: flex-end;