Did you know there’s a painting that survived hundreds of house fires… but burned everything else around it?” Scene: A charred Victorian-era living room at twilight, heavy dense fog creeping in through shattered windows. In the center, a gilded portrait of a crying little boy sits untouched on a blackened mantle—its eyes glowing faint neon teal. Surrounding the painting are ghostly silhouettes of flames reflected in cracked mirrors. Style: dark cartoon-noir aesthetic, heavy shadows, glowing highlights on the portrait frame, muted tones of ash-grey and burnt umber with neon teal and deep crimson accents, slight distortion in the boy’s face (elongated tear streams, overly large eyes), vintage film overlay, VHS grain & slight blur, cinematic lighting. Vertical 9:16, 4K digital painting, highly detailed.