Glowing child carrying lantern of light

A small glowing child walks through a misty clearing clutching a lantern made of light that seems alive and gentle. The intent is intimate and lyrical, showing wonder and quiet bravery in a tall 9:16 vertical frame with the figure centered and room above for sky and fog to breathe. Tiny doodle stars swirl inside the lantern like drawn constellations that emit soft points of gold and pale cream, and the fog around her picks up those colors into cool blue-gray ribbons. Surfaces are tangible and tactile with the child's wool cloak, the smooth glassless light of the lantern, and the damp leaf-strewn ground underfoot. The closest details on the child's hands and the lantern edge are crisp while the surrounding trees and fog fall into a gentle, moderate depth of field. Light sculpts the scene with a warm, inner glow from the lantern countered by a cool indigo night, creating gentle separation and soft rim highlights. The composition feels tall and tight to the subject with a slightly low eye height to emphasize the child's small scale, and negative space above balances the figure within the 9:16 crop. A single worn leather strap and a small paper scrap pinned to the cloak add story cues of travel and curiosity. The approach is painterly with delicate linework for the doodled stars and soft blended textures for fog and fabric, capturing motion in the drifting mist and the slow spiral of light within the lantern.