Glowing Child With Balloon Animal at Night

A small glowing child walks across a real city street at night, holding a line-art balloon animal on a slender string with a quiet, curious stride that reads as wonder and calm. The scene aims for gentle wonder and believable presence with a vertical 9:16 crop that keeps the child full-body and centered while leaving negative space above for sky and below for reflective pavement. Surfaces include the smooth, damp asphalt, the glossy neon-painted balloon lines, and the soft fabric of the child's coat for tactile contrast. The nearest forms resolve crisp first, with moderate depth into blurred storefronts and a distant glow for layering and scale. Light sculpts the figures with a soft halo from the balloon and a warmer edge from street reflections so that the yellow, teal, and deep cyan hues mingle with a cool navy background. Framing is a medium-tight vertical feel from eye level to slightly low angle that emphasizes height and elongation in the 9:16 frame and allows the balloon string to read uninterrupted to the top edge. A single small prop, the glowing string, anchors the story and connects child to sky. Render as a painterly-real mixed medium with delicate line-art glow and subtle photographic realism. A hint of motion in the coat hem and a faint splash of reflected light on wet pavement convey slow forward movement.