Melted Identity Flame

Ultra-realistic cinematic portrait, 4:5 ratio — a young man facing directly forward in a centered composition, neutral expression, wearing a simple textured beige t-shirt; the top half of his face completely covered by a large melted candle, thick golden wax dripping down over eyes, nose, and cheeks with realistic flow and texture; a bright flame burning at the top center of the candle, casting warm orange glow and dramatic highlights on the lower face; dark black background, moody low-key lighting, high contrast, sharp skin detail, shallow depth of field, hyper-realistic wax texture, maintain exact facial features from reference images