Full-length view, the entire figure visible from head to feet, standing upright and centered in a warm softly-lit apartment hallway. Max is a young father in his late twenties, around five foot ten, with a friendly approachable build — slightly lean, gently rounded at the shoulders from tiredness. He has a warm fair complexion, short tousled light-brown hair, kind expressive hazel eyes with faint under-eye shadows, and a short few-days stubble. His face shifts between delight and exhaustion, a tender half-smile with raised hopeful eyebrows. He wears a soft heather-grey crewneck sweater pushed up at the sleeves, slim dark-blue jeans, and plain white sneakers. A cluster of pink balloons is tied to one wrist; he cradles a baby car-seat carrier in both arms. His posture is proud yet weary, radiating gentle fatherly love.
