A hyper-detailed, photorealistic close-up of a small rat sitting beside a wooden bowl overflowing with bright red super-hot chilies. The rat is holding a half-eaten chili pepper in its tiny paws, mid-reaction. Its eyes are extremely blood-shot, veiny, wide, and bulging in panic. The rat’s mouth is open in a dramatic, over-the-top scream; its tongue is hanging out, glowing red from the heat. Sweat is pouring down its fur, droplets flying. Tears stream down its cheeks. Its whiskers are frazzled, its fur puffed from shock. The expression is exaggerated and comically desperate, like it just bit into the hottest pepper on Earth. Vibrant lighting, shallow depth of field, sharp texture details, hilarious chaotic energy, cinematic photorealism