#new headcanon acquired: gepetto hit him before making him sit for this portrait and the painter couldn‘t do shit about it

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Okay but like

Why haven‘t I seen anybody talk about how uneven the red is on his cheeks? And he looks like he‘s about to cry? I‘m connecting the dots, and it‘s unpleasant.

EDIT BECAUSE HOLY SHIT THIS STILL HAUNTS ME: The job of painters usually is also to make someone look better than they actually do, meaning this being shown was a deliberate choice. It‘s not just that Gepetto hit him. It‘s that he chose to show it, too. What the hell

#lies of p #carlo #new headcanon acquired: gepetto hit him before making him sit for this portrait and the painter couldn‘t do shit about it #all the whump for you guys #lies of p carlo #ah so it‘s stewing-in-misery saturday how wonderful