In literature, “contort” is a vivid verb that spans both the literal and the metaphorical, often invoking images of bodies and faces twisting under extreme conditions. Authors employ it to describe uncontrolled and sometimes violent physical movements—ranging from a sudden, convulsive distortion of a body [1] or a vessel’s erratic, almost frantic motion [2] to the deliberate, even humorous manipulation of one’s features for effect [3, 4]. The word also carries a broader metaphorical weight, suggesting the corruption or distortion of one’s inner thoughts or moral fiber [5], while simultaneously conveying a sense of transformation that is at once dynamic and unsettling [6, 7].