Warm mood in blue

Initial idea : Can I make a warm blue space?
Purpose : to deliver ironical message which can out-win the stereotypical image of colors.

I just did a simple test do I really make a warm feeling with warm? Warm object + cool color = ? Will I feel warm from the image?

First, I draw a hot cup with blue, and to show that this is hot, I added a steam above the cup. Second, only cup is too weak to deliver the feeling, to give more information, I added a girl wearing winter clothes. She is holding the cup with two hands.

Problems

The purpose is to get rid of stereotype on color, ironically, It started from that Blue arouse a cool mood which is the most conventional idea.
The girl is not a warm object. Actually, she is in a cold place, thus she is wearing the thick clothes.
In this image, color is not a primary element which arouses the emotion. Even though If I see the image in black and white, I would feel this is a hot cup and she is now feeling warm by the hints such as a stem, winter clothes and her pose.
Perceiving this image if it is warm or not is the audience’s subjective choices. - it would be possible to deliver my intended emotion?

Challenges

How can I change the stereotypical image and meaning on color? In my graphic which elements are recognized (I mean not abstract thing)
Because of cues in the image, such as character’s pose, face and steam, colors are not in the the priority when sending out the mood to the audience.