Grainy high-ISO stock, slight color shift toward green. A local mechanic stands in his overgrown backyard at noon, working on a rusted lawnmower. His posture relaxed, clothes dusty, the entire scene quiet. Behind him, perfectly arranged black-and-white chevron patterns appear on the ground between blades of grass, vanishing whenever he moves. A dog stares at him without blinking from the porch, casting a shadow in the wrong direction. The moment stays small and mundane yet feels infected by something unseen.

blurry, ugly, bad,