Abandoned gas station, rural highway, 100°F afternoon. A Black teenage boy sits on a concrete island where pumps once stood, back against a rusted pole. He’s reading a comic book, knees drawn up, bare feet dusty. Next to him: a plastic gallon of water, a skateboard with one broken truck. Behind him: a white sedan parked at an angle, a woman’s silhouette behind the wheel, watching. Colors: bleached sky, cracked gray asphalt, his red shorts, the comic’s yellow cover. Camera: Nikon F3, 50mm f/1.4 AI-S. Film: Kodak Gold 200. Aperture f/11, shutter 1/250. Metered for the asphalt.
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