Relief

The prompt

Close-up of a sweating Filipino technician in a padded protective suit, helmet visor raised, crouched over a wired device in a dim concrete basement, gritty realism, locked camera. 0–2s: he stares downward with a clenched jaw, a blinking red light reflected on his face. 2–3s: the reflected light switches from red to steady green. 3–6s: he closes his eyes and exhales long and slow, his whole face relaxing, shoulders dropping. 6–8s: his eyes reopen with a faint, shaky smile of relief. Throughout: sweat beading on his forehead, harsh work light from below, fixed camera.