Perch at the Peak

I scrambled straight up the side of the tall bookshelf, using a stack of hardcovers and a trailing floor lamp cord as my springboard. Sticking the landing on the crown molding was clean—not even a wobble. From up here, the entire living room unfolds below like a wide-open terrain. The warm ceiling light hits the polished floor, and every couch cushion looks like an obstacle course waiting to be tackled. Perfect vantage point to survey the sector before calling it a night.