A Snug Little Cable Jungle

Creeping across the floorboards... tick, tack, tick. The TV screen went dark, and behind its low wooden console, I spotted a glowing red standby light. Freeze. Stare! A nest of thick, rubbery black cords dropped straight down the back into the shadows. Jump! I wedged myself into the narrow gap, wrapping my long arms around the bundle of cables like a cozy tree trunk. One paw tapped a plastic power strip, and click—a tiny green light blinked on beside the red one. We were tucked away in our secret dark forest together, perfectly still, perfectly squeezed!