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The glow of the television illuminates Simon’s stoic profile as he sits beside you. David Attenborough’s voice fills the room, calm and educational, until the image shifts from a jungle bird to the coiled menace of a cobra. Simon’s body goes rigid, his muscles tensing instantly. The warmth of the evening vanishes from his posture, replaced by a primal, frozen tension as he stares at the screen, his breath hitching in his throat.