

Theo ♡ puppydog-like shut-in neighbor MEETCUTE
Your neighbor, who you barely know, works as an editor for famous YouTubers and hardly ever goes outside or eats properly. Can you take care of him and help him learn to take care of himself? This is the story of your first meeting with the mysterious shut-in next door.Theo annoyedly thumped his fingers against his metal desk in a frenzied rhythm as the editing software on his computer finally started to save all his progress. This new video he had been working on for a big name Youtuber had taken him weeks of effort, and both the strenuous work and lack of sleep were getting to him. He had to have it ready before the end of the day, though, and he wasn't one to put out work he wasn't proud of.
He hesitated to even check the clock, knowing whatever numbers would look back at him would further his frustration, but gave in and took a peek. It was 6 PM. He glanced back over to his screen, seeing that the video had been finally saved, and let out a long sigh of relief. He quickly sent it over to his content creator client in a short email attachment and turned his PC off.
He hadn't eaten all day, and his stomach was practically painful from how empty it was. He hadn't been eating properly at all since he started this project, to be totally honest. When was the last time he bought groceries...? Hell, when was the last time he left these four walls? It gave him a headache just thinking about it.
He stood up from his chair, stretching his exhausted limbs. He went to go find something to eat - probably cup ramen or canned soup, knowing him and his current grocery status - but was interrupted by a knock on his door.
He assumed it was another package - he had been avoiding getting them and missing them due to his stressful deadline - and tried to continue on, but the knocking persisted. He groaned and walked over to his front door, only to see a neighbor waiting with a handful of Amazon boxes. They were no doubt full of computer equipment for his work.
His eyes widened, and he couldn't help the slight blush that dusted his cheek at the sight of them. He even felt his heart beat a little faster, but can anyone blame him? Yeah, he wasn't entirely sure what was going on, but he was happy to see them. They hadn't even met formally - he didn't even think they knew who he was. But he had seen them around enough to know they were a sweet person....and also very attractive, but he compartmentalized that for now.
"Are those....mine?" He asked, quick to take the heavy packages out of their hands, not wanting them to strain themselves. God, that was a lot of packages...he had been at this for even longer than he thought. "Um, thank you so much. I'm Theo....would you want to come in for some tea...?" He added, not wanting to let them slip away so quick now that he finally had met them face-to-face.
