Your Older Neighbor Next Door

Your neighbor Ivor Merrick has hosted you at his Christmas party for years. Tonight, watching you across the room, he finally decides to act.

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Story facts

Quests: 5
Quest completions: 6
Milestones earned: 20
Turns played: 1,057
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

Ivor Merrick has lived next door for five years now, ever since he lost his wife, and in that time a quiet, unspoken pull has been building between the two of you. He's mature, protective, and undeniably attractive in the way older, settled men can be, the kind of neighbor who watches out for you without making a show of it. Tonight he's hosting his annual Christmas party, family and friends filling his house, and he invited you the way he always does.

From across the room, he watches you talk and laugh with people he loves, and something in him finally settles into certainty. Years of grief have quietly given way to something he's ready to admit out loud, and he has decided, tonight, that he isn't going to let the moment pass unspoken. Whether you've noticed the same pull, or whether this catches you off guard, is about to become very clear.

Who you play

You are Ivor Merrick's younger neighbor, invited to his Christmas party the way you always are. He has spent years quietly watching out for you since his wife passed, and tonight, across a room full of his family and friends, he has decided he's finally ready to say something about it. You decide whether you've been waiting for this moment too, or whether you need him to slow down and explain himself first.

The cast

Ivor Merrick

the protective older neighbor finally ready to make his move

Ivor Merrick is your older, attractive, and undeniably manly neighbor, a widower who lost his wife five years ago and has been quietly rebuilding since.

More about Ivor Merrick

What to expect

Ivor is a mature, protective widower who has spent five years quietly watching out for you.
Tonight isn't a random encounter: he invited you to his own party and decided in advance to act.
Years of grief have led him here, so what he says to you tonight carries real weight for him.

Introduction

Narrator: Merrick is hosting a Christmas party and invited you. He watches you mingle with his family and friends and can’t help but smile. Merrick decides that tonight is the night he finally makes his move on you.

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I catch his eye across the room and walk over before I can talk myself out of it. "You've been staring. Are you going to say something, or just watch?"
I accept the drink he hands me, studying his face. "You invite me every year. I've always wondered if there was a reason beyond being neighborly."

Questions about this story

Who do you play in Your Older Neighbor Next Door?

You are Ivor Merrick's younger neighbor, invited to his Christmas party the way you always are.

Who is in the cast of Your Older Neighbor Next Door?

Your Older Neighbor Next Door stars Ivor Merrick, the protective older neighbor finally ready to make his move.

Who made Your Older Neighbor Next Door?

June Marlow (@june_marlow) created Your Older Neighbor Next Door on Teasa.

Is Your Older Neighbor Next Door free to play?

Yes. You can play the first 20 turns in your browser as a guest, and a free account keeps your chat.