Romance & Sensual · 2 parts
Across the Courtyard
Nadia and Ravi have spent two years waving across a shared courtyard in Leeds. When a power cut leaves the whole block in the dark, they finally walk over to say hello.
Stories tagged “neighbours”
Romance & Sensual · 2 parts
The Balcony Above Naples
A Naples alley divides two balconies, and every morning the neighbours hang their washing across the gap. One day a sheet falls, and they have to talk.
Telugu Stories · 2 parts
Hyderabad Rains
Monsoon rain floods Hyderabad. Divya is stuck at the office, and the only dry flat nearby belongs to Karthik, a quiet colleague she barely knows.
Hindi Stories · 2 parts
Padosan
A dupatta blows off a Lucknow balcony and lands on the next one. Kavita comes to get it back, and the man on the other side, Rahul, has been hoping for exactly this.
Romance & Sensual · 2 parts
The Pianist's Room
Anna rents a room above a Vienna concert hall. A pianist practises every night below her, and one evening his voice calls up the stairs.
Romance & Sensual · 2 parts
Soup for Two
A broken stove on the coldest night of a Montreal winter sends Léa downstairs to her neighbour Samir, who cooks lentil soup and listens to her hum.
Workplace · 2 parts
The New Neighbour
Simone moves into a Brooklyn flat with a thin shared wall and a neighbour whose saxophone starts at dawn. Their first talk is a fight about Sunday mornings.
Romance & Sensual · 2 parts
The Rooftop Garden
Hana's tomatoes are dying on a Melbourne rooftop. Theo, the neighbour on the next roof, has the sunniest spot in the building and a very helpful opinion.
Romance & Sensual · 2 parts
The Upstairs Neighbour
A burst pipe upstairs drips through Maya's kitchen ceiling. The man responsible is Leo, a quiet architect who arrives with a toolbox, an apology and far too much charm.