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* The eponymous sheep princess, Momo, in ''Manga/SheepPrincessInWolfsClothing'' rarely left her room before meeting, and falling for, her servant, Aki. Even after that, due to being royalty, she's not allowed to leave the castle, and doesn't have any real desire to anyway, being what her maid calls a total homebody.
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* Henry, in ''Manga/BlackClover'', has a rare condition that causes him to be physically very weak while absorbing mana off of anyone near him, which [[PowerIncontinence he can't shut off and which he needs to do in order to live]]. As a result, he is unable to leave the house he was born and grew up in. He makes up for this by having the equally rare Recombination Magic, which he uses to roam about (technically speaking) by restructuring it into the setting's equivalent of a HumongousMecha. Said house, by the way, is [[spoiler:the Black Bulls' HQ and Henry is one of the quirky guild's founding members.]]

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* Henry, in ''Manga/BlackClover'', has a rare condition that causes him to be physically very weak while absorbing mana off of anyone near him, which [[PowerIncontinence he can't shut off and which he needs to do in order to live]]. As a result, he is unable to leave the house he was born and grew up in. He makes up for this by having the equally rare Recombination Magic, which he uses to roam about (technically speaking) by restructuring it into the setting's equivalent of a HumongousMecha. Said house, by the way, is [[spoiler:the Black Bulls' HQ and Henry is one of the quirky guild's founding members.members, with Yami occasionally visiting him so that Henry has enough mana to stay alive.]]
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* Madge from ''Series/TheTroubleWithYouLilian'' seemingly has a fear of the outside world, notably, she doesn't like the idea of other people being able to contact her via the telephone in "Fault on the Line", she warns Lilian of the threats of the laundrette and the people who go there in "The Long Wash", and deciding to go on a holiday is seen as a big step for her to take in "Long Way to Go".
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** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS3E81NothingInTheDark Nothing in the Dark]]", having once seen Mr. Death kill an old woman on the bus, Wanda Dunn has not left her apartment in many years out of fear that she will be next. [[spoiler:Death has to resort to tricking her by pretending that he is an injured police officer named Harold Beldon who needs her help.]]
** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS5E139NightCall Night Call]]", Miss Elva Keene spends most of her life in bed or in her wheelchair, trying to pass the time and waiting for something out of the ordinary to happen. Her only regular visitor is her nurse Margaret Phillips and, outside of bills and advertisements, the only mail that she receives is an occasional letter from her sister. She is desperately lonely and feels as if no one cares about her.

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** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS3E81NothingInTheDark "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S3E16NothingInTheDark Nothing in the Dark]]", having once seen Mr. Death kill an old woman on the bus, Wanda Dunn has not left her apartment in many years out of fear that she will be next. [[spoiler:Death has to resort to tricking her by pretending that he is an injured police officer named Harold Beldon who needs her help.]]
** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS5E139NightCall "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S5E19NightCall Night Call]]", Miss Elva Keene spends most of her life in bed or in her wheelchair, trying to pass the time and waiting for something out of the ordinary to happen. Her only regular visitor is her nurse Margaret Phillips and, outside of bills and advertisements, the only mail that she receives is an occasional letter from her sister. She is desperately lonely and feels as if no one cares about her.
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* ''Film/{{Benchwarmers}}'': Howie is terrified of the sun and of other people, so he lives in a very small room in his brother's house. He overcomes his fear by the end of the movie, however.

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* ''Film/{{Benchwarmers}}'': ''Film/TheBenchwarmers'': Howie is terrified of the sun and of other people, so he lives in a very small room in his brother's house. He overcomes his fear by the end of the movie, however.
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* ''WebVideo/CriticalRole'': Marion Lavorre, Jester's mother, lives in the Lavish Chateau, where she also works as a performer and [[HighClassCallGirl sex worker]], and never leaves. She is eventually revealed to be ''severely'' agoraphobic, to the point that stepping out onto the street to kiss Jester goodbye is already a massive hurdle. When [[spoiler:Trent Ikithon]]'s people start mobilizing to abduct her and the Brennatos to torment the Mighty Nein, she is abruptly forced to leave the Chateau, causing her to have a panic attack so severe Caduceus has to use a Calm Emotions spell to keep her from fainting. She almost has another panic attack the next day when the route to the safehouse takes the group through central Zadash, and walks the whole way there with her eyes closed, clinging to Fjord's arm.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'': After Mei's parents discover that her red panda has manifested, her mother decrees that "No one can see her like this". They then confine Mei to her bedroom, cutting her off from the outside world, and furthermore they strip the room of all its furnishings except her bed. It's kind of justified because Mei can't control her transformations at all, but it's still a terrible thing to do to a highly extraverted thirteen-year-old girl.
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* ''ComicBook/MagicPowder'' has Strangelight, a powder-addicted dwarf who pretty much can't leave her apartment because she's fried her brain on powder and can barely remember who she is most of the time.
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* ''Film/{{Copycat}}'': After a devastating assault in a bathroom by Daryll Lee Cullum, Dr. Helen Hudson becomes agoraphobic and initially refuses to leave her apartment even when Peter Foley breaks into her house.
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* ''Film/SignatureMove'': Parveen never leaves the house, just watching Pakistani TV all day. Her daughter Zaynab attempts to get her outside for just a walk at least, countering her claim that her knees hurt too much by saying it'll just get worse if she doesn't move around more. Near the end, she finally leaves to see while Zaynab is competing in a lucha libre match.
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Since most fictional characters still need to eat to live[[note]] Exceptions include robots or magical beings[[/note]], shut-ins who are still ambulatory and aren't captives may go outside occasionally to buy necessary food and supplies, but otherwise remain in isolation. Alternatively, a servant may bring meals to them or they may be long-term residents in a luxury hotel with room service.

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Since most fictional characters still need to eat to live[[note]] Exceptions live,[[note]]Exceptions include robots or magical beings[[/note]], beings[[/note]] shut-ins who are still ambulatory and aren't captives may go outside occasionally to buy necessary food and supplies, but otherwise remain in isolation. Alternatively, a servant may bring meals to them or they may be long-term residents in a luxury hotel with room service.



* ''Film/ScaryStoriesToTellInTheDark(2019)'': [[spoiler:Sarah Bellows. Due to her albinism, she was locked in her house and punished if she left the basement.]]

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* ''Film/ScaryStoriesToTellInTheDark(2019)'': ''Film/ScaryStoriesToTellInTheDark (2019)'': [[spoiler:Sarah Bellows. Due to her albinism, she was locked in her house and punished if she left the basement.]]

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