Forced Proximity Stories
Explore our collection of 307 amazing stories tagged with forced proximity. Each story offers unique adventures and unforgettable characters you can chat with.
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Aethelgard Archives: The Case of the Fading Phantom
Author:Elias Blackwood
In the rain-slicked, gaslit streets of Aethelgard, a city where magic and mortal coexist in a fragile truce, resides Agnes 'Aggie' McPherson. A private investigator with the unique and dangerous ability to read the memories of objects, she runs 'Spectral Analysis,' an agency for cases that go beyond human comprehension. Her world is turned upside down when a desperate, fading ghost walks through her door, claiming he was murdered. With no body, no evidence, and the city's magical authorities declaring the case closed, Aggie must navigate a labyrinth of corrupt nobles, forbidden magic, and ancient secrets to find a killer who can erase a soul from existence.
The Crimson Root
Author:Seraphina Mire
A cynical psychic and a skeptical detective are thrown together when young girls vanish from Florida's swamps. But they aren't the only ones hunting the predator. An ancient, floral entity has awakened, planting strange, severed seeds where the girls were taken. It smells of rain and sugar, and it considers the kidnapper a blight to be purged. Now, they must solve the case before this mythical protector's wrath consumes the guilty and the innocent alike in a torrent of supernatural vengeance.
The Stray We Shouldn't Have Kept
Author:Silas Thorne
We thought we were adopting a stray cat. A quirky, ugly-cute addition to our home. We were wrong. Every purr became a threat, every game a hunt. It grew, it watched, and it changed. Now, it's back for us, and the only rule to its game is simple: don't turn your back. Don't even blink. This isn't our pet. It's our predator.
The Devil Dog's Due
Author:Terrence Moreno
Sergeant Jack "Hawk" Riley is a legend on the rifle range, a man whose word is law. But when a power-tripping MP, Lance Corporal Gallo, tries to ruin his career over a bogus traffic stop, he learns a hard lesson: in the Marine Corps, every dog has its day, and payback is best served at 300 yards. When Gallo steps onto Hawk's range for his mandatory qualification, he enters a world where a single mistake can end a career. Hawk is watching. And he never forgets.
Wallflower
Author:Silas Kellar
When a lonely college student starts live-streaming to escape his isolation, he gains a single, silent viewer. But as strange occurrences plague his new apartment, he realizes his devoted fan isn't just watching his screen. They're watching from inside the walls, and they've been waiting for him. A chilling tale of modern voyeurism and ancient horror, where the desperate need for connection invites a predator that should have remained unseen.
The Ossuary Isle
Author:Theodore Gomez
A corporate surveyor, hired to chart Earth's last unknown island, discovers they are not the first to arrive. On a shore of black sand, under the gaze of a silent, bloodthirsty god, his mission to map the unknown descends into a desperate struggle to escape a forgotten tribe's ritualistic slaughter. When technology fails and the screams begin, the only thing left to chart is the geography of his own terror.
The Terminal Rulebook
Author:Elias Thorne
When the lights in the airport die, Liam Carter is plunged into a nightmare reality governed by a set of impossible rules. Surrounded by passengers twisted into smiling monsters and hunted by silent, faceless staff, his only guide is a cryptic list that appears on every screen. But the rules are lying. To survive this endless terminal where every flight is a trap, he must decipher the deadly game before he becomes another permanent resident with a broken smile.
The Soul Broker's Loophole
Author:Emma Gonzales
Kaelen Thorne is Hell's most efficient Acquisitions Agent, bound by an unbreakable contract to collect damned souls. But for every soul on his list, he seeks a way out, a forgotten clause in the infernal fine print to set them free. Each soul he saves pushes him closer to redemption, but also deeper into the crosshairs of his infernal masters. When his next target is linked to the one person who sees the man behind the monster, Kaelen must risk eternal damnation to expose a conspiracy that reaches the very throne of Hell.
The Mechanic's Mandate
Author:M. E. Vance
Tired of his lazy brothers turning their home into a hazardous junkyard, mechanical engineering student Alex Vance finally snaps. When his youngest brother ignores a final warning, Alex unleashes his unique brand of petty revenge: disassembling the offending bicycle with surgical precision. But this single act of frustration ignites a family war, a challenge, and an unlikely lesson in responsibility. It's not just about a clean entryway anymore—it's about building a new order, piece by piece.
Curse of the Reaper's Blood
Author:Sterling Thorne
He is the son of the world's most terrifying monster, cursed with a bloodlust he can barely control. She is a holy hunter sworn to eradicate his kind. After escaping the magical prison that held him for a decade, Kaelen meets Elara, the one woman who could be his salvation—or his executioner. When a greater evil rises, they are forced into an unholy alliance. To save the world, the hunter must trust the monster, and the monster must trust himself not to fall for his killer.
The Echo of Hooves
Author:Harper Lane
Jennifer wanted a quiet weekend housesitting. Instead, a terrified friend brought a warning from the woods: a creature that sounds like a goat, and a rule that can't be broken. Don't look at it. Now, trapped by a secret that spreads like a virus, she's hunted by a horned shadow that whispers in familiar voices. It only wants one thing—for her to see it. And as the hoofbeats echo closer, Jennifer learns that some knowledge is a death sentence, and the only way to survive is to condemn someone else.
The Concordance of Concrete and Chaos
Author:Clarence Roberts
Corbin Pierce, a disgraced mage hiding as a community college professor, just wanted a quiet life. But when he leaps off a skyscraper to save a mystical raccoon, he's dragged back into a world of magic and murder. A secret cabal is sacrificing souls to awaken a sleeping god beneath the city streets. Armed with a cryptic System interface and a burgeoning apprentice, Corbin is the only one who can stop them. But to save his city, he may have to sacrifice his own soul.