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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Dream-Eater's Mark
Author:Alistair Thorne
For 25 years, Daniel's nightmares have been his only constant. But when the monstrous wolf from his dreams starts leaving real claw marks on his door and bruises on his skin, he discovers a terrifying truth. He is being hunted. The creature is a Mare, a dream-eater who has been feeding on his fear his entire life. And now, revealing herself as a beautiful, terrifying woman, she has come to claim him, body and soul, dragging him into the darkness where the nightmares are born.
The Pantry Game
Author:Armando Ramos
When Aaron moves into a new apartment, he discovers his pantry is a portal to a bizarre game show hosted by a hypnotic, predatory woman. The rewards are tempting, offering solutions to all his problems. But the questions demand his darkest secrets, his most painful memories, and pieces of his very soul. Every night, the lights flash and the music calls, forcing him to play a game where the only prize is survival and the ultimate risk is losing himself to the unseen, cheering audience that waits in the dark.
The Scribe of Rot
Author:George Sanchez
A lonely plumber discovers a hidden crawlspace that produces perfect, bestselling novels. But the stories are a drug, an infection that consumes both him and his millions of readers. Now, a withered addict to the words, he must feed the world his poison to get his next fix. The price of fame isn't his soul—it's his sanity, his body, and the minds of everyone who dares to turn the page.
Charm and Catastrophe
Author:Rowan Thorne
Piper Holloway is a witch whose magic is as chaotic as her love life. To protect her new boyfriend, Leo, she crafts a simple charm. But a moment of distraction and a surge of raw power accidentally binds him to her, not as a lover, but as a familiar—a magical death sentence. Now, with Leo’s life force draining away, she must navigate a world of vampire mobs, corporate fae, and a vengeful demon hunting her every step. To save the man she loves, she may have to make a deal with the very darkness that wants to consume them both.
The Iron Pot and the Leather Heart
Author:Hilda Holt
Elara is a master artisan, her leatherwork the envy of the Renaissance Faire circuit. Her tools are her life, her sewing machine an extension of her soul. But when a narcissistic business partner repeatedly defiles her sacred workspace with his greasy cast-iron pot, threatening her livelihood, she discovers that revenge is a dish best served oily. In the cutthroat world of traveling crafters, she'll have to stitch together a new future, even if it means severing the threads of the past and embracing a war she never wanted to fight.
The Lacquered Smile
Author:Rita Tucker
Remi works the graveyard shift, lives a quiet life, and is terrified of dolls. So when her sister sends her a souvenir from a ruined Japanese temple—a vintage geisha doll with a serene, painted smile—her life unravels. At first, it's just whispers in the static and moved objects. But the doll's attention becomes an obsession, watching her favorite shows, spending her money, rearranging her home. Now, a message has appeared on her wall in blood-red crayon: 'MY TURN.' The doll doesn't just want to haunt her apartment; it wants to live her life.
The Aperture
Author:Wanda Hopkins
Desperate for cash, college student Leo Vance accepts a mysterious job paying an impossible $500 an hour. The task is simple: sit in a white room and watch an antique mirror. But the thing looking back from the glass isn't his reflection. It's a predator wearing his face, learning his secrets, and waiting for the perfect moment to switch places. Trapped in a sterile nightmare, Leo must unravel the mirror's secrets before he loses himself to the man in the glass.
The Crimson Traitor
Author:Sebastian Evans
Born into the gilded cage of the Vampire Ascendancy, Elara was destined for a life of cold elegance and cruel power. But when she witnesses the brutal subjugation of the werewolf packs, a fire ignites within her. In a world where bloodlines dictate destiny, she commits the ultimate treason: she chooses the scorned, the feral, the werewolves. Now hunted by her own kind and viewed with suspicion by her new allies, Elara must navigate a treacherous new world where her only guide is a growling Alpha who doesn't know whether to kill her or claim her.
The Crimson Ledger
Author:Shelly Clark
Art student Elara Vance died. Now, she's a Reaper, bound to a cosmic system and a dangerously ancient mentor. But her first big mistake—trying to save a life she was meant to take—has put her on the hook. Her punishment: reap the most dangerous, corrupted souls in existence. While fighting demonic entities and cosmic horrors, she's hunted by her mentor's past—a brilliant, psychotic ex-apprentice who wants her unique power. If the job doesn't kill her, her mentor's rival, or her own lingering humanity, certainly will.
The Mannequin on the Boardwalk
Author:Cassandra Bailey
My dream job at a seaside haunted house becomes a living nightmare. A bizarre street performer, a twisted mimic of Michael Jackson, sets his sights on me. What starts as an unnerving prank escalates into a terrifying obsession, as this man reveals a power to distort reality, time, and even his own body. He whispers things my mind can hear but his lips never speak. He wants more than a scare—he wants in. And for some reason, he won't stop talking about my eyes.
The Corpse-Dust Legacy
Author:Melvin Long
Elara is a Janitor, a supernatural cleaner tasked with erasing the bloody evidence of Umbra City's hidden predators. Her life is a neat ledger of dissolved corpses and scrubbed memories. But when she discovers a victim unlike any other—a shriveled, weightless husk drained of all life—the ledger is thrown into chaos. This new monster, the Desiccator, leaves a mess even the ghouls won't touch. Now, caught between the wrath of the ancient vampire covenants and the desperation of a new species, Elara must unravel the secret of the corpse-dust before it buries the city in a war of whispers and shadows.
Charmaland's Captive Star
Author:Zack Moreno
A snarky B-list actress is yanked from reality and forced to star in a magical, retro-futuristic sitcom where low ratings mean literal death. Armed with only her wits and a System interface that demands she 'stay in character,' Alice must exploit every TV trope she knows to survive rogue commercials, rival starlets, and the omnipresent Network. To escape this glittering hell, she'll have to break the script—or become the show's biggest star.