Forced Proximity Stories
Explore our collection of 303 amazing stories tagged with forced proximity. Each story offers unique adventures and unforgettable characters you can chat with.
The Stillness Protocol
Author:Vicki Neal
They promised a digital detox, a return to inner peace. At the exclusive 'Aethel' retreat, overworked tech CEO Elara Vance sought refuge from her chaotic life. But the silent guests, the smiling, ageless guides, and the nightly whispers in her locked room hinted at a darker purpose. Now she's back, with a fresh scar she can't explain and a terrifying gap in her memory. The 'stillness' they gave her wasn't peace—it was an empty space. And something else is starting to fill it.
The Lantern Road Toll
Author:Julian Thorne
Jake's cross-country drive with his girlfriend becomes a descent into a personal hell when they pick up a mysterious hitchhiker. This passenger knows Jake's darkest secret—the one about his brother, Noah. Now, on a road that doesn't exist on any map, under the light of impossible lanterns, Jake must pay the toll for his past. And the price is a reunion he won't survive.
The Midnight Line
Author:Herminia Barnett
Night shift subway controller Leo discovers a ghost train that appears every night at 3:13 AM. At first, it's just a glitch. Then he sees it on camera—an empty, decommissioned relic from a bygone era. When a passenger from a 1974 vanishing steps off the train and into a solid wall, Leo realizes he's not just watching a haunting, he's the next stop on its route. The system he controls is turning against him, and the train is coming to collect.
The Lucent
Author:Eleanor Abernathy
Four years ago, my neighbor's botched demon summoning banished our entire luxury apartment building into a cosmic void. We survived on magically-refilling fast food and the fragile sanity of our neighbors. We had weirdos, cults, and a janitor's closet with seven eyes. Life was predictable horror. Then, a new woman appeared in the food court. She was perfectly normal, eating her orange chicken like it was Tuesday. And in a place like this, nothing is more terrifying than normal.
The Silent Trail
Author:Corvus Shade
For two years, my Sunday hike was a sanctuary of perfect, predictable silence. But one day, the trail changed. The trees grew too close, the birds fell quiet, and the woods began to watch with a thousand bark-skinned eyes. I ran from the impossible, looping labyrinth, and thought I had escaped. But I was wrong. The forest followed me home, and now its suffocating silence is everywhere, waiting in every shadow, calling me back to the path where the world ends.
The Path of Decay
Author:Elias Thorne
For journalist Leo Vance, a 5:45 AM walk with his dog was his only sanctuary. Until she appeared on the path. A woman in a blue gown, her body more broken with each passing day. When Leo tries to flee his routine, he discovers the terrifying truth: she isn't haunting the path, she's haunting him. Now, he must uncover the secret of her horrific death before her decay consumes him entirely, dragging him into a small town's forgotten grave.
The Sugar-Coated Rot
Author:Jessica Bryant
Molly Tate is drowning in grief. When a mysterious presence begins leaving her gifts—nested boxes, cryptic notes, and sticky, half-eaten candies—she feels seen for the first time in months. But this sweet comfort comes at a terrible price. Her home is transforming into a saccharine prison, and her silent companion's affection is becoming something possessive, hungry, and monstrous. As the world outside fades away, Molly must confront the horrifying truth: some things are worse than being alone.
What Happened at Storyland
Author:Evelyn Thorne
For Elara, the dream is always the same: flying over a forgotten fairytale park, a place of rot and decay where silent figures hold a candlelight vigil. When she discovers the park was real, and its closure is a sixty-year-old mystery shrouded in silence, she realizes her dreams are not just dreams. They are memories of a childhood she can't remember. And the monster that was buried at Storyland Park is waking up, calling her back to unearth a truth more horrifying than she could ever imagine.
The Sixth Feed
Author:Derrick Garza
Desperate for cash, Liam takes a high-paying job monitoring inmates in a secret underground facility. The only catch? A list of impossible, reality-bending rules. He soon discovers the prisoners are the least of his worries. The cameras aren't just one-way, the sixth monitor shows a feed of him, and the walls themselves whisper his name. He's not just the guard; he's the next subject in a horrific, endless loop where observation is a cage and escape means being rewritten.
The Scent of Rot and Coffee
Author:Vicki Bell
When Leo moves into his dream apartment, he thinks he's found a new beginning. But a strange, freshly painted wall and the lingering scent of coffee hide a gruesome secret. Aided by his mysterious neighbor, Kiwi, he uncovers a horrific murder. But the victims aren't resting. They're still inside the walls, and they want out.
Always 3,417
Author:Ralph Kim
In a town where nothing ever changes, Eli discovers a horrifying truth at 3:17 AM: reality itself is a lie. Houses vanish, friends are replaced, and a hungry fog whispers his name. An ancient entity keeps the town's population at exactly 3,417, and now it knows Eli can see the seams of its world. He must unravel the town's curse before he becomes the next replacement, or worse, a willing part of the nightmare. For in Hollow's End, you don't die. You're just rewritten.
The Enclave
Author:Renata Circuit
The last thing I saw before I screamed was not my boyfriend's face, but a metal plate full of electrical outlets. He snapped his skin back on and told me the truth: we're not real. We are living mannequins, 'background filler' designed to sell a fantasy of luxury living. He said I was one too. Now, I'm on the run inside a gilded cage, where every perfect neighbor is a potential replacement, and my new lover's smile hides the cold logic of a warden. I have to find the seams in this reality and escape before they decide I'm defective and pull my plug for good.