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.
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The Chhayagarh Line
Author:Renee Wheeler
To escape his haunted village, Arjun breaks a generations-old taboo and boards a train with his father. But this is no ordinary train. It is a living, breathing predator of steel and flesh, and the price of a ticket is far more than money. Trapped in a carriage that digests its passengers, Arjun discovers the horrifying pact that binds his village to the monstrous engine, a deal that is about to expire. The ride has just begun, and the final destination is damnation.
Echoes of the Thirsting Sand
Author:Flint Calder
A cynical drifter returns to his high desert hometown to find his conspiracy-theorist father missing. He soon discovers the whispered legends are real. An ancient desert god is dying, a tech-billionaire's cult seeks to devour its power, and he is the only one who can hear the whispers on the wind. To uncover the truth, he must become the desert's champion, wielding the power of sand and sun against an enemy that blends dark rituals with cold technology. The desert is watching, and it has chosen its avatar.
What Liora Keeps
Author:Vesper Thorne
To find his missing sister, Elio must use his volatile psychic ability—a power he can only access when blackout drunk. His desperate search attracts an old shadow from his past: the enigmatic Liora, who offers him answers at a terrible price. Pulled into her world of sensual depravity and occult horror, Elio discovers the truth about his sister is tied to a monstrous secret Liora keeps in her gothic mansion—twin entities that feed on souls. He must master his power before they consume his sister completely, but some doors, once opened, can never be closed.
The Alchemist's Cursed Heart
Author:Corvus Sinclair
He was a saint-in-training, bound by vows to suppress the monstrous power that coursed through his veins. She was the sorceress sworn by blood to execute him for the sins of his ancestor. When his grandfather's forbidden journal of 'Emotional Alchemy' lures him to the magical underbelly of New Orleans, he discovers his family's madness is a power that can rewrite reality. To survive the coven that wants him dead, he must embrace the darkness he fears, even if it means surrendering to the one woman trained to be his executioner.
The Echo of the Crimson Bloom
Author:Walter George
To save his dying mentor, a novice Lorekeeper must find a legendary story's lost 'Vocal Incantation'—a magical recording that vanished decades ago. His desperate plea on a clandestine network attracts not help, but a cryptic warning from his bitter rival. Together, they uncover a conspiracy revealing the story wasn't lost, but shattered to imprison a memory-devouring god. Reassembling it might save one life, but could unleash an entity that feeds on stories, threatening to silence the world forever.
The Rune-Scribe of Slakterquay: The Case of the Wandering House
Author:Elias Thorne
When a Victorian mansion appears overnight in a quiet suburb, the city calls it a miracle. But for Aggie McPherson, a private eye who sees the city’s spectral skeletons, it’s a Class-4 Dimensional Incursion. Trapped inside the living, breathing architecture, she's hunted by corrupted memories and a rival mage who wants the house's power for himself. To solve this case, Aggie must unravel the secrets of a long-dead chronomancer and decide whether to save the soul trapped at the house's heart… or risk unleashing the parasite it holds prisoner upon the world.
Digital Nemesis
Author:Cypher Reed
A reclusive hacker's simple act of revenge against his childhood bully spirals into a high-stakes war against a powerful criminal syndicate. He reported a ghost from his past for a thousand-dollar reward, but now he's being hunted. To survive, the victim must become a predator, teaming up with a lone detective in a deadly game of digital cat and mouse where one wrong keystroke means death. Old wounds and new dangers collide in this thrilling tale of vengeance and justice.
Concrete Retribution
Author:Silas Stone
A brilliant but broke engineering student accepts a challenge from his beleaguered professor: build an indestructible mailbox to stop a relentless vandal. But this is no simple class project. It's a declaration of war against the campus's most entitled bully. Using scrap metal, concrete, and sheer ingenuity, he forges a monument of petty revenge. When the bully's final attack ends with a sickening crunch and a trip to the ER, a simple quest for extra credit escalates into a high-stakes legal battle against a powerful family, risking his entire future for a taste of sweet, engineered justice.
Arcane Compliance: The Glimmer Protocol
Author:Krin Berry
In a world where magic is managed by a soul-crushing cosmic Interface, Kaelen Vance is just another low-level Arcane Technician. His first job? A simple magical pest problem. But when the mana-sucking 'Glimmers' prove too much for his by-the-book spells, he's saddled with Lyra Thorne, a cynical, overpowered veteran who hates rookies more than paperwork. Together, they uncover a glitch in reality itself—a conspiracy that weaponizes the System's own code. To save the city, they'll have to break every rule they swore to uphold.
The Stone that Swallows
Author:Sue Larson
Thirteen years ago, my sister vanished in a cave, swallowed by a Native American folktale my brother believes in. I called it a lie, a cover for a human monster. Now, I've returned home to prove him wrong, to walk back into that darkness and find a rational truth. But the cave remembers us. The stories our grandmother told weren't fairytales; they were warnings. And the things that live in the deep, dark places of the earth are hungry. They've been waiting for us to come back.
Dream Weaver of Elkwood Asylum
Author:Lesa Carter
Elara Vance, an indie actress, thought her biggest challenge was starring in her boyfriend's low-budget horror film at a haunted asylum. She was wrong. When horrifying nightmares begin to bleed into reality, a mysterious System designates her a "Dreamwalker," the only one who can fight the encroaching darkness. Now, every dream is a battle for survival, every prop a potential weapon, and every night threatens to be her last. Can she master her newfound powers and defeat the ancient evil lurking in the Dreamscape before it consumes everyone on set, or will her final performance be her last?
Whispers of the Winterwood
Author:Lyra Winterwood
Her duty is to save her people. His is to protect the forest. When Clara, a refugee leader, prepares to sacrifice the ancient Winterwood for shelter, she collides with its guardian, the fierce shapeshifter Rowan. But the approaching winter is not their only enemy. A creeping Blight that devours land and soul forces them into a desperate alliance. To save everyone, they must unravel a dark conspiracy, even if it means sacrificing their hearts to each other and the magic that binds them.