Forced Proximity Stories
Explore our collection of 222 amazing stories tagged with forced proximity. Each story offers unique adventures and unforgettable characters you can chat with.
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The Vermillion Cage
Author:Dianne Ward
A sunset hot air balloon ride with friends becomes a descent into a layered hell. Trapped in an endless loop high above a glitching world, they discover they are not alone. Identical balloons mirror their every move, each containing a silent, watching copy of themselves. With the pilot gone and his friends falling one by one into the abyss, Liam is left with a single, horrifying choice: join them in the fall, or face the doppelganger that has just climbed into his basket.
BaneHunt: The Glitchwraith's Debt
Author:Aster Glitch
Five stars. That's all Kae wanted. A perfect rating on the BaneHunt app to prove she was a competent monster hunter and, more importantly, to pay her rent. But when a simple 'Gremlin cleanup' gig unleashes a cataclysmic digital phantom, her rating plummets to zero and she's saddled with an apocalyptic debt. Now, hunted by the very system she works for, Kae must forge an unholy alliance with the 'monster' she freed. To survive, she'll have to trade her gig-worker ethics for forbidden power and become the glitch that crashes the whole damn system.
She Is My Soulmate, And I Am Her Keeper
Author:Merrick Thorne
Jake finally married Ella, the woman of his dreams since childhood. Their life is perfect, a fairy tale come true. But when a teenage girl flirts with him, Jake discovers the dark truth behind his wife's smile. The freezer in their basement holds a horrific secret, and Jake learns he isn't Ella's first husband... nor is she willing to lose another. Trapped in a perfect home that has become a gilded cage, he must unravel the bloody secrets of her past to avoid becoming her next victim.
Contract of Crimson
Author:Ruby Roberts
Kaelen Vance isn't a warrior; he's a loophole in human form. As a mortal consultant to the supernatural, his mind is his only weapon in a world of fangs and spells. When he's hired to solve a series of impossible murders targeting ancient vampire nobility, he's thrown into the orbit of Lady Seraphina, a centuries-old vampire bound by archaic laws. The killer is exploiting the vampires' most sacred vow, and only Kaelen can see the flaw. To survive, they must bridge the chasm between their worlds, unaware that their investigation will unearth a conspiracy threatening to drown the city in blood.
The Ledger of Vengeance
Author:Anthony Gordon
Framed by his corrupt manager for embezzlement he didn't commit, accounting prodigy Ethan Thorne is pushed to the brink. But when his boss demands he "do his job properly," Ethan unleashes a meticulous, malicious compliance. Every transaction becomes a clue, every number a weapon. He's not just clearing his name; he's balancing the books with cold, calculated revenge, ready to expose a rot that goes deeper than anyone imagines and claim the empire built on lies.
The Soul-Alchemist of Aethelgard
Author:Isaiah Steeves
Caelen McDowell, last heir to a disgraced line of alchemists, is a gilded prisoner of a fanatical religious empire. To escape execution, he must embrace his forbidden heritage and orchestrate a public murder. But his plan is overseen by the one man he can't fool: a beautiful, ruthless Inquisitor whose own faith is beginning to crack. Hunted and desperate, they are forced into an unholy alliance, discovering a conspiracy that could either liberate the city or drown it in blood and fire. Survival is no longer enough; now, they crave revolution.
Blood & Balance Sheets
Author:Felicia Sutton
Caleb Helsing, legendary slayer and war hero, thought conquering vampires was the hard part. Now, he's the reluctant CEO of a supernatural empire, armed with a sharp suit and a sharper stake. He'd rather be sipping whiskey than signing memos, but his hyper-competent human assistant won't let him off the hook. When a favor for the vampiric Doge of Venice uncovers a conspiracy reaching the highest echelons of his own company, Caleb must trade his boardroom battles for the ones he truly understands. The war may be over, but for a slayer in a corner office, survival is a hostile takeover.
The Sound of Silence
Author:Ellis Thorne
An exhausted frontline healthcare worker during the COVID-19 lockdown, Liam’s only desire is a quiet night's sleep. But when the new student neighbors turn their apartment into a non-stop party hub, his polite requests are met with laughter and defiance. Pushed to the brink by endless noise and arrogance, Liam unleashes a methodical and devastating revenge, using their own world of social media and university bureaucracy against them. He wanted peace; they forced him to declare war.
The Queen of Bones
Author:Asher Stone
A childhood game in a forbidden cave ends in tragedy when Kai's cousin vanishes. The adults blame the mountain; the elders whisper of ancient things that steal children. Fifteen years later, another child is gone, and Kai must return to the reservation to confront the guilt that haunts him and the terrifying truth behind the game they played—a truth that now calls him the new king for its Queen of Bones.
Nyx's Bloom
Author:Vespera Thorne
By day, Elara is a ghost, a scholarship student hiding behind oversized sweaters and art supplies. By night, in dreams she can't remember, she is Nyx—a white-haired predator ruling the city's supernatural underworld. But the dream is bleeding into reality. Her hair is changing, shadows stalk her in daylight, and a mysterious death puts a target on her back. Three dangerous men, a vampire, a shifter, and a fae lord, are closing in. They don't know if they want to kill her, claim her, or worship her... and neither does she.
Nexus Noir: The Necrotic Bloom
Author:Silas Thorne
In a city run by magic and strangled by bureaucracy, disgraced investigator Kaelen 'Ran' Voranov is dragged back into the shadows. Hired for a simple missing persons case, his unique ability to see magical residue reveals a dark truth: a necromantic plague is spreading through the city's arcane infrastructure, and the dead are starting to walk. With no badge and the ghosts of his past haunting him, Ran is the only one who sees the rot in the system is becoming horrifyingly literal. He must race against his former colleagues and a fanatical cult to stop the 'Necrotic Bloom' before Nexus City drowns in its own corrupted magic.
Soul-Forged Scars
Author:Tomothy Weaver
Kaelen Vance, a disgraced mage-knight, runs a support group for magic addicts, desperate to forget the power he carved from his own soul. But when a member is found as a soulless husk, Kael's old life crashes back. A spectral system interface flickers to life, a monstrous entity hunts the magically gifted, and a skeptical detective sees him as the prime suspect. To stop the killer, Kael must embrace the very magic that broke him, knowing each spell pushes him closer to a euphoric, soul-shattering relapse. But the true enemy isn't just a monster—it's the consequence of his own past sins.