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 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.
The Rotting Vow
Author:Cassandra Duncan
On his wedding day, Leo lifted his bride's veil and discovered she was a corpse. Forced into an ancient, terrifying ritual by his own mother, he is now bound by a vow to the dead girl, Elowen. As her coldness seeps into his soul and the scent of decay follows his every step, Leo must unravel the horrific secret of Wren Orchard: a pact that feeds on death to grant life. But the bride is hungry, and the vow is eternal. He must find a way to break it before he becomes the next sacrifice.
The Key of Cobblestone and Bone
Author:Francisco Ramirez
Dan MacLean thought his ghost tours were just a gig, a way to pay the bills with cheap scares and bad jokes. But when a mysterious woman with storm-dark eyes starts stalking his tours and his audience members start turning up dead, he's dragged into a hidden Edinburgh where Fae courts stir and ancient predators hunt. The worst part? Dan isn't just a witness; he's the prize. He is a living key, and Death herself has a vested interest in who turns the lock.
The Spectral Analyst of Slakterquay
Author:Silas Blackwood
In the rain-slicked city of Slakterquay, where forgotten magic bleeds through the cracks in reality, disgraced detective Aggie Thorne sees the ghosts of the past. Gifted with a mysterious System that translates spectral energy into hard data, she takes on the cases that terrify the rich and baffle the police. Her first case: a malevolent entity in a billionaire's mansion, a haunting tied to the city's blood-soaked foundations. But by solving one mystery, she may unleash a darkness that could consume the entire city.
Echo of the Blood Sovereign
Author:Lily Simmmons
Jaehwan was a hunter left for dead, betrayed by his own. Resurrected by a forbidden blood ritual, he is no longer just a man. He is a vessel for Kasian, an ancient vampire sovereign whose soul screams for its lost queen. That queen has been reincarnated as Elara—the very woman Jaehwan once loved and irrevocably broke. Now, bound by dark power and a predatory obsession that isn't his own, Jaehwan must fight the monster within him to protect Elara, even as the sovereign demands he claim her, possess her, and drown the world in blood to have her back.