Proximity Stories

A Novel. STARTED: July 20, 2025 ENDED: -/-/- Cortez Series #1 Sunny De Vera had a sudden not-so-terrifying meeting with Dylan Ashley Cortez from the most prestigious Library of Veritas College, after finding him having similar facial features as David Andre Cortez-her most non-chalant bestfriend but the best knight and shining armor. After that unfateful encounter, she soon realizes that David has a twin brother-Dylan. A shocking revelation she never thought was coming and found out about the divided life of the twins. Her made up plans on her college life was torn on trying to find luck on love, romance, friendship, and many other things that will go on and on like... a question that looms over her head is to get to know who is Dylan or continue to love her bestfriend David from afar. AND IT GOES ON LIKE THIS ierdynosius, July 2025

Lia Kapoor lives her life like a perfectly written symphony measured, precise, every note exactly where it belongs. A violin prodigy with a reputation for discipline and grace, she has no time for chaos, distractions... or boys who think rules are optional. Enter Arjun Malhotra. The free-spirited guitarist who plays with passion instead of practice, who laughs at the idea of perfection, and who believes the best music is born from the heart, not the sheet. He's everything Lia can't stand and everything she secretly can't ignore. When a twist of fate forces them into the same music program, sparks fly louder than any melody. What begins as rivalry turns into something far more complicated late night arguments that sound a lot like confessions, stolen glances between clashing notes, and a connection that neither of them planned. But Lia has secrets she can't let slip, and Arjun carries scars he hides behind his smile. In the end, their greatest challenge won't be the music they make together it'll be learning to trust the rhythm of each other's hearts. ✨ Enemies-to-lovers ✨ Forced proximity ✨ Hidden identity ✨ Slow-burn attraction ✨ A love story written in music

Cassandra thought she was human, until a daemon dragged her into a dying world. Aetheria is unraveling, and its only hope lies in the truth buried within her blood. Amon, a soulless and starving warrior, seeks to restore his crumbling realm not out of mercy but necessity. He cannot feel, yet something in Cassandra stirs the hollow space where his soul once lived. As their bond deepens, trust turns dangerous and survival blurs into something neither dares to name. To save Aetheria, and herself, Cassandra must uncover who she truly is before it's too late.

"Bend over on the table and spread your legs " he whispers into my ear huskily. I follow his command as i don't want him to get more angry , knowing he just saw the love letter i wrote to my ex when i found out i was getting married to him , he is not going to tolerate anything. "Amaira , remember you were talking about that sex scene from that book 'king of pride' " i gulped hard , remember i was talking to Sameeksha and he overheard. I nod and his rough hand lands of my bare ass delivering a sharp slap. "Words" "Yes Tanishq, i remember" Another hard slap on my ass . "Excuse me " "Y-yes sir , i remember" "Now , you are going to read that lovely 4 page letter out loud without stopping and stuttering" he says teasing me with a feather , where the hell did he get a feather. Was he planning to do this scene "O-okay sir" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tanishq Oberoi, CEO of the Oberoi industries and current leader of the Indian mafia. He is arranged into an marriage but suddenly develops feelings for that girl. He is an unforgiving person and also the one who hasn't apologized in his entire life . With his good looks and mysterious personality he has girls throwing themselves at him. Amaira Singhania, a simple teacher at a well known school , she is a sassy girl and can give savage comments to anyone but yet a bubbly person, who cares about her family more than anything. She forgives easily and is the sunshine of many people's life. What happens when these two personalities are forced into an marriage? Will they fall in love ? Or will Amaira leave tanishq for his possessiveness? Read to find out 😜

Wang Yibo and Xiao Zhan enter a marriage decided by families and finalized by contracts. Cold vows, separate rooms, and unspoken resentment define their beginning. But within the walls of power and pride, something dangerous grows- a love neither of them agreed to, yet neither can escape.

this story is for the ones who feel inferior compared to the rest, for the ones who feel trapped and constricted. you matter. you may not know that, but you do. and there is someone out there, who will prove it to you and make you believe in yourself the way they believe in you.

"10 Question of The Summer!" begitu yang tertera di judul besar lembar kertas Malacca. Huft ... mungkin beberapa anak lain sama dengan culture tanning, tetapi Malacca sama dengan sang Ibu, seorang anti-tan! Ya, tanning is just not her type. Tapi tinggal di kawasan antara Amerika Utara hingga Amerika Selatan adalah kawasan yang begitu luas, bukannya? kalau begitu, misi utama Malacca adalah melapor kepada Mama dan Papa untuk ke tempat terbaik agar dia dapat mengisi lembar jawaban dari Ibu Guru. Terdengar mudah bagi keluarga umum yang dalam kondisi finansial dalam kecukupan. Bukan sebuah kabar membahagiakan, namun Leonidas layaknya seorang Ayah bagi anak perempuan yang paling ia tempatkan seisi jantungnya tak akan segan menjawab bahwa tur keliling Amerika saat musim panas bersama Mikania sebagai seorang Ibu adalah hal yang tragis dan teramat membebankan. Bagaimana caranya kedua orangtua berkata kalau mereka sudah berpisah? Bagaimana caranya Leonidas dan Mikania beri tahu Malacca bahwa mereka sudah tidak menikah, tidak lagi bersama seperti frame foto dalam tablet Malacca. Bagaimana caranya dunia mengerti bahwa kesempatan kedua tidak akan terjadi, melainkan bertemu dan melanjutkan apa yang telah dimulai. Regards, Moon. In the name of, State of Mission.

Leila Ryan starts college hoping for a fresh beginning. What she gets instead? Killian Allen - her dorm neighbor, campus heartthrob... and the one guy she should stay far away from. Because she already stole something that belongs to him. Killian isn't the forgiving type. Leila just wants to survive college without ruining her life. Forced proximity, sharp words, simmering tension - and feelings neither of them planned for. An enemies to lovers romance where hatred burns just as hot as desire.

It is a story about a orphan girl zoya who gets adopted by her father's friend who has a son named kim seokjin and that friend of zoya's father took her care as his own daughter for 15 years as zoya' s parents were mudured by a group of goons and till date nobody knows who they were and why they did that Zoya falls in love with jin as he took care of her since childhood and jin was 8 years older than zoya he used to do everything with her and he helped her survive her trauma of her parents' death Zoya thought his care as his love for her and jin also started to have feelings for her and as they were about to ask mr. kim for marriage they got a news that the kim enterprise had gone bankrupt and they needed to take loan of big amount from the owner of min enterprises which was zoya's father's enemies company and he asked zoya as his return for that amount let's see guys how zoya would handle that storm in her life how she would face that monster And guys I am going to warn u if u feel uncomfortable for smut or romantic things please u can leave and it is gonna be a forced proximity so have patience for our characters

❝What the fuck are you doing here?❞ ❝The same reason as you.❞ ✦✦✦ In which, Jake had tried some weird dating app and won a seven-day resort getaway. He just didn't expect his match to be....𝐡𝐢𝐦. . . . 𝐒𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐟𝐲 𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤.

"You stole from me, Elara. Now you belong to me." Elara Vance was raised to be a ghost. A weapon. The daughter of the city's most notorious money launderer, she knows how to snap a neck as easily as she breathes. But when her father disappears with $50 million belonging to the most dangerous man in New York, Elara is left to pay the price. Dante Moretti. The King of Wall Street by day, the Devil of the Underworld by night. He doesn't want an apology. He doesn't want excuses. He wants his money, or he wants blood. But when he corners Elara, he realizes she is worth more than the debt. She is lethal, beautiful, and the only person capable of protecting him from the war coming his way. He offers her a deal: Become his shadow, his protector, and his property until the debt is paid. But as bullets fly and the line between hatred and obsession blurs, Elara realizes that the most dangerous thing isn't the enemies trying to kill Dante... it's the way he looks at her when the gun is in her hand.

In which Kochou Shinobu finds her world colliding with a certain emotionless man's, one quiet moment at a time. or Forced into proximity by their shared, chaotic friend group, Shinobu begins to decode the man known as Tomioka Giyuu. Behind the stoic facade is a surprising fervent fire, a fierce loyalty, and a heart that seems to beat just a little faster for her. As she's dragged from one awkward situation to the next, this man might just be the most endearing and complicated equation she's ever solved. *modern world slowburn *originally posted on ao3

Enemies to lovers | Fake Marriage | Roommates When Han Ryuna gets kicked out and Minho needs a fake spouse to land an apartment, their only option is each other, despite their mutual hatred. They barely know each other, and what they do know, they don't like. But fake vows, real problems, and very close proximity might just change everything.

Ruined series- Book One Moksh Randhawa × Santati Gohain Santati Gohain has spent her entire life behind invisible walls. As the eldest daughter of Vanshraj Gohain, she wasn't allowed to work, dream, or breathe freely-always kept sheltered, watched, and bound by rules she never understood. When her fiancé dies under mysterious circumstances, the world around her refuses to question it. No why. No how. Just silence-like he was nothing more than a passing breeze. Before she could think she was feee, her marriage is arranged again. But fate intervenes in the most unsettling way. Moksh Randhawa, the groom's elder cousin, cold, withdrawn, and carrying scars far deeper than any wound, becomes her unexpected husband.. A man who didn't want a wife. And Santati didn't want another marriage. Yet life binds them together-uneasily, unwillingly, dangerously. And slowly, something begins to shift. He, for the first time, feels something real. She, unknowingly, begins to devote herself to the man she should fear most. But just when their fragile connection begins to bloom... secrets unearth themselves. Revelations burn through what little trust they had. And the truth? It threatens to ruin them both. Their love wasn't meant to be gentle. It was meant to destroy.

I took the job because I was desperate. Clean the mansion. Don't touch anything. Stay out of sight. Those were the rules. But then I saw him. Leonardo Vitale - the cold, untouchable Mafia King. The man everyone fears. And for some reason... he saw me too. Now I'm caught in his world of power, danger, and lies. He says I belong to him. But in this game, loving the Mafia King might be the most dangerous crime of all.

𝐀 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐒 𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄

BURNED HEARTS : PART III Juke Moretti is the enforcer and heir of the brutal Moretti Mafia Empire. Known for his cold rage, his designer suits, and the blood on his hands, he doesn't negotiate-he takes. When a betrayal threatens his family's empire, he claims payment not in money, but in flesh: Lily Carter, the only daughter of the rival family who dared to cross him. Lily, a quiet soul with a fierce mind, is ripped from her life and thrown into Juke's private estate-a palace with golden cages and locked doors. He doesn't touch her-at first. But he watches her. Studies her. Commands her to wear the silk he buys, eat the meals he chooses, and obey rules meant to break her spirit. But Lily doesn't shatter. She burns-softly, stubbornly, beautifully. Juke tells himself it's about revenge. That he's just using her to keep her father in line. But every time she meets his cruelty with calm defiance, his obsession deepens. And when she finally chooses to seduce him back, it turns into a game of fire: who will break first, and who will beg?

Shikamaru and Temari get assigned alone on a mission together. Now there's no crew to interrupt or tease them. Just them, forced proximity, and unresolved tension... Part 2 for Obvious!

A prank gone wrong ends with a prestigious Hogwarts student spending her holidays with the Weasley family. The Weasley twins learn about Percy's rivalry with Marianna Fudge and decide it was in their best interest to fake a letter from him and invite her over for the holidays. This fic does not follow canon and is primarily set at the burrow. #1 in Percy Weasley 7/27/23 🫶🫶

"How did you even get in here!?!?" I whisper shouted at the boy who was currently doing push ups in my room "your window was open duh" DUH that's all that baboon has to say?! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Esmeralda Caspian was on the run from her father when fate (that's what he universe called it but she thought it more of a head hitting a brick wall) brought her to the door of a magic academy. More specifically one of the most skilled and prestigious ones out there in the continent of Jubwal. Will Ezzie be forced back home or make her mark in the magic world even if it means being stuck with a cheeky black haired boy and his pet dragon. Tyrian Earwyn raised by the mages of the west temple and one of the few living dragons (yes dragon don't question it) was just minding his business one day where the universe decided to curse him when the earth swallowed him whole and spit him out into an academy of magic, Tower Of Erix or T.O.E. (he thinks it's funny). Will he prove himself worth to those who looked down on him and rise to the top while also keeping those he loves safe including his new roommate who he pretty sure loves money more then her life?