Trapped together—with no escape from feelings.

Pretending to date until it stops being pretend.

When two men are trapped together, emotional walls crumble. Explore the mechanics, sub-variants, and writing secrets of the Forced Proximity trope in gay fiction.

From library glares to tenure wars, the Academic Rivals trope turns intellectual competition into visceral romantic tension. Discover how to write and read the best of this cerebral sub-genre of enemies-to-lovers.

Explore the mechanics of the Bodyguard Romance trope, where high stakes, forced proximity, and the ‘forbidden’ nature of mixing business with pleasure create intense romantic tension.

An in-depth analysis of the Roommates to Lovers trope, focusing on the mechanics of domesticity, forced proximity, and the slow burn of shared spaces in queer fiction.

Storm outside, heat inside—no one is going anywhere until feelings get aired.