Both want love. Neither believes they deserve it.

Trapped together—with no escape from feelings.

Pretending to date until it stops being pretend.

There’s only one bed—and far too many feelings.

Love is built, not inherited.

When different stages of life collide—and connect.

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.

The tension builds until it finally breaks.

Spotlights, backstage hallways, and the quiet kitchen where he can finally breathe.

Opponents on the scoreboard, something very different off the ice.