Forced proximity works because attraction becomes a whole lot harder to ignore when nobody can leave. Put two people on a crowded tour bus. Trap them in an elevator during a blackout. Strand them in a snowstorm with one hotel room—or, better yet, one bed. Make them pretend they’re happily married when they can barely survive breakfast together. Suddenly, every unresolved feeling, stolen glance, and inconvenient spark has nowhere to hide. And honestly? That’s when things get f