Cabin Fever Never Looked So Good: Forced Proximity in the Woods

There’s only one bed. There’s a snowstorm. He’s shirtless. You do the math.

Lumberjack romance thrives on forced proximity. Why? Because these characters tend to isolate. Which means the only way someone gets close—is if they’re stuck together.

Cue:

• Storms

• Broken-down vehicles

• Cabin-sharing arrangements

• Unplanned snow-ins

Once inside, things get intimate. The silence, the heat, the tension. You learn someone fast when you’re stuck in a small space with them—and when that someone smells like cedar and cooks eggs in a flannel shirt? Good luck resisting.