Bear wishes the woman he loves would love him back. The wish comes true — and her devotion becomes a violence neither of them can stop.

1. Scenes 1–9

   Bear in his comfort zone of quiet, unspoken longing for Nicky, grieving his cat and coached by Ian to stay silent rather than confess.

2. Scenes 9–13

   Bear needs Nicky to love him back, sharpened by trivia night's proximity to her and Ian, and the purchase of the willow as an almost-joke wish object.

3. Scene 13

   Bear breaks the willow and makes the wish, crossing from wanting to actively, magically pursuing Nicky's love.

4. Just before
5. Scene 11

   In the parking lot, the group splits over going to karaoke; Nicky asks Bear to drive her home instead, brushing off Sarah's plea for him to stay.

6. Scene 12

   Driving Nicky home drunk, Bear listens as she confesses she wants to quit her job to write, then hints she has hidden feelings for someone before cutting the moment short.

7. Scene 13

   On her porch, Bear opens the One Wish Willow and secretly wishes Nicky loved him more than anyone in the world, and she immediately reappears at his car window, dazed and suddenly clingy.

8. Scene 14

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