Obsession · written by Curry Barker · 2026

Nicky asks Bear to sleep beside her, undresses, and kisses him, then recoils in terror the instant she opens her eyes and realizes what's happening.

Scene 16 of 61 · ≈ 3 min on screen · Act two

Nicky
Bear

Act oneAct twoAct three

Begins 30 min into a 1:39 film

The story so farBefore scene 16

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.

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.
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.
Scene 13
Bear breaks the willow and makes the wish, crossing from wanting to actively, magically pursuing Nicky's love.
Just before
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.
Scene 14
Bear brings a shaken, over-affectionate Nicky into his living room after she insists on coming home with him.
Scene 15
In the kitchen, Nicky remarks that Bear's house smells like him, touched by the intimacy of it.
Scene 16
This scene

16INT. BEAR'S HOUSE - BEDROOM - MOMENTS LATER

Nicky sits up in bed, fully clothed under the covers. Bear lingers in the doorway, like a father saying goodnight.

NICKY

I'm sorry I was so weird earlier. I-

BEAR

No need to explain. Take all the

space- or I mean, time that you

need okay? Goodnight.

Bear turns off the light switch. The atmosphere turns dark and moody as he starts to leave.

NICKY

Wait.

BEAR

Yeah?

NICKY

Will you sleep with me?

Bear is troubled by this request.

BEAR

Uhhh.

NICKY

Please, I get in my head. I'll

stare at the ceiling all night if

I'm in here by myself.

A beat.

BEAR

Yeah... I can do that.

Bear starts to remove his shoes when Nicky begins undressing. He quickly turns away. She continues to remove her shirt and pants in the b.g.

This is BIZARRE, but he ain't complaining. Slowly turning back, he sees Nicky giving him a sad smile. He approaches her gently and softly touches her arm.

BEAR (CONT'D)

Are you okay?

NICKY

Given the circumstances...

Bear hesitates, then sits beside her on the bed, cautious and uncertain of the limits. He's taken aback when she lays her head on his shoulder.

NICKY (CONT'D)

I needed this.

BEAR

(skeptical)

Really?

NICKY

Yeah.

Bear wants to ask why, but he doesn't.

BEAR

I'm sorry.

Bear builds the courage to put his arm around her.

NICKY

I'm sorry about your cat.

BEAR

(remembering)