Obsession · written by Curry Barker · 2026

Bear finds Nicky sitting up watching him in the dark and, unsettled, gives in when she begs him to lie beside her.

Scene 17 of 61 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act two

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Begins 33 min into a 1:39 film

The story so farBefore scene 17

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 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
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 17
This scene

17INT. BEAR'S HOUSE - BEDROOM - LATER

Bear lies on the floor with blankets and a pillow, eyes wide open. He gets up and exits frame.

--BATHROOM He flips on the light and washes his face. Leaving the bathroom-

--BEDROOM He sees NICKY'S DARK SHADOW sitting up in bed staring at him.

NICKY

(eerie)

What were you doing?

Scared half to death. A beat.

BEAR

I was just going to the bathroom.

NICKY

Thank God.

A prolonged, eerie silence. They lock eyes. Then, Bear lies back on his pallet as the silent tension mounts.

NICKY (O.S.) (CONT'D)

Can you lay with me?

Bear is deeply disturbed.

BEAR

I don't know, Nicky.

A long beat.

NICKY

Please.

Bear joins her in bed. She quickly wraps an arm around him. Frozen, Bear is uneasy.