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 15

   In the kitchen, Nicky remarks that Bear's house smells like him, touched by the intimacy of it.

6. 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.

7. Scene 17

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

8. Scene 18

   This scene