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Obsession · written by Curry Barker · 2026
Scene 23 of 61 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act two
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.
Bear in his comfort zone of quiet, unspoken longing for Nicky, grieving his cat and coached by Ian to stay silent rather than confess.
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.
Bear breaks the willow and makes the wish, crossing from wanting to actively, magically pursuing Nicky's love.
Arriving at Mandy's Music, Nicky reaches for Bear's hand and he pulls away, telling her not to do that right now.
Inside the store, Carter pulls Nicky aside about a broken outlet while Bear and Ian head for the break room.
Ian grills Bear about what happened with Nicky overnight; Bear downplays it as her having a breakdown, then discovers his broken One Wish Willow and begins connecting it to her sudden obsession.
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The tranquility of the surroundings contrasts with the prior commotion. The gentle chirping of crickets fills the air. Bear exits the store, Nicky trailing closely behind. Sarah and Ian follow.
BEAR
That was insane.
NICKY
Told you.
Nicky begins to open Bear's passenger side door.
BEAR
Hey, actually... I don't know if I
can take you home.
NICKY
Why?
BEAR
Well, I needed to run some errands.
I'm not going straight home.
NICKY
(annoyed and hurt)
Okay... How am I supposed to get
home then?
Ian approaches.
IAN
I can take you.
BEAR
Perfect!
Nicky lingers on Bear's face and walks away.
NICKY
Alright.
IAN
(mouthing to Bear)
What the fuck.