film / 2025
Obsession
A lonely music-store employee makes a wish for his friend to love him and confronts its violent consequences.
Verified facts
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Director
- Curry Barker
- Released
- 2026
- Origin
- United States
PlotGeeks explainer signals
Why read this explainer
Keep Nikki's moments of agency separate from the devotion imposed on her. The two final wishes have different effects, so ending the original wish must be distinguished from granting another.
PlotGeeks note
Bear's wish removes consent from the relationship he hoped to create. His death releases Nikki from that imposed devotion rather than fulfilling the relationship on its original terms.
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Timeline
Major events
- Bear makes the wish
A demand for Nikki's love immediately changes her behavior.
- The toy's rules become clear
Customer service tells Bear that his death is the wish's expiration condition.
- Attempts at reversal fail
The remaining toys and outside help cannot simply undo the damage.
- Bear dies and Nikki regains control
The final wish prevents his retreat from the overdose before the original compulsion ends.
Story in 60 Seconds
The short version
Bear works with Nikki at a music store and wants a romance he cannot bring himself to discuss openly. He breaks a novelty wish toy and asks that she love him more than anyone. Nikki immediately becomes devoted, but the apparent success develops into surveillance, possessiveness, and violence. Bear learns that the wish ends only with his death and discovers moments when Nikki's own wishes conflict with the compulsion controlling her. Attempts to reverse the spell create new opportunities for harm while their friends Ian and Sarah become caught inside the consequences of his demand.
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After Nikki kills Sarah and Ian, Bear takes an overdose, then tries to reverse course. Nikki uses the last wish toy and compels him to leave the bathroom and kiss her. He dies, ending the original wish and releasing Nikki before she can shoot herself. Her horror at the surrounding violence distinguishes the person who survives from the devotion Bear imposed.
Original context
Why it matters
The survivor recognizes the damage
Nikki's horror after the wish breaks confirms that the murderous devotion cannot stand for her freely chosen feelings. Her survival leaves her facing acts committed through the imposed compulsion.
Key turning points
Nikki asks for release
A moment outside the obsessive personality exposes Nikki's suffering. Bear's refusal to accept her wish forces the reader to distinguish his desired romance from her ability to choose.
Character links
Who connects to whom
Character motivations
Bear avoids asking directly
The toy offers certainty without the risk of an honest conversation or rejection. That avoidance helps explain why he struggles to accept Nikki's voice when it contradicts the outcome he wanted.
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