and main antagonist (when under the influence of the One Wish Willow) of the film Obsession. After her friend Bear uses the One Wish Willow to make Nikki love him more than anyone in the world, she quickly falls under its influence and displays a dangerous, obsessive personality that leads to the downfall of their friends and themselves.

However, it is later revealed that an alter ego formed because of the wish, and Nikki cannot control her own body.

Introduction

Nikki Freeman is introduced as an easy going, sarcastic and kind young woman. She works at Cassell's Music store alongside her close friends Bear, Sarah and Ian. At the start of the film, Nikki is told to have "been the only person there" for Bear when he moved into town and when his grandmother passed away.

Trivia Night

Nikki video calls Bear, accidentally dropping her crystal necklace down a drain and inadvertently kicking off the events that would follow (as Bear had browsed for a new necklace before buying the One Wish Willow).

Nikki, Bear, Sarah and Ian hit up Barker’s Pub after work for trivia night. Ian pressures Bear to confess his feelings for Nikki, but he is interrupted at every opportunity. After trivia night, Bear drives Nikki home. Upon arriving, Bear tries once more to confess his feelings for Nikki but he is unable to. Following advice from Ian, Bear awkwardly calls Nikki 'Freaky Nikki', a nickname used against Nikki in high school which she is offended by. Nikki asks Bear if he likes her, to which he denies (to her relief). After Nikki enters her house, Bear wishes that Nikki would “love [him] more than anyone in the f**king world”, and breaks the One Wish Willow. The Wish

Immediately after Bear breaks the willow, Nikki is seen standing on her front porch. She walks to Bear's car and apologizes for storming off. She then offers to let Bear inside and drink with him. However, during Nikki's pleas to Bear she momentarily snaps out of the wish but quickly returns to her obsessive behavior. After Bear hesitates, Nikki gets into his car and is taken to Bear's apartment. On the drive, Nikki begins to cry and tells Bear that her father has cancer and is dying. Bear lets Nikki sleep in his bed, but when he goes to leave, Nikki asks for Bear to sleep with her. Nikki undresses in front of Bear and kisses him. The real Nikki snaps back momentarily again, she springs off him and falls off the bed. She returns to being lovesick, with her justification being a 'panic attack'. The next morning, Bear wakes up to Nikki having made breakfast and a memorial for his dead cat Sandy. Bear is naturally disturbed by this gesture. Both head to work together. While at work, Bear is confronted by Ian, who thinks that Nikki is suffering from a drug-induced mental episode and suggests that Bear may be taking advantage of Nikki in this state. During this whole conversation, Nikki keeps her eyes locked on Bear.

Later that night, Nikki returns to Bear's home, wearing a revealing red dress and apologizing for her previous nights actions. Nikki then professes that she knows of Bear’s crush, asking again if he reciprocates her feelings. Bear finally gets the courage to reciprocate, and love(?) is now in the air.

A montage ensues showing Bear and Nikki living happily together as a new couple (to Ian and Sarah’s confusion); they cook, watch movies, make music, and work together.

On a date at a restaurant, Bear fools around with his new “food critic” personality before he gets a call from Ian. Ian tells Bear that Nikki's father (who she hates and presumably cut off prior to the events of the film) does not have cancer. On top of this, Ian mentions that Nikki had previously told Sarah that she only saw Bear as a 'little brother'. Nikki walks out of her booth and spies on Bear before he returns. She gifts him a Tiger’s Eye crystal, and professes her love for Bear. When Bear confronts Nikki about lying about her father having cancer, she freaks out and begins yelling at Bear in the restaurant. Bear calms Nikki down, and the two return to his home for sex, which she pretends to enjoy while her expression is otherwise unenthusiastic.

After this, Nikki's behavior shifts dramatically; when Bear wakes up at 3 A.M., he discovers Nikki (who has an uncanny expression) watching him sleep. The uncanny Nikki sobs, screams at Bear before running around the room with flowers in front of her face, and then forces him to stay in bed. The next morning, Nikki apologizes to Bear for her behavior last night and hands him a packed lunch. When Bear goes to leave for work, he finds that Nikki has covered the door in tape, preventing him from leaving. Once Bear manages to break the door open and leave, Nikki remains motionless in front of the door, smiling widely and urinating herself.

When Bear comes back to the house, he finds Nikki covered in her own vomit and bodily waste. Nikki showers as Bear berates her for cooking the cat and packing it as his lunch, and explains that Ian had invited him to a 'boys night'. Nikki at first sounds on board, believing she will be able to come. Once Bear admits Nikki is not invited, she freaks out and slams the shower wall. She then says that she was told that Sarah was invited.

At the party, Ian reprimands Bear for bringing Nikki despite being told not to. During a game of Jenga with dares, Nikki reads a piece of her book; an incestuous, violent retelling of Hansel and Gretel, which is a direct reference to Nikki referring to Bear as a younger brother. Bear pulls a Jenga block and reads it: 'Kiss the person to your left'. Bear looks to his left to see Sarah. Nikki stands up with a deep, cartoonish frown before walking behind Sarah, grabbing her chair and pulling it back before kneeling in front of Bear, forcing him to kiss her. After the kiss, Nikki stands, shouting that “everyone in this room will die! Never feeling the strength of connection [she has] felt with [her] Bear!”. Immediately after this, Nikki freaks out and screams about how it’s not her before grabbing and smashing a liquor bottle. She bashes herself in the face before the wish regains control.

After the party, Bear and Ian take Nikki to the emergency room. Since they cannot take her in without her consent, Nikki and Bear return to his house. When Bear asks if Nikki is “happy”, she replies that she’s his “Freaky Nikki”, embracing the nickname that the real Nikki hates. Now knowing that he is dating a false version of her, Bear asks the wish-influenced Nikki to just "be like Nikki". She then threatens suicide to make Bear sleep in the same bed.

At 5 A.M., Bear quietly leaves to meet with Sarah. While leaving, the real Nikki becomes lucid via sleep talking and begs Bear to kill her. Bear responds selfishly with "What's so bad about being with me?" Nikki retorts, "I've never been with you, Bear." Bear leaves as Nikki continues to plead with him to kill her.

Whilst Bear and Sarah are in Bear's car, Sarah confesses to Bear that she has a crush on him. Nikki suddenly appears, smashes her head through the car window and begins to bash Sarah's head against a brick until she is dead and her face is unrecognizable. Nikki proceeds to tell Bear that all of this is his fault before forcing him to help get rid of Sarah’s mangled remains. Nikki sends Bear home for the night.

Later that day, Bear walks in on Sarah's naked corpse with Nikki screaming in the corner whilst bloodied and wearing Sarah's dress, hair and poorly drawn tattoos on her body. She screams at Bear, asking why he doesn't love her as she loves him before hitting herself with the same brick. She corners Bear, wailing "affectionately" over him, and temporarily snapping back into her true self. Nikki threatens suicide before Ian storms into the house, celebrating his newfound wealth after having wished for a billion dollars. Nikki then shoots Ian in the head, killing him instantly.

Nikki forces Bear to scream his love for her, finally calming down and proclaiming they'll be together forever. She allows Bear to leave to freshen up in the bathroom, but is tricked as Bear locks himself in the bathroom with the gun. Nikki screams and begs him to let her in, but is placated when he yells back to give him time. As Bear overdoses (and attempts to purge) on oxycodone, Nikki calls through the door and asks if he wants to break up. When he doesn’t answer, Nikki breaks the last One Wish Willow to make Bear love her back. It stops Bear from purging long enough to have him walk out of the bathroom, share loving gazes, and a kiss. After the kiss, Bear collapses and dies from his overdose. As a wailing Nikki holds Bear’s corpse on her lap, she prepares to shoot herself and join him in death.

Ending

Fortunately, with Bear dead, the influence of the wish over Nikki is lifted. The real Nikki returns, initially confused before dropping the gun and pushing Bear's body off her lap. She looks around, horrified at her bloodied appearance and the carnage that had befallen her friends. As a romantic song accompanies her hysterical crying, Nikki Freeman wails out to Bear, “WHAT DID YOU DO?!”. And according to Curry Barker, he said in an interview that Nikki was held responsible for the deaths of Sarah, Ian and Bear and was imprisoned.[1]

The mood of the scene is: #1 neutral. The characters are simply present, awaiting the next event.

The mood of the scene is: #1 The scene is steady and calm, ready for whatever comes next.