In the film Obsession, directed by Curry Barker, protagonist and hopeless romantic Bear finds a supernatural toy that grants his wish for his friend Nikki to fall madly in love with him. The consequences of his wish are soon revealed when Nikki becomes terrifyingly attached and devoted to him, and it becomes harder to decipher her true self. Write a short story from the point of view of someone under a love spell. Show the process of your character transforming as they grow deeper in their fixation. You might explore the darker facets of this obsession and loss of autonomy through an internal monologue. How can you incorporate glimpses of reality within a story told behind rose-tinted glasses?
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