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What is scarier, choosing discomfort to learn, or conforming to the world because learning is hard?
For years, Baron “Bear” Bailey had spent years trapped in a mindset he never questioned, until a series of unexpected moments begin to crack it open. Sandy’s death, caused by his own negligence forces him to confront the state of his life. A conversation with Lindsay reminds him that people are people, not projections of what he thinks they are. Ruthie, the same waitress he practiced his confession to, becomes a catalyst for a journey he never expected to take.
Challenging the source of obsession.
Questioning the "nice guy" attitude.
Actively refusing to take shortcuts, like the One Wish Willow, which will appear once and will be rejected instantly, to never be seen again.Through education on empathy, boundaries, consent, vulnerability, accountability, and social justice, Bear rejects the future Obsession gave him.
This is not the story where Bear makes a wish. This is the story where he learns why he shouldn't.
This is where he refuses to.
And through this journey, he finds liberation.Series
- Part 1 of Liberation Universe
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The Awakening by thepenofken for NotesFromTheChamber
Fandoms: Obsession (Movie 2025), Obsession (2025)
02 Sep 2026
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Awakening: the act of waking from sleep, a sudden new awareness, or a deep shift in understanding
Ruthie Myers didn’t become a podcast host by accident.
She graduated from the University of California with a master’s degree in public policy and a minor in feminist studies, and a lifetime of service-industry fieldwork. She was told that she was destined for more. She was told that she “wasted” her education. She was told that her degree was worthless and that her student loans would crush her dreams. But every shift as a waitress taught her more about empathy, boundaries, consent, vulnerability, and accountability than any classroom ever could.
She refused to surrender to the future she was told to accept.
She chose her own destiny.
And with Nikki Freeman’s creative insight, as an author, a retail worker, and a sound-equipment tinkerer, The Awakening was possible. She owes a lot to her lived experiences to balance her work.
Tune in. Listen closely. And let yourself be awakened too.Series
- Part 2 of Liberation Universe
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i'd reach into your body and fix you if i could by mybloodandheart
Fandoms: Obsession (Movie 2025), Backrooms (Movie 2026)
04 Jul 2026
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A week after Bear's death, Nikki Freeman begins therapy with Dr. Mary Kline, hoping to find a way to move past her grief. As the weeks turn into months, Nikki develops feelings for the one person who has seen every broken part of her.
Mary never expected a client as deeply traumatized as Nikki, or one who would affect her as much. Determined to help Nikki heal while struggling with feelings of her own, Mary must confront the question of whether her love can be enough for Nikki.
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It's been over 5 years since I last wrote anything and my first Obsession fanfic.
He pondered the exact words to use then opened his mouth. “I am sick of being afraid all the time. I wish for my insecurity to vanish, go away.” He snapped the stick and hoped the wish was not just bullshit.
A fix-it fic where Bear makes a different wish and nothing bad happens. Everyone is happy and no one dies yay.
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07 Sep 2026
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I STILL HATE Bear, but WOW was this such a good fic
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Whisper Sweetly That You Love Me Forever by justabagofhumanteeth
Fandoms: Obsession (Movie 2025), The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby (2013), The Great Gatsby - Howland/Tysen/Kerrigan
20 Aug 2026
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Destroyed by Daisy's rejection, Jay a makes a quick and foolish wish. One that will lead them and their friends down a dangerous and violent path.
(Affter the argument in the hotel Jay uses a one wish willow on Daisy.
Obsession au)Bookmarked by thepenofken
21 Aug 2026
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AAAAAA THE GREAT GATSBYYYYY. Gatsby is literally Bear before he even existed. I hate both of them equally
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Sometimes, even for a person mired in deep cowardice and selfishness, all it takes is one small moment of awareness and compassion for a friend at the right moment to start the ball of change moving.
For Bear, that moment comes when he is faced with the truth that Nikki is not in her right mind. He can either keep putting his head in the sand and believe in a fantasy, or finally find his courage and remember that Nikki is not only his lover, she is also his best friend.
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14 Aug 2026
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while I STILL do not like Bear, this is also a really interesting concept! The author is SO talented and I love this story
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It was her turn. She wanted her wish. And regardless of all the other options, every other thing she could speak into reality, regardless of the fire and the passion in her that had wanted so many impossible things from the world before, all she wished now was that none of this had ever fucking happened.
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Nikki is sure she can erase all of this, but something in the dark begs her not to.
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31 Jul 2026
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I LOVE the premise of this, with Willow/"Wish Nikki" and Nikki being separate people! The author is SO TALENTED