Marshall & Tiffani have known each other since before fame. She's a popular singer with a strong sweet voice and a kind heart. He's the rough-around-the-edges rapper everyone loves to hate or love intensely. They balance each other out perfectly - his darkness to her lightness. They support each other's careers - he writes songs for her albums, she attends his concerts and stands up for him in interviews when the press gets too harsh. They're each other's best friends, well for Marshall she is other than Proof of course. They always secretly would be on the low, fucking sometimes. But it was okay. Because they were best friends. But one day..

Aria Blake is pop royalty-platinum records, magazine covers, sold-out tours. With a voice made for heartbreak and hooks that never miss, she's the girl the industry can't stop watching. And with bad boy rocker Fred Durst on her arm, she's half of the most talked-about couple in music. Edgy, glamorous, chaotic-they're the kind of pair that keeps tabloids fed and publicists sweating. But when Eminem drops that line about her and Fred during the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards, the world stops. One brutal verse, one smirk from Marshall Mathers, and suddenly Aria's name is on every headline-for all the wrong reasons. Humiliated and furious, Aria swears she'll never forgive him. Especially when Fred starts pulling away, unable to take the heat. But the industry keeps them circling the same orbit-afterparties, award shows, studio sessions-and no matter how much Aria wants to hate Eminem, he's always there with those maddening eyes and that maddening grin, peeling back her armor like he already knows what's underneath. What begins as ice-cold tension turns to banter, sparks, then something far more dangerous. He challenges her. She gets under his skin. And beneath the bravado, they start to see each other-really see each other. But fame doesn't leave room for soft landings. Secrets, cameras, and old wounds threaten to tear them apart before anything real can take root. Aria has spent years building a version of herself the world could love. The question is: can she risk being just her-with him?

Detroit in 2010, just after the release of Recovery, this story follows Marshall Mathers at a turning point in his life-sober, guarded, and learning how to live in the quiet aftermath of survival rather than the chaos of it. When a late-night stop at a rundown diner leads to an unexpected encounter, Marshall meets Hannah Smith, a 24-year-old waitress and single mother doing everything she can to keep her life together. Hannah grew up in a small farming town outside Chicago, left a controlling relationship, and rebuilt her life in a rough part of the city with nothing but determination, routine, and love for her three-year-old son, Caleb. She isn't impressed by fame, doesn't ask for favors, and measures people by how they treat her child. Their first meeting is awkward, accidental, and disarmingly human-sparked by Caleb recognizing Marshall's music as something familiar and safe. What begins as a simple moment turns into a connection neither of them was looking for: two people shaped by past damage, meeting in a place neither considers permanent. As Marshall becomes increasingly aware of the quiet hardship Hannah carries-long shifts, late nights, walking home when she can't afford the bus-he's forced to confront a version of himself that no longer runs from responsibility. Hannah, in turn, struggles with the idea of letting someone into her carefully controlled world, especially someone whose life is anything but normal. At its heart, this is not a story about fame or rescue. It's about stability, trust, and the slow, tentative way love grows when both people have something to lose. Through late-night conversations, shared silences, and the steady presence of a child who sees the world honestly, Marshall and Hannah learn that healing doesn't come from grand gestures-it comes from showing up, again and again.

I'm lowkey in love with Eminem right now and I've loved Christina my whole life as listening to Eminem (I def shouldn't have.) so I'm not gonna lie I will 4ever ship them although em isn't.... Anyway I wanted to make this story to poof our fantasies more. It's gonna be about the inside of everything. I'm not gonna copy every word that was said.. Enjoy!

Never judge a book by its cover.

Madison Callahan was supposed to be on her honeymoon, instead, she's managing someone else's wedding. Three weeks ago, she walked down the aisle thinking it was the happiest day of her life, but what happened next shattered everything. So she ran, packed up her life, and moved to Detroit. Now she's crashing at her brother's place, trying to pretend she's fine while living under the watchful eye of a professional hockey player, a defence man for the Detroit Wings, who takes big brother duty way too seriously. She didn't plan to get pulled into coordinating the high profile wedding of Hailie Jade when her boss got sick, holding everything together while barely keeping herself upright. She doesn't want attention. She doesn't want pity. She just wants to get the job done. Marshall Mathers is on top of the world, successful, sober, sharp eyed, completely unpredictable. He's also the father of the bride, almost twenty years older, and the last person Madison expects to be paying attention to her. But he sees her. He sees the cracks she's trying to hide. The pain she won't talk about. And for reasons she can't explain, he doesn't look away. They were shaped by different lives, but broken in ways they both recognize. She's country backroads and fresh wounds. He's fame and proof that healing doesn't always look like peace.But something about him disarms her. And something about her makes him stay longer than he should. She didn't come here looking for anything and he's never been good at playing it safe. But once they collide, nothing stays simple. - Cruel Summer is a grounded, emotionally tense opposites-catch fire story about heartbreak, survival, and the kind of man who sees straight through the mask. Set in 2024 against the backdrop of Hailie Jade's wedding, it's a slow burn with sharp edges, stolen moments, and the quiet chaos of two people who weren't supposed to find each other, but did. And now they can't look away.

In the summer of 2002, Nicole Williams is the fashion industry's newest obsession-a rising Australian supermodel and freshly signed Victoria's Secret Angel. But just as her star begins to rise, rumors start swirling about a scandalous fling with a married designer. Her team needs a distraction, and fast. Enter Eminem, the biggest rapper on the planet, fresh off The Eminem Show and gearing up for the release of 8 Mile. With drama brewing around his ex, his rivals, and his public image, his PR team sees an opportunity: a clean-cut, high-fashion "girlfriend" could soften his edge just enough. When Nicole and Eminem are spotted talking at a Manhattan afterparty, their teams seize the moment-and the two agree to fake a relationship. Just for a few months. Just to help each other out. What starts as staged dates, red carpet hand-holding, and photo ops quickly becomes something much harder to fake. Despite coming from opposite worlds, Nicole and Marshall begin to connect over the things no one else sees-fame's isolating pressure, complicated pasts, and the fear of being known too well. Nicole forms an easy friendship with D12, earning their respect for being real, while Marshall wins over Nicole's inner circle-her fierce best friend Amber Jones and ride-or-die New Yorker Danika Brooks-who all start to wonder if this "act" is fooling anyone at all. In a world where everything is curated, posed, and sold to the highest bidder, what happens when the only real thing is the one thing they swore was fake? A story of loyalty, vulnerability, and unexpected love in the most unexpected spotlight.

Marshall's daughter Hailie volunteers at a community arts center as part of a school project. One day, she brings home a copy of a zine made by the teens - raw poetry and short stories. Curious, Marshall flips through it and is unexpectedly moved by the writing. He notices the editor's name: Kate Caldwell. Later, when Hailie invites him to a small event at the center, he meets Kate in person. She recognizes him, but doesn't fan over him - in fact, she's blunt and unimpressed by celebrity. Her disinterest is disarming, and it draws him in. They begin a slow friendship. Kate, still dealing with the fallout from her own past, is wary of trust. Marshall sees a kindred spirit in her - someone who knows pain, reinvention, and how words can both heal and destroy. Is there any chance for them?

Amaryllis Jackson is a prodigy - born from pain, raised on rhythm. After surviving a near-fatal shooting in 2001, she channels her trauma into music, rising quickly in the shadows of her brother, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson. She's fierce on the mic, but behind her lyrics lies a heart still healing from childhood loss and chaos. As her stardom grows, she's signed under Shady/Aftermath, where she meets Marshall Mathers - Eminem - at a vulnerable time in both their lives. He's battling addiction and pressure; she's trying to hold herself together as fame starts to threaten her peace. What starts as creative collaboration turns into something deeper. They clash - two lyrical legends, sharp with words, guarded with feelings - but over time, they uncover a shared understanding of grief, anger, and artistry. Their love is not easy. Between media scrutiny, personal demons, and their own emotional walls, they must decide whether love can survive the spotlight.

To the world he is known as Eminem, one of the greatest Rapper this universe has seen. He known for his controversial lyrics, his difficult Childhood, his off and on relationship with his Ex Wife and his cocky Behaviour. But To Andrea he known as her New boss. As Andrea becomes Eminem's new music agent, she is going to experience what its like to work with Eminem himself and his Shady Record Family. She will get pushed, hurt and judged as she tries to prove to everyone she is capable of Managing one the biggest Artist on this planet. Through touring with him, Managing his schedule and helping get Shady Records back on top, she will experience how hard it is to stay strong and confident in the industry, manage working full time while being a single mother, and remembering to enjoy life at the same time. But the hardest thing she will have to deal with, is her uncontrollable desires and feelings for her Boss as she grows closer to the Shady Family and gets to see the other side of Eminem. The side the public doesn't get to see, the side that's known as Marshall Mathers. So will she be able to control her feelings while working for him? Or will the lust between them just get to much to handle, she'll leave knowing that its wrong to crave and want your boss even if it is Eminem? Will she finally open up her heart, but only to get hurt in the end? Find out in Behind the Pain