Some people spend their whole lives searching for the right person. Michael and Y/N spend theirs searching everywhere except where they should have looked first. They've been best friends since childhood. They've shared dreams, heartbreaks, and every version of each other long before fame changed everything. Maybe soulmates don't always meet as strangers. Maybe... they grow up together. DISCLAIMER: This is a fictional work of fanfiction created for entertainment purposes only. Real people and historical events may be referenced, but all fictional relationships, dialogue, and private interactions are products of the author's imagination. Contains mature themes, strong language, implied sexual content between consenting adults, and references to prescription drug use.

[SLOW BURN] It is 2006. The trial is over, but Michael Jackson has locked himself in a prison of his own making. He is completely isolated, deeply guarded, and wholly disgusted by the press. He refuses to speak to anyone-until Maeve Carter. Maeve is Europe's most ruthless and respected journalist, and she doesn't care about tabloid garbage. She is flying to New York with one goal: get the interview, secure the massive bonus, and pay for her mother's life-saving cancer treatments. It was supposed to be a simple transaction. But when the doors to the penthouse lock, the King of Pop is nothing like the broken man the media painted. He is sharp, intimidating, and looking for a challenge. And Maeve is the first person in years who isn't afraid to give him one. #1 - mj #1 - kingofpop #1 - moonwalker #1 - mjj #1 - michaeljosephjackson #93 - fanfic

Summer, 1981. Before Thriller. During Michael Jackson's Off the Wall era. At twenty-two, Amara has put her dream of studying psychology on hold to help support her family, spending her days working at a small-town carnival. She never expects a young Michael Jackson to walk up to her booth in a terrible disguise... or to keep coming back. What begins with two carnival games and playful teasing slowly blossoms into a slow-burn romance built on friendship, trust, and unexpected love. But falling for one of the world's biggest stars is anything but simple. A slow-burn romance set during Michael Jackson's Off the Wall era.

Be his friend. Bear his child. Don't fall in love. That would be weird. Reeling from the wreckage of divorce, 38-year-old Michael Jackson clings to the last thread of a lifelong dream: becoming a father. With Neverland emptied of laughter and trust, he turns to the only person who's never left- his best friend. His quiet constant. And he asks her the impossible. What begins as a promise to carry his child becomes something deeper: carrying his heart, his secrets, and his survival itself. ___ WARNING: Grief, death, traumatic events, implied sex (not graphic.) #1 in #michaeljackson [8.16.25] #1 in #michaeljackson [10.28.25] #1 in #michaeljackson [11.10.25] #1 in #mj [8.10.25] #1 in #90s [11.17.25]