Melissa knows what it feels like to be invisible. By day she photographs strangers, by night she drives a taxi through New York, hoping one day someone will finally see her talent. She never expected that person to be Michael. After a chance meeting leads to an unexpected job as his personal photographer, Melissa is pulled into a dazzling world she never imagined. One filled with music, friendship, trust, and a connection neither of them saw coming. But loving someone adored by millions comes with a price. A dream. An arrangement. An album that will change the world. Two people with everything to lose, circling something they won't admit they want. Will they make it? _____ * This is a first draft, it is going to be edited once completed

1984. The world belongs to Michael Jackson. After Thriller transforms him into the biggest entertainer on the planet, Michael lives under endless cameras, impossible expectations, and a loneliness nobody around him seems to notice. Then he meets Zaria Valentino. The music industry's newest obsession. She's loud where he's quiet. Fearless where he's careful. A rising pop star with hypnotic choreography, daring fashion, and a voice that makes people stop mid-conversation just to listen. Critics call her too provocative. Fans call her the future. Their first meeting at the Grammys becomes the beginning of something neither of them expected. Behind flashing cameras, sold-out arenas, and tabloid headlines, Michael and Zaria find themselves drawn together through music, ambition, and the pressure of living as global icons before they're old enough to fully understand fame. But love inside the spotlight comes with a cost. As the world begins watching their every move, they must decide whether two people built for the stage can survive each other behind the curtain. A glamorous, emotional slow-burn romance about fame, loneliness, artistry, and the terrifying vulnerability of being truly seen.

"It causes your immune system to turn against you," I explained gently. The color terrifyingly drained from his face as he stared at his knuckles. "I have a spot," he whispered, his voice scraping like glass. "Right here." He let out a strangled noise as the stadium footage buffered. "Riley!" he shrieked, covering his burning face while peering through his fingers at his future self. "Those pants leave absolutely nothing to the imagination!" He went so unnaturally still I thought his heart had stopped beating. His charcoal-stained fingers curled into tight fists. "Fifty," he whispered, scanning the fatal summary on the glowing screen. "I am... I am gone at fifty." What if the only way to save your future was to completely abandon your past? In 1982, Michael Jackson is suffocating. Trapped behind his family's compound gates and drowning under industry pressure, the rising star just wants a life of peace and normalcy. The universe answers-violently ripping him from his timeline and dropping him onto the bedroom rug of Riley, a freelance graphic designer in the year 2025. Stranded forty-three years in the future, Michael must face a world that already knows his tragic history. But Riley fiercely refuses to let that history repeat. She offers him the anonymous, ordinary life he always craved, rebuilding his shattered confidence brick by brick and teaching him the radical concept of self-love. More importantly, she arms him with the ultimate weapon: the brutal truth. She gives him the exact names of the snakes hiding in his 1982 backyard, the upcoming betrayals, and the devastating tragedies he is destined to face. When the universe inevitably pulls him back, Michael is no longer the timid pop star terrified of his shadow. He is a king preparing to claim his throne, knowing exactly how to rewrite music history and what it takes to survive. But armed with the future, changing his fate might cost him the one person who taught him how to live.

[post otw to mature era] When global music icon Michael Jackson crosses paths with acclaimed movie star Vivienne Devereux at an afterparty, neither expects the encounter to change their lives. Michael is drawn to Vivienne's warmth and sincerity beneath her glamorous Hollywood image, while Vivienne discovers a thoughtful, gentle man hidden behind the world's fascination with his fame. As their careers pull them across continents and into the spotlight, a friendship begins to grow through quiet conversations, shared dreams, and moments away from the cameras. What starts as mutual admiration slowly deepens into something neither can ignore. Together, they navigate public scrutiny, personal insecurities, and the challenges of living in the public eye, learning to trust each other along the way. In a world that constantly demands pieces of them, Michael and Vivienne find comfort, understanding, and eventually love in the one place they least expected: each other. ˚ʚ♡ɞ˚ #79 Michael - 6/3/26 #38 jackson - 6/6/26 #14 1990s - 6/9/26 #14 1980s - 6/12/26 #9 mjj - 6/15/26

"If they say why, why? Tell 'em that it's human nature." Nineteen years old, a secret arrangement, and a man who belongs to the world. For four years, Jordan and Michael have lived in the cracks of the Jackson estate, stealing moments in the shadows, navigating a suffocating "no strings" lie, and drowning in the secrecy of a love that was never supposed to exist. Jordan was his anchor, his childhood best friend, and the only one who saw the man behind the icon. But four years of hiding has taken its toll. As the pressure of superstardom pushes Michael to the brink and the secrets threaten to shatter everything, Jordan is finally done being a ghost in his life. In the eye of the Thriller storm, lines are drawn, brothers collide, and a decade-long bond is forced to decide: will they continue to hide behind the weight of the crown, or will they finally let the world see what human nature is actually capable of? The secret is out. The storm is here. There is nowhere left to hide.

Aubrey lives in a small town and has been there her whole life. Fresh out of college and chasing the career of her dreams, everything goes well until a mysterious man who goes by the name Michael Jackson moves into the house across from her. He becomes intrigued by Aubrey and does everything he can to grab her attention. But she wasn't having any of it, Michael makes it his mission to get her to like him but Aubrey doesn't give in easily, she just wants to focus on her future. Michael goes to extreme measures to make sure she becomes his.

A story about how you the reader grew up as Michael Jackson's best friend. Will it evolve into more? You'll have to read the find out! Please enjoy and rate!! This story can also be found on Quotev under the name Fedorapool which is my account.

[Completed] [18+] It's summer, 1979 when Michael Jackson turns 21, releases "Off the Wall," and meets his first love. ~*~*~ Nicole: You're in hotels a lot, huh? Michael: Yes. Most would pause to wonder how often is "a lot," but Michael didn't. He answered very matter-of-factly. Nicole could relate to the feeling of loneliness, being the only child of two hard-working parents. She watched his hands continue to play on the table, now reaching for the dish of sugar packets. He pulled out two, tipping them together like a tippee. Then mirrored the motion with two more. Nicole: You seem like a lonely person... I am too. She wasn't sure what propelled the words. Instantly Nicole felt the urge to apologize. Still pinching the sugar, Michael's eyes drifted up to hers, meeting for a second before looking away again. There was something about this stranger, maybe the softness in his bashful smile, that Nicole felt like she could trust. And if not, oh well, she'd never see him again anyway. Michael: Then we should be friends. We can be lonely together. ~*~*~ 🌻 This is a love story with a slow build. I promise, it's worth the wait! ⭐ Winner of the 2022 Michael Jackson FanFiction Awards for "Best Off the Wall Era FanFic" Highest Ranking: #5 in michaeljackson; #1 in michaeljacksonfanfiction; #1 in kingofpop, #1 in icon, #9 in fandom 🎤Inspired by true events in the life of Michael Jackson... but largely fictional.