You are the sister of Juliano. You come to New York with him after he gets a role in a major film. Maya never wanted the spotlight, but suddenly she is right in the middle of it. Juliano is chasing his dream. Jaafar Jackson already lives inside that world of fame and pressure. And when their paths cross, nothing stays the same.

1987 Everyone wants something from Michael Jackson. The record label wants another Thriller. The press wants headlines. His managers want more. The world wants more. Carrie Bennett is the first person who asks what he wants. Hired by Katherine Jackson to help manage a growing crisis behind the scenes, Carrie arrives in Los Angeles expecting a difficult client. Instead, she finds herself pulled into Michael's world. As deadlines close in and the demands on Michael become impossible to ignore, Carrie becomes his fiercest advocate. The one person willing to question everyone around him. Neither of them expects friendship. Neither of them expects trust. And neither of them is prepared for what happens when those things become something more.

Camille Laurent grew up in a strict traditional family that taught her the world was divided into two kinds of people: black and white, and nothing in between. From her childhood, she remembers only discipline, silence and a pair of mysterious brown eyes that never left her mind. Now a famous celebrity makeup artist, Camille lives a life built on control and perfection, still shaped by her parents' expectations. Until she meets Michael Jackson...

1987. The world belongs to Michael Jackson. Sold-Out stadiums. Flashing cameras. Endless screaming and fainting fans. To everyone else, he's larger than life - untouchable, mysterious, magic in human form. But behind the fame.. behind the sequined jackets and gloves.. Michael is lonely. Desperately lonely. Late at night, when the city finally quiets down, he slips away from the spotlight searching for the one things money and fame cannot buy - a real connection, something authentic. Then he meets Rachel. She isn't dazzled by Mr. Jackson. She does not fall at his feet. In fact, she barely knows what to make of him at all. But for the first time in years, Michael feels seen - not as a global pop star icon, but as just Michael. What begins as a chance encounter under the New York City street lights quickly turns into something deeper: stolen nights, dangerous secrets, and a love neither of them ever expected. But falling for the most famous man in the world comes with a price, and the closer Rachel gets to Michael, the more impossible it becomes to separate fantasy from reality. After Midnight is a slow burning, emotional romance about fame, loneliness, freedom, and what happens when two people find each other in the quiet hours when the rest of the world is asleep.

"They see Michael Jackson-but you're the only one who sees me."

A world of fame, control, and carefully crafted perfection hides two minds quietly unraveling behind the spotlight. Celeste Saint Clair is a supermodel born into beauty and shaped by pressure, where every smile is performance and every success comes at a cost she never agreed to pay. Trapped between an image-obsessed industry and a controlling family, she survives a life that looks golden from the outside but feels suffocating within. On the other side of fame, Michael Jackson lives inside a world of brilliance and isolation, where music is both escape and burden. Haunted by recurring dreams of a woman he has never met, his reality begins to blur as creativity, memory, and obsession slowly intertwine. When their worlds begin to inch closer through the machinery of fame : magazines, events, and the entertainment industry, something impossible starts to take shape. Recognition before meeting. Connection before touch. Memory before reality. In a world where everyone is seen, but few are truly known, the line between destiny and illusion begins to disappear.

Smut warning ⚠️ ‼️ Y/n never meant to become part of the Jackson family.But after her mother married Jermaine Jackson, that's exactly what happened. Growing up beside Jaafar Jackson should have been simple. He was kind, talented, loved by everyone and technically her stepbrother. Yet no matter how many years passed, Y/n could never bring herself to get too close to him. Especially when feelings neither of them were supposed to have began creeping in.

A young makeup artist is thrown into the fast-paced world of celebrity styling when she's unexpectedly assigned to work with one of the most iconic figures in the world. What starts as just another early morning job quickly turns into something far more intense when nerves, ambition, and unexpected chemistry collide. Behind the studio lights and carefully crafted appearances, she finds herself pulled into a space where professionalism and personal feelings begin to blur. He's used to the spotlight. She's used to staying behind it. But in the quiet moments between brushes, mirrors, and makeup palettes, neither of them can ignore the growing tension that keeps building every time their eyes meet. In a world where everyone is watching, the real question becomes what happens when two people finally see each other. Soft, emotional, and charged with slow-burn tension, this story explores fame, vulnerability, and the unexpected ways two lives can intersect when neither of them planned for it.

Everyone knows Michael Jackson. His face is on magazine covers, billboards, television screens, and posters hanging in bedroom windows across the world. But Y/N remembers the boy before all of that. Before the sold-out concerts, before the screaming crowds, before the fame. They grew up together. Best friends. Secret first loves. When Michael was just another kid trying to survive rehearsals, interviews, and a childhood that never truly felt like one, Y/N was the person who made him feel normal. Then life pulled them apart. Years later, Y/N owns a small beauty salon and watches from afar as her childhood best friend becomes the biggest star on the planet. Convinced he's forgotten her, she accepts a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to work as a makeup stylist on Michael's team. There's only one problem. Michael doesn't recognize her. Determined to keep her identity hidden, Y/N finds herself spending every day beside the boy she once loved-the boy who became a legend. As old memories begin resurfacing and an undeniable connection grows between them once more, Michael starts noticing something strangely familiar about the mysterious stylist who understands him better than anyone else. But secrets never stay hidden forever. And when the truth finally comes out, both of them will have to decide whether the bond they lost years ago can survive the spotlight that tore them apart. A slow-burn friends-to-lovers story filled with childhood memories, stolen glances, second chances, and the kind of love that never truly fades.

In 1985 Los Angeles, she spends her days buried in paperwork and her nights writing songs no one will ever hear. Until one night, she is pushed onto a stage she never wanted to stand on. And in the crowd, a man is watching her. Quiet. Hidden. Unreachable. After the performance, he comes closer. Asks about her music. Her words. Her feelings. What she doesn't know is that he isn't just a stranger in the dark. He is Michael Jackson. And what begins as a chance encounter slowly turns into late-night studio sessions, sleepless nights, and a connection neither of them can explain. Because some people don't meet by accident. Some people find each other in the dark.