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𝙃𝙞𝙨 𝙢𝙞𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙚 | 𝙈𝙅 by erenyazini
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⋆˚𖥔 ݁ ˖𓂃.☘︎ ݁˖ He promised he'd call every Sunday. Before the fame, before Thriller, before the world claimed him, Michael Jackson was just a shy little boy from Gary, Indiana. And you were the only person who ever spoke for him when he couldn't. His microphone. Fifteen years later, during the chaos of the Victory Tour, he remembers your voice instantly. And suddenly, the past neither of you truly buried begins finding its way back to the surface. __________ Michael Jackson x Reader Ranking: 1 in #mjxreader 1 in #eighties 1 in #popmusic
Starstruck (Michael Jackson X Reader by MissCopperbottom
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I've recently become such a devoted fan of Michael Jackson, and it honestly breaks my heart that I only discovered his magic after he was gone. It feels like a love with no physical place to land - a love that lives somewhere between admiration, imagination, and longing for the kindness he gave to the world. This short story takes place between 1990 and 1992, during the Dangerous era, when Michael was at the height of his fame yet still searching for peace. It follows a young woman who, after attending one of his concerts, unexpectedly finds herself offering Michael a safe place to stay for the night when paparazzi make it impossible for him to return to his hotel. As the days quietly unfold, the two build an emotional connection built on trust, innocence, and understanding. I've grown to adore Michael not just for his music, but for how generous, gentle, and genuine he was in everything he did. This story is my little way of honoring that - and my heart goes out to all the fans who had tickets to This Is It, and to every woman who ever saw him for the sweetheart he truly was.
Heaven Knowns My Name by annataliaa
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To millions, Julianna Winters is brilliance. To the media, she is mystery. To herself, she is breaking. The creator and queen of alternative music before she turned eighteen, Julianna is a voice the world worships and a woman the industry refuses to let breathe. Fame has taken everything from her except the one thing she can't outrun - the ache to be understood. Then she meets Michael Jackson. Their worlds collide at the 1984 Grammys, and Michael - already drowning beneath his own legend - recognizes the loneliness in her eyes because it mirrors his own. What begins as a chance encounter becomes a fragile refuge: two young artists hiding from the noise, slowly building something real in a world that keeps interrupting it. And then the world comes to take it. Because some people are loved for what they give, and never for who they are - and the ones who built their lives on these two would rather see them broken than free. Raw and deeply intimate, Heaven Knows My Name is a story about fame, faith, and the hidden wounds behind brilliance - a reminder that even the brightest stars can feel unbearably alone, and that being truly known by one person may be the only thing worth surviving for. Light explicit language. Smut (in P2). Only truth, heart, and two souls trying to survive a world that never learned how to love them gently. FEEL FREE TO START IN P1 OR P2!!! #1 in mjj
Focal Point • MJ by buckyzreality
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**Read Negative Space first "You can draw all the lines you want in the boardroom, Amanda. But some things don't fit into a grid." Five years ago, Amanda Saul escaped the chaotic gravity of Michael Jackson's world to build a bulletproof life in New York. Now a powerhouse creative director, her world is a perfectly controlled grid. She is untouchable. Until he comes to dismantle it. Drafted back into his orbit to architect the gritty visual identity of the Bad era, Amanda agrees to return to Los Angeles on one absolute condition: strictly professional. No blurred lines. No secrets in the shadows. But Michael is no longer the reckless king she ran from. He is patient, calculated, and terrifyingly respectful of the boundaries she demands. As the pressure of the world's biggest stage mounts, Amanda realizes that fighting a man who refuses to cross the line is a war she is destined to lose. In design, a focal point demands your entire attention. In his world, there is nowhere else to look. Book 2 of The Architecture of Us Series
Negative Space • MJ  by buckyzreality
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"Be careful, Amanda. Because once he decides you're his safe place... he is never going to let you go." Two childhood friends. One became the most famous man on the planet. The other is just trying to keep her head down and survive her new internship. Los Angeles, 1983. Behind the blinding flashbulbs and the deafening roar of the Thriller era, Michael Jackson is suffocating. To the world, he is an untouchable icon. To Amanda, he is just the quiet boy she made a pinky promise with on an Indiana rooftop a decade ago. When a twist of fate lands her a job right outside his recording booth, she expects the past to stay buried. But in an industry built on ruthless noise and corporate greed, her small drafting desk quickly becomes his only sanctuary. Amanda knows the rules: Keep your professional distance. Keep your head down. Don't let the blinding gravity of his world pull you in. But you can't walk away from someone who has finally found a place to breathe. And when the most watched man on earth refuses to look away from you, hiding is no longer an option. The machine will do anything to protect its King, even if it means completely destroying the girl keeping him grounded. A slow-burn story of fame, nostalgia, and the dangerous reality of being truly seen.
BUTTERFLIES: A Michael Jackson Fanfiction (ONGOING) by Lyanna_Sofia_II
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(SLOWBURN) She gave up on love long ago. Julia Williams has perfected the art of being invisible-a girl who learned to survive alone, caught between parents who chose their new families over her. Emotionally neglected and yearning for affection she'd never receive, Julia built walls around her heart and accepted a bitter truth: some people simply weren't made to be loved. Music became her escape. Performing in bars and clubs, she poured her pain into songs, never expecting anything more from life than the stage beneath her feet. Until one fatal night changes everything. A tragic accident shatters Julia's world and awakens her in an impossible place-a glamorous birthday celebration on August 29, 1987. She's face to face with the most celebrated artist on the planet: Michael Jackson, the King of Pop himself. With a new name, a new identity, and thirty-eight years erased from existence, Julia is thrust into a world of fame, fortune, and unexpected connections. But as she navigates this glittering past, she discovers something she never thought possible: perhaps her heart wasn't broken beyond repair. Perhaps some people are worth learning to love for. Will Julia be able to rewrite his story?
·𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬· by michaeljaccvson
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he was my best friend before the world knew his name. savannah reed never forgot the boy who promised her he would become a star. before the screaming fans, before the sold out concerts, before the fame took him away, there was just michael and sav. years later, the victory tour brings him back into her life, forcing old memories, hidden feelings, and unfinished goodbyes to the surface. but when someone belongs to the world... can they ever belong to you again? childhood memories. fame. heartbreak. first love. this story is strictly fiction and is created for entertainment purposes only.
Diary Of A Fan [Completed] | michaeljackson by HidingInBlue
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"Maybe some stars are meant to be admired from a distance. Even if it's a lonely view." Himiko Dwight lives for Michael Jackson. As a devoted super fan, she pours her heart into her diary, documenting every televised glimpse and every impossible wish to meet her idol face-to-face. While a real-life encounter feels like a distant dream, her diary is about to record an entry she never thought possible: the most beautiful day of her life.
Beside the King by SheReadsSheWritess
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1984. Los Angeles. It all starts with a file. A young Black Nurse Practitioner, unexpectedly assigned to care for the biggest pop star in the world. She didn't expect what came next. A story of romance, desire, and devotion - Beside the King.
ʟɪʙᴇʀɪᴀɴ ɢɪʀʟ, ᴍɪᴄʜᴀᴇʟ ᴊᴀᴄᴋꜱᴏɴ by mjswif3yy
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In 1987, Michael Jackson is at the height of fame during the Bad era - adored by the world yet painfully alone behind closed doors. One sleepless night changes everything. While wandering the city after midnight to escape the pressure of celebrity life, he meets a mysterious Liberian woman standing beneath the glow of rain-soaked streetlights. She doesn't treat him like a superstar. She treats him like a person. What begins as a chance encounter turns into secret late-night phone calls, stolen conversations, and a connection neither of them can explain. Her voice becomes his comfort during exhausting tours and endless studio sessions. And without telling her, Michael records one of their calls - preserving her native language inside a song inspired entirely by her. A song the world would one day know as "Liberian Girl."