Naomi thought she had finally moved on from the past. For years, she hasn't seen or spoken to the boy who made her childhood a constant battle. The arguments, the teasing, and their never ending competition are memories she would rather forget. Now, at twenty six, Naomi is finally enjoying her life with her best friends. A summer vacation seems like the perfect way to escape everything for a while. Until she sees him again. Jaafar is older, different, and somehow even more annoying than she remembers. Being around him brings back everything she thought she had left behind, but this time, something feels different. Maybe they never really hated each other as much as they thought they did.

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.

❝ 𝗜 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂 ❞ ────────── 𝗜𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 jermajesty and julie spent their entire lives making each other miserable. then one random dinner together in the winter of 2018 changed absolutely everything. [jermajesty jackson 𝘹 f!reader]

Juno has loved exactly two men in her life. The first was her best friend. The second asked her to marry him. At twenty-eight, Juno's life looks exactly the way she always imagined it would. She's built a successful career as a stylist in Los Angeles, she's in love with one of the biggest artists in the world, and she's planning a wedding to a man who is kind, steady, and absolutely sure about her. Then there's Jaafar. Jaafar, who has been part of her life since they were eleven years old and arguing about sharks on a playground swing set. Jaafar, who knows her coffee order, her worst habits, and exactly what expression means she's about to cry even when she's smiling. Jaafar, who once promised that if neither of them were married by thirty, they'd marry each other instead. A joke made by children. A promise neither of them ever forgot. As wedding planning pulls them closer together than they've been in years, Juno begins to wonder whether it's possible to mistake comfort for certainty, friendship for history, and history for something much more dangerous. Because choosing between two people isn't the hardest part. The hardest part is realizing one of them was never really a choice at all. A sweeping slow-burn story about timing, friendship, missed chances, and the devastating question that follows two people for nearly two decades: What if the love of your life was standing beside you the whole time - and neither of you ever said a word?

Five years ago, Eden Thompson left Los Angeles to study abroad, leaving behind the only family she'd ever known outside of her own-the Jacksons. Growing up alongside Jaafar and Jermajesty Jackson, Eden was there for every birthday, every holiday, every family barbecue. They were her best friends, her partners in crime, and the boys who knew her better than anyone else. But five years changes people. When Eden finally returns home at twenty-three, she's no longer the shy girl they remember. She's confident, independent, and impossible to ignore. As old friendships are rekindled, new feelings begin to surface. Jaafar can't stop thinking about her. Jermajesty can7't hide his feelings any longer. And Eden finds herself caught between the two boys who have always held a special place in her heart. With family gatherings, jealous glances, late-night confessions, and secrets threatening to tear everything apart, Eden must decide whether following her heart is worth risking the family she loves. After all, coming home was supposed to be easy. Falling for a Jackson wasn't.

soléne rose was once a world-renowned dancer, best known for working with musical artists beyonce and rihanna, she stepped away from the dance world due to a career-altering injury that would eventually lead her to other forms of art. years after, she's reinvented herself as a stylist and creative director with a reputation for turning fashion into storytelling. while working on the movie michael, her and jaafar form an unlikely bond. jaafar has big shoes to fill playing the role of his legendary uncle, michael jackson. he's expected to be perfect and in tip top shop to portray him. to everyone he's just a member of the infamous jackson family; he's a jackson first and a person second to soléne, he's simply jaafar

For years, they were inseparable. Best friends, soulmates, first loves the kind of couple everyone believed would last a lifetime. Until one day... They didn't. Now, after months of silence, unresolved feelings, and words that can never be taken back, fate forces them into each other's lives once again. But the people they used to be no longer exist. Some wounds never truly heal. Some promises are impossible to forget. And sometimes, the person who broke your heart is the only one who still knows how to put it back together. Or maybe... Some love stories are never meant to have a happy ending.

What happens when a summer trip with your closest friend blurs every line ever drawn? Forced to face the ultimate question: is risking the best friendship you've ever known, worth the chance at forever?

Y/N never thought she would find a home in a place she never expected. After a heartbreaking loss, she moves in with the Jackson family, where she meets Michael - the boy behind the fame, the music, and the spotlight. To the world, he's a superstar. But to Y/N, he's just Michael. As their friendship grows, they begin to heal together through late nights, music, memories, and moments that change everything. But this isn't a love story that happens overnight. It's a slow burn. A story of two people finding comfort in each other... and discovering that the best kind of love is the one worth waiting for.

"𝐓𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐧𝐨, 𝐈 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐲 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐈 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 " In which Leilani Martinez gets the opportunity of a life time to be in the Michael Jackson Biopic Or In which Jaafar Jackson can't get enough of Leilani Martinez 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐈'𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐛𝐲, 𝐈'𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐲, 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭"