Daphne Vance is a self-made tech millionaire in the booming 1990s. She can rewrite software algorithms in her sleep, code massive logistics pipelines, and command a boardroom in a crimson power suit. What she can't do is navigate standard human socialization. She's stiff, awkward, reads everything as a data spreadsheet, and has spent her entire life working too hard to ever make real friends. Then she walks into a terrible, off-off-Broadway psychological play and lets out a roaring, unguarded laugh that ends in a very un-corporate snort. Enter Joey Tribbiani. He's a broke, struggling actor who thinks a transponder is a magic word, a computer is for video games, and a sandwich is a cure-all. But he's also full of effortless warmth, loud laughter, and a pure heart that completely shatters Daphne's carefully coded armor. When Daphne starts casually throwing her massive wealth into "fixing his structural bottlenecks"-buying him luxury clothes, top-tier electronic organizers, and high-end pizza-neither of them thinks it's a big deal. To Daphne, she's just upgrading his packaging. To Joey, she's just a magical pizza fairy godmother. But when Chandler, Monica, and the rest of the Central Perk gang look at the charts, they see a very different kind of pipeline. A transactional one.

"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.

𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘳 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵, 𝘐 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘖𝘧 𝘢 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘢 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘐'𝘭𝘭 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘱, '𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 • • • For twenty-nine years, Amelia Johnson's goal was to be the best version of herself that she can ever be. Her desire to be the greatest at all she does traps her in something far more dangerous than she could have imagined. But within her own world and her own protective shell, a name with such gravity can shatter her heart to pieces; Michael Jackson. The uncertainty of her feelings for him makes it unbearable for one heart, perhaps too much for her. (This story is set in the year 1988 | Bad Era - Early Dangerous Era) Word count: 100,000-125,000 start: 01/03/21 end: 08/06/21

Chandler Bing x OC|COMPLETED Liliana, also known as Lily, came to New York from her hometown in London to escape and find a new adventure. What happens when she moves into a apartment next to Chandler, Joey, Monica and Rachel? What happens when they meet unexpectedly at a little coffee house below her apartment? -- Breaking it off with Janice and trying to figure out a way of staying clear of here, what will happen when Chandler instantly falls over his feet for the British girl next door? AU - DOESN'T FOLLOW EPISODES 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬 𝗜 𝗪𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗘 𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗬 𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗦 𝗔𝗚𝗢, 𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗬 𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗦, 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗥𝗘𝗪𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 #1 - Chandler Bing (25/01/23) #1 - Rachel Green (25/01/23)

in which a taylor madison grey is the reason behind michael joseph jackson's bright life

as a professional makeup artist, you've had your fair share of celebrity clientele. never in a million years would you have expected to work for michael jackson, though. michael jackson × reader

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

In which Blythe Larkin and Michael Jackson find something quiet, soft, and entirely their own in a world that never lets them be still or, In which Blythe Larkin gives Michael Jackson the peace he has always needed, and that peace is evermore

❛ extra, extra, read all about it another good girl who's lost in the madness front row seats to come watch the crisis get in line, 'cause you're all invited ❜

MICHAEL JACKSON never searched for love; at 24, he found enough intimacy and beauty in his craft. The one thing that satisfied him when nothing else could. But what his craft demanded sated him sometimes, and an outlet became necessary when the fine line between art and work blurred. So his disguised and unauthorized trips to Phonograph, when he found the time, became a much-needed release that he cherished greatly. The woman who stood behind the counter most days of the week had his attention instantly. His eyes lingered prudently from beneath the Ray-Bans with silent admiration. But there was no more room for shy regard when she finally approached him, completely unsuspecting until he said all the wrong things and gave himself away. But not only was she absolutely breathtaking--she was casual about his presence, almost unimpressed by his status. She let him exist in this rare state of peace. And that made her all the more remarkable; he had to take the chance before it passed. And soon, he looked forward to Sundays, from their deep conversations about anything to the way she made his heart beat against his chest with just a look. Romance no longer burdened him; surrendering his heart didn't scare him; he welcomed love and let it coexist with his gift. Because she made him realize it was possible. A Michael Jackson story. © All Rights Reserved 18+ Started: March 14, 2023 Finished: tbd.. Work #4 Thriller era Takes place in Los Angeles, CA 1983-2001 Cover made by me via PicsArt Highest Ranking: - #1 in #MJFanFiction - #2 in #Michael - #4 in #Jackson - #6 in #KingOfPop - #5 in #MJJ - #17 in #MichaelJJackson - #8 in #Famous - #61 in #MichaelJackson