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"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.

Before the stadiums. Before the awards. Before they became legends. Growing up in Gary, Indiana, Zariah Carter and Michael Jackson were just two kids with impossible dreams and fathers determined to make them stars. As they rise from local talent shows to worldwide fame, they discover that success comes with a price-pressure, sacrifice, and a life lived in the spotlight. While the world watches them become music's biggest icons, a deeper connection grows behind the scenes. Through triumphs, heartbreaks, and the weight of expectations, they'll learn that sometimes the one person who truly understands you is the one who has been there from the very beginning.

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."

(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?

❝ I DONT EVER WANT TO BE FORGOTTEN ❞ ❝ I COULD NEVER FORGET YOU ❞ : ̗̀➛ IN WHICH, Marianne Love desires to be known around the world, and Michael Jackson can help her get there. May 21st, 2026 - n/a @-wonderiand 2026

Fifty Shades Michael kingofpopradio A powerful man who controls everything. A woman who never meant to fall under his influence. What begins as a professional arrangement slowly unravels into obsession, restraint, and desire neither is prepared for. Rules are written to be broken... but some costs are permanent. Fifty Shades of Michael follows Amara, a quiet but ambitious Sony executive tasked with managing the world's most untouchable icon. Drawn into his private world, she must navigate power, jealousy, and desire while falling for a man the world refuses to let be human. Dark romance • Slow burn • Power imbalance kingofpopradio

The year was 1991. 23-year-old Jane seems to be a magnet of misfortune. Life couldn't be harder for her. Abandoned by her parents, she needed to stop school to find a job in order to support her and her younger brother's needs. Little did she know that her whole life was about to change the moment she got recruited by an agency to apply as a maid in a huge ranch called 'Neverland'. Jane just wanted to have a job but Neverland gave her more than what she hoped for. She gained friends, wonderful memories, and most of all, she found heaven and love with the most unexpected person---the person that she didn't expect to fall in love with. [Highest ranking: #1 - michaeljacksonfanfiction]

From the moment Isabella Pavlova could walk, she was taught to dance. Growing up in Gary, Indiana, where ballet studios were few and opportunities even fewer, Isabella lived under the weight of her mother's ambitions. Natalia Pavlova, elegant and fiercely determined, pushed her daughter toward perfection, convinced Isabella was destined for greatness in the ballet world and determined to make sure Isabella achieved the fame she herself never could. As a child, Isabella occasionally crossed paths with the Jackson family through Natalia's friendship with Katherine Jackson. Michael had only been a distant memory from her childhood, a shy boy with bright eyes and dreams beyond the stars. She never expected to see him again. Until years later, when fate brought them back together.

Different stories. Different moments. Different versions of love. From late-night rehearsals and chaotic music video sets to award shows, world tours, and quiet moments behind the spotlight, every chapter tells a completely new story with Michael Jackson. Some are funny. Some are romantic. Some are heartbreaking. But all of them begin the same way: with music, cameras, and Michael. -------------- My first story in English, please no hate. I'm just trying my best. ¡ Thank you ! 🤍 FANFIC BASED MICHAEL JACKSON written by @sombrthebestsinger || 2026

In the world of monarchy and fame; from fleeing the life of a royalty to a Hall of Fame legend, Vivienne, a former underground producer is set to change her faith and conquer the world of music, together with the biggest artist the world has ever known, Michael Jackson. In her journey to reign the global stardom, the crushing burden of an unwanted crown demands her return, she was forced to a brutal sacrifice. Trapped in an agonizing choices of royal obligations and pursuing love, she was caught in a heartbreaking dilemma: Fulfill the prophecy of the throne or willingly shatter the heart of the only man that ever truly understood her soul. ______________________________________________________________________________ Price of Fame || Michael Jackson features an alternative universe full of 'What If', exploring the trials of stepping into fame, the devastating sacrifices for love , and the desperate call to change one's faith, fighting a hopeless battle to escape the shackles of a long written destiny of a bloodline before the final curtain call unfolds.

𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 "𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳" 𝘵𝘰 "𝘉𝘢𝘥," 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘰. 𝘞𝘩𝘰 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘢 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘶𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘦'𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘣𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 79'. 𝑨 𝑫𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝑰𝒏 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈: 𝘈 𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘦𝘭 𝘑𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 !Protagonist goes by she/her! !Just to be clear, this is a PERSONA x MJ! !I will NOT be taking criticisms for that decision! Persona's appearance left ambiguous for immersive reading! A/N: I will do my best to follow along with real life events! Story available on Tumblr (Rikusempai) and Wattpad!

Ivy minds her business at the bookstore picking up a book with an interesting title, then a crowd of fan girls trying to get inside to the bookstore. All of them screaming a name, "Michael." All the ruckus is distracting Ivy from reading the summary on the back of the book. Ivy looks up from the book and realises that the fan girls are chanting Michael. "Michael? The Michael Jackson?!" Ivy say to herself. THIS IS GOING FOR MICHAEL X OC I HOPE YOU LIKE IT!

"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. A NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR: This book is officially COMPLETE! To give you the best reading experience, I will be publishing three new chapters every day until the end of the story. And don't worry about the ending... Book 2 is already in writing. Thank you so much for reading, voting, and commenting. Don't Forget to talk about it on Tik Tok! Welcome to the Thriller era!

Maria is not your typical girl, she grew up closely with the Jacksons , which leads to a very close friendship, or so they swore they were just "friends".

"If you would've told me at 13 that this would be my life, I would have never believed you..."

Torn between the man she loves and the man she's supposed to love, Katoria finds herself trapped in a web of lies that threatens to destroy everything. - MJ FF Paramour : "ᵃ ᵖᵃʳᵃᵐᵒᵘʳ ⁱˢ ᵃ ᵖᵉʳˢᵒⁿ ⁱⁿᵛᵒˡᵛᵉᵈ ⁱⁿ ᵃ ʳᵒᵐᵃⁿᵗⁱᶜ ᵒʳ ˢᵉˣᵘᵃˡ ʳᵉˡᵃᵗⁱᵒⁿˢʰⁱᵖ ʷⁱᵗʰ ˢᵒᵐᵉᵒⁿᵉ, ᵉˢᵖᵉᶜⁱᵃˡˡʸ ᵒⁿᵉ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ⁱˢ ⁱˡˡⁱᶜⁱᵗ, ᵃᵈᵘˡᵗᵉʳᵒᵘˢ ᵒʳ ᵏᵉᵖᵗ ˢᵉᶜʳᵉᵗ." - MJ X READER

' & 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐩𝐬 - 𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐩 𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫! & 𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐫 . ' ' 𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐚 𝐛𝐨𝐲 & 𝐚 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 , 𝐬𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 . ⋆౨ৎ˚⟡˖ ࣪' 𝒎𝒊𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒆𝒍 𝒋𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒙 𝒇𝒆𝒎!𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒂𝒎𝒑 𝑨𝑼 𝒐𝒇𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒆𝒓𝒂 𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒔 17-18 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒘𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝒇𝒊𝒄 𝒆𝒏𝒋𝒐𝒚!! <3

Emmaline Hayes built her career on one rule: every story deserves respect. As the lead interviewer for Encore Magazine, she's known for making even the biggest names feel comfortable in front of her questions. So when she's given the chance to interview Michael Jackson before his Bad Tour, she expects just another assignment. She doesn't expect him to remember her. And she definitely doesn't expect everything that comes after. NOTE! This is a work of fiction.

You're 19 years old and you're very happy with the life you have with your two best friends in Paris, France. You're a huge fan of Michael Jackson ever since you can remember. When you were little, your father took you to one of his concerts, not long before he died. It's 1987 now and your idol, who's 29 years old, has just released his latests album "BAD", along with a world tour. Everyday, you hope for one of your biggest dreams to come true, to meet him one day, and you're willing to do everything in your power to get a ticket for his concert. But a huge surprise is coming your way, something as unexpected for you as for him. A chance not even in your wildest dream you had ever imagined. ----------------------- Credits for the original work go to the author. I'm just translating their work so more people can enjoy this amazing story.

Lady our love will shine Lighting the night Just put your trust in my heart And meet me in paradise ✦˚₊⁺⋆