𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐓 || Michael Jackson

𝐌𝐈𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐄𝐋 𝐉𝐀𝐂𝐊𝐒𝐎𝐍, the world's biggest pop star, is in trouble. With controversy swirling and his image cracking, the label scrambles to take control-and their fix is simple: a fake romance with the right kind of girl. Wholesome. Quiet. Unproblematic.

[𝐘/𝐍] [𝐋/𝐍], the "lights guy's daughter." She's 22, a soft-spoken literature student with a dream of becoming an editor. A girl who finds her voice on the page, not the stage. Haunted by an abusive past, she survives through routine, silence, and staying small. She never imagined being chosen for anything-let alone to be Michael's fake girlfriend.

But this isn't their first meeting.

Years ago, Michael was her best friend. Her safe place. Her secret dream. But fame changed him. The boy she once knew is now cold, sharp-edged, and barely looks her in the eye. Still, somewhere beneath the glitter and the distance, something familiar flickers.

To the label, Y/N is perfect. But they don't see the cracks beneath her surface-the exhaustion she hides, the quiet way her body falters, the fire she tucks behind polite smiles. The part of her that stopped dreaming the day he left.

And Michael? He isn't supposed to care. But he notices. The way she flinches. The way she listens. The way she's still the only person who doesn't treat him like a god-or a monster.

The arrangement is simple: she plays the part, and in return-he covers her tuition, her rent, and the home she's trying desperately to save. No strings. No real feelings. Just a clean, easy deal.

But what starts as a publicity stunt quickly becomes more complicated. Old memories resurface. Feelings blur. And just when things start to feel real, the past threatens to tear it all apart-his scandals, her secrets, and everything they've both been trying to outrun.

Because the cameras only catch the surface.

But the real story?

It began with 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐓.