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『late 70s michael』 𝗑 𝖿𝖾𝗆!𝗋𝖾𝖺𝖽𝖾𝗋 𓂃 ࣪˖ ִֶָ 𓈈 ── .✦ 𝗐.𝖼. 4,000+
The argument starts before midnight.
You hear it through the phone first.
Not words exactly—just shouting. Muffled and sharp. A door slamming hard enough to make the line crackle.
“Michael?” you ask quietly, sitting upright in bed.
For a second there’s only breathing on the other end. Uneven. Angry. Hurt.
Then his voice comes out strained and shaking.
You stare at the receiver for a moment, your stomach twisting.
Something about his tone makes your chest ache.
You’ve known Michael Jackson long enough to recognize when he’s pretending to be okay. He does it constantly—onstage, in interviews, around fans, around his brothers.
Rain taps softly against your bedroom window as you throw on a robe and walk downstairs. The house is dark except for the kitchen light you left on earlier.
You don’t know why you suddenly feel restless.
Maybe because you know exactly who the shouting had belonged to.
And if Joe had gotten angry enough to yell like that…
You don’t even want to imagine what he said.
Twenty minutes later, headlights sweep across your driveway.
You hurry to the front door and pull it open before the car fully stops.
The familiar Cadillac sits idling in the rain.
Bill Bray steps out first, umbrella already open.
Then Michael climbs out from the backseat.
And your heart nearly breaks.
His curls are damp from rain. His eyes are red. His hands are shoved into the pockets of his dark jacket like he’s trying to hold himself together physically.
Bill gives you a small nod.
“He just needed somewhere safe tonight.”
“Thank you,” you whisper.
Michael won’t look at you.
Bill squeezes Michael’s shoulder once before returning to the car.
The second the Cadillac disappears down the street, Michael finally lifts his eyes to yours.
You’ve never seen him look this shattered before.
His face crumples instantly.
Michael crosses the porch in two quick steps and wraps his arms around you so tightly it nearly knocks the breath from your lungs.
He buries his face into your shoulder.
And then he starts crying.
The kind of crying that comes from holding too much pain inside for too long.
You guide him into the house carefully, shutting the door behind you while he clings to you like letting go might destroy him.
His tears soak into your robe.
“I got you,” you murmur, rubbing his back slowly. “I got you.”
Michael can barely speak.
“He—” his voice cracks badly. “He said I ain’t nothin’ without him.”
You pull back just enough to cup his face.
“He said I’m selfish now… said I think I’m bigger than the family because of the album…”
His lips tremble violently.
“And then he said nobody would even care about me if I wasn’t a Jackson.”
You stare at him in disbelief.
Anger burns hot in your chest.
“How could he say that to you?”
Michael laughs bitterly, tears still slipping down his face.
“That’s not even the worst part.”
You guide him toward the couch.
He sits beside you heavily, elbows on his knees, hands covering his face.
“He kept sayin’ I wasn’t tough enough,” Michael mutters. “Said I’m too sensitive. Too soft.”
You gently pull his hands away from his face.
“Michael Jackson,” you say firmly, “look at me.”
His glossy brown eyes meet yours.
“You are one of the most talented, loving, beautiful men I’ve ever known.”
His expression breaks all over again.
“But what if he’s right?”
You brush your thumb beneath his eye carefully.
“Your father doesn’t get to decide your worth.”
Michael’s breathing turns shaky again.
“He’s been tellin’ me things like this since I was little,” he whispers. “Sometimes I start believin’ him.”
You lean forward and kiss his forehead tenderly.
“Then let me remind you who you really are.”
His eyes close instantly.
Like he’s been waiting for someone to say that his entire life.
“You’re kind,” you whisper against his skin. “You’re brilliant. You work harder than anybody I know. You care about people even when they hurt you.”
Another tear slips down his cheek.
Michael finally looks at you again.
The vulnerability in his expression nearly undoes you.
Like he needs affection as badly as oxygen.
You kiss him back immediately, your fingers sliding into his curls while he grips your waist tightly.
He tastes like rain and tears.
The kiss grows deeper within seconds.
Michael makes a soft broken sound against your mouth that nearly destroys your self-control.
“You always make me feel safe,” he whispers shakily.
Your hands cradle his face.
“That’s because you are safe here.”
His eyes flutter closed again.
Then he leans forward and presses his forehead against yours.
For a long moment neither of you speak.
The rain outside grows heavier.
The room feels warm and quiet compared to the storm in his head.
You brush your fingers through his curls slowly.
“Do you wanna talk about it more?”
Michael shakes his head immediately.
“I just wanna stay with you.”
And suddenly you realize how exhausted he looks.
Dark circles sit beneath his eyes.
He’s still trembling slightly.
“You eaten anything tonight?” you ask.
Michael gives a tiny shrug.
A faint smile finally tugs at his mouth.
You stand and hold out your hand.
Michael sits at the kitchen counter watching you quietly the entire time.
Like he’s trying to ground himself just by looking at you.
When you place the plate in front of him, he murmurs a soft thank you.
You move between his knees, resting your hands on his shoulders.
He leans into your touch automatically.
Michael’s hands slide around your waist slowly.
Then he presses his face against your stomach.
The affection is so soft it makes your chest ache.
“Nobody talks to me the way you do,” he whispers.
You stroke his curls carefully.
The sadness is still there.
His fingers trace lazily along the fabric of your robe.
“You think I’m weak?” he asks quietly.
Your expression immediately softens.
“That doesn’t make you weak.”
“You are not your brothers.”
You tilt his chin upward gently.
“Feeling things deeply isn’t weakness.”
Michael studies your face carefully like he’s searching for any sign of dishonesty.
And you watch his walls slowly start crumbling.
“I hate disappointing people,” he whispers.
“You disappoint yourself more than anybody else ever could.”
That earns a tiny laugh from him.
“Yeah,” he murmurs. “Probably true.”
His eyes linger on your lips.
Then he kisses you again.
The kind of kiss filled with aching tenderness.
Your fingers slide beneath the collar of his shirt while his hands settle on your hips possessively.
Michael deepens the kiss carefully, almost shy despite the desperation underneath it.
You can feel how badly he needs closeness tonight.
When you climb onto his lap, he exhales sharply against your mouth.
You kiss along his jaw slowly.
His grip tightens instantly.
Michael hides his face against your neck.
And suddenly he’s emotional again.
You hold him quietly while his breathing steadies.
Then he whispers against your skin:
“Can I stay in your room tonight?”
His cheeks flush faintly.
You take his hand and lead him upstairs.
The second you enter your bedroom, Michael visibly relaxes.
Like the entire world exists outside those walls and nowhere else.
You sit him down on the edge of the bed.
Then stand between his knees.
His hands immediately find your waist again.
“You know somethin’?” you murmur.
“You’re beautiful when you blush.”
Michael groans softly and hides his face in your stomach again.
He peeks up at you through thick lashes.
“You always say things like that.”
Michael’s expression turns unbearably soft.
Then he slowly unties the belt of your robe.
Like he’s asking permission without words.
You lean down and kiss him gently.
“Yes,” you whisper against his lips.
His breathing immediately changes.
Michael slides the robe from your shoulders slowly, eyes drinking you in with quiet awe.
“You’re so pretty,” he murmurs.
The sincerity in his voice makes your stomach flutter.
You push his jacket from his shoulders next, then his shirt.
His skin feels warm beneath your fingertips.
You kiss across his collarbone gently.
“You always know how to calm me down,” he whispers.
“That’s because I know you.”
His hands slide up your thighs carefully before pulling you closer against him.
Then he kisses you deeply again.
This time there’s hunger behind it.
His mouth moves against yours with growing urgency while your fingers tangle in his curls.
Michael groans softly when you tug them.
You kiss along his neck slowly, feeling his pulse racing beneath your lips.
His head falls back immediately.
You love how responsive he is.
Every sound he makes goes straight through you.
His hands wander across your body carefully at first, then more confidently when you melt against him.
“You’re so good to me,” he whispers breathlessly.
“Because you deserve it.”
Michael looks wrecked by those words alone.
His emotions pour into every touch.
Every desperate pull of his hands.
When you push him gently back onto the bed, he looks up at you with flushed cheeks and blown pupils.
You climb over him slowly, kissing him until neither of you can breathe properly.
The storm outside fades into background noise.
Everything becomes warmth.
The ache of being wanted.
Michael touches you like he’s afraid you’ll disappear if he lets go.
And when things finally deepen completely between you, it’s emotional as much as physical.
He hides his face against your neck halfway through, overwhelmed again.
“I love you,” he blurts suddenly.
The words surprise both of you.
Michael freezes instantly afterward.
He pulls back slightly, panic flickering across his face.
You kiss him hard enough to stop the sentence.
Michael stares at you like the world just stopped spinning.
Then he kisses you with enough emotion to nearly make you cry.
Afterward, you lie tangled together beneath the blankets while rain continues tapping softly outside.
Michael rests against your chest, tracing lazy patterns along your skin.
“You still think I’m amazing?” he asks sleepily.
You smile and kiss the top of his curls.
“I think you’re extraordinary.”
Michael finally laughs quietly.
The sound is small and tired and real.
And for the first time all night, he finally falls asleep peacefully in your arms.
a/n : still mad over the fact that joe outlived michael like just overlyyy irritating 😒 michael in the last 70s was honestly one of his best eras like that afro looks sooo adorable i just wanna pinch his cheeks 🥺🥺 hoped yall enjoyed this onee i lowk wanna make more similar to this and the other one i made a couple days ago !!