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pairing: michael jackson x photographer!fem reader
era: thriller
summary: you thought you buried every ounce of feelings for him once he ended things with you, but when the 1984 Grammys pull you back into the same room after five years, Michael refuses to let you go. (PART ONE)
content: angst, mentions of a past breakup, emotional conflict, mild language, reconciliation
w/c: 2.8k
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February 4th, 1984
You don't think about him every day anymore, at least not in the way you used to. You've moved on. You had no choice, especially after the way he left you hollow for years after he dumped you in the comfort of your own bedroom.
But sometimes, even in the quiet, late-night hours, he can't help but cross your mind.
You're standing in the lobby of the studio where you've been working for the past few months, flipping through a clipboard. You were absolutely exhausted, and your days started to blur together. Along with the slight irritation of Thriller — Michael's new best-selling album — being absolutely everywhere. Posters, magazine covers, and his face with that disgustingly adorable tiger were unavoidable. You tried to look past it, but it was unbearable.
You decide to close up the small studio, turning off the lights one by one. The city of Los Angeles hums with a winter chill, the neon signs flickering against the windows. You step into the cold air, your heels clacking against the concrete of the sidewalk, and to your surprise, you hear him — that unmistakable opening synth that you helped him create drifting from the open window of someone's apartment above a corner store.
You stop walking before you could stop yourself, jaw tightening at the bass.
Of course.
Of course, someone is blasting Thriller at nearly eleven at night. It's a record-breaking album, why wouldn't they?
Why wouldn't the universe just... shove him in your face when you're just trying to get home and mind your business?
You keep walking, trying to block out the song that follows you down the block. You're too tired to even react anymore. You've gotten good at not reacting, pretending the sound of his voice doesn't hit a nerve, like it doesn't scrape against something old and half-ass healed inside you.
It's just a song. Get a hold of yourself. Not everything's about you.
But the truth is, it's so irritating. Not because you miss him — because you don't. You would rather shit in your hands and clap before taking him back.
It's just the principle of it. The audacity of him being everywhere now, like the world just decided to turn your ex-boyfriend into an even bigger global phenomenon just to spite you. You can't even buy groceries without seeing his face next to a stack of bananas.
You can't even walk into a bookstore without tripping over a magazine with his smile plastered across the cover.
You can't breathe without someone humming one of his songs under their breath. You swear you're about to lose your mind.
You turn the corner and pass a newsstand, and there he is again — front and center, holding that adorable tiger like he's the sweetest man alive. You roll your eyes so hard it almost hurts. You don't stop walking, not even giving the cover more than a second, because the last thing you're gonna do is stand on a public sidewalk staring at a man who hasn't thought about you in half a decade.
You get home, kick off your shoes, and drop your heavy bag on the couch. The cozy apartment is quiet before you grab a record and put it in your outdated record player. You loosen your hair, rub the tension out of your shoulders, and let out a long breath you didn't realize you were holding.
You sit on the edge of your bed, elbows on your knees, staring at the floor. The city hums outside your large window, but inside everything feels still. The music doesn't even cut through the tension. You run a hand over your face and let the truth settle in your chest.
You're not heartbroken, no.
You're just tired of being reminded of a man who walked out of your life like it was nothing. No matter how much he tried to justify it. And maybe that's worse.
You stand and try to shake off the heaviness clinging to your shoulders. You're too old to worry about a man, especially when the man made it very clear he didn't want to stay.
You're halfway into the kitchen when the phone rings. You stop and stare at it, debating whether to let it go to your voicemail. But you pick up anyway.
"Hello?"
Your supervisor's voice bursts through the line, too bright for the hour, too excited for your mood.
"There you are! I've been trying to reach you. Listen — I have such incredible news!"
"You could've called the studio; I was there, like, 10 minutes ago—"
"Yeah, yeah, whatever— You've been selected to assist with the photography team for the 1984 Grammy Awards!"
You blink. "The— The Grammys?"
“Yes! The Grammys. The Grammys. Black tie, huge press presence, every major artist in the industry. This is absolutely huge for you!”
Of fucking course.
Of course, the first major opportunity you get would be the one place he's guaranteed to be.
You swallow, "And you're sure they want me?"
"Yes, girl. I referenced you a while ago. You've been killing it here, and I honestly feel like you've outgrown my studio. They specifically asked for someone young, sharp, and reliable."
You rub your forehead, pacing a slow line across your kitchen tile. This feels entirely too bittersweet for you. "Okay," you say finally, "I'll be there."
Your supervisor squeals something you can't quite make out and hangs up, leaving you alone with the dial tone and a knot forming in your stomach. You set the phone down carefully and walk back to your bedroom. You haven't been in the same room as him since the night he left you sitting on your own bed, trying to understand how someone could love you so much and still walk away.
You've gotten over it, but the idea of seeing him again — even from across a crowded room — scares you. You don't know how those buried feelings will resurface.
You inhale slowly. It's fine. It's just work. Strictly professional. You probably won't even speak to him.
The week passes faster than you expect, swallowed by fittings, schedules, equipment lists, you didn't even have the time to overthink. And you're grateful for that. You just want to show up, do your job, and leave with your dignity intact.
That's the plan.
But plans don't mean much when the universe has a sense of humor.
The night of the Grammys arrives with a Los Angeles chill that sneaks up on you, slipping under your dress and settling along your spine. You wrap your arms around yourself, the roar of the crowd hitting you before you even reach the entrance. Flashing lights and screaming crowds, reporters are shouting names you recognize and names you don't. It's all overwhelming, part of you wonders how celebrities get used to this shit.
You're not here as a guest; you're here to work.
You remind yourself of that as you adjust the strap of your camera bag and follow your supervisor through the backstage entrance. The air inside is thick with hairspray and expensive perfume; the electricity is so heavy, you know it comes from a room full of people who think tonight might change their lives.
You're halfway down a hallway lined with dressing rooms when you hear it — a ripple of roaring excitement like the air itself decided to straighten itself to accommodate the biggest artist in the world. You didn't even have to look to see who it was.
But, of course, your supervisor stops, turning to you with wide eyes.
"Holy shit," she whispers. "He's here."
You didn't even have to ask who. You just tighten your grip on your equipment and keep walking, pretending your pulse hasn't picked up, or the fact that you're suddenly hyper-aware of every sound behind you.
You make it to the photography pit near the stage, grateful for the barrier of work between you and whatever chaos is happening elsewhere. You set up your gears, check your lenses, adjust your lighting notes — anything to keep your hands and eyes busy.
You've become so engrossed in setting up that you didn't even notice the room quiet, or the footsteps approaching; you only notice when someone stops beside you.
You look up, and there he is.
Michael. The man of the hour.
Standing a few feet away, looking as gorgeous and as grown as ever, his hands clasped in front of him. His shoulders were slightly tense, shockingly visible through his gold shoulder pads, eyes fixed on you like he's been searching through rooms since he got here.
You don't say anything. You don't try to give him any satisfaction.
He swallows, "Hi,"
Fuck.
You hate that your chest tightens as a lump builds in your throat.
You straighten your posture, keeping your expression neutral.
"Hello, Michael."
He looks relieved just to hear your voice. It irritates you more than it should.
"I didn't know you'd be here," he says, his voice soft, yet careful.
You shrug, "I'm working."
He nods, eyes flickering to the equipment, then back to you.
"You look good."
You glance at him. "People tend to change over five years."
Neither of you says anything, and there's a beat of silence. Heavy, excruciating silence. He shifts his weight, glancing around like he's trying to gather courage. You can see it under his aviators.
"Can we talk?" he asks quietly. "Not now. Just sometime tonight...? If you'll let me."
You study him. His choice in fashion, the gloves, the curls, the obvious fame radiating off him like heat, and for a moment, you see the 20-year-old who stood in your bedroom, trying to explain why he couldn't stay. You inhale slowly.
"Maybe," you say. And his eyes soften; he's almost in disbelief.
"Okay," he whispers. "I'll... I'll be around." He steps back with a smile he's so desperately trying to contain, but also giving you the space and the choice he didn't give you the last time you two spoke. And as he walks away, swallowed by handlers and cameras and the noise of the biggest night of his life, you realize that you weren't afraid of him anymore.
You tell yourself you're fine after he walks away. You've worked so hard to get here, and you refuse to let your feelings dictate how your night ends.
So you bury yourself in your work. You adjust lights that don't need adjusting. You check your camera settings two — no, three times. You keep your eyes down, your shoulders squared, your breathing even. You make yourself small in the chaos of the vast auditorium, slipping through crowds as if you're invisible as you take pictures.
And for a while, it works.
You move away from the direction of his voice. Away from the laughter, handlers, the low hum of fellow celebrities orbiting him like he's the sun — congratulating him for beating the record of winning 8 Grammys in a single night. You move in the opposite direction every time. You duck behind curtains, slip into hallways, pretend to be on urgent errands. You avoid entire sections of the venue just because you catch a glimpse of a blue and gold military-style jacket.
You're not running; you'd hate to call it that. You're just... choosing peace. Yeah.
But here's the thing about Michael. He's always been quiet when it matters, in a way that sneaks up on you. You're starting to feel like he's everywhere. You can literally feel your spidey senses tingling when you feel he's near.
You inevitably slip into a dressing-room corridor, pretending you're checking for a shot list. You hear footsteps behind you — soft and hesitant. You don't look behind you; instead, you take a left. Then another. You blend into a group of stagehands carrying equipment as you keep your head down.
You think you've lost him. Until you round a corner and nearly collide with him. You stop so abruptly your breath catches.
"I'm working," you say, sharper than you intended.
"I know," he murmurs. "I'm not trying to bother you."
Well, you're doing a shitty job at trying.
You didn't say that. You actually don't respond at all. You step around him, but he shifts just enough to speak again. "You're running away from me."
"I'm just doing my job," you wince. "That's all."
He doesn't move at first. He just stands there, like the words hit him harder than you meant them to, and his shoulders drop a little, enough for you to notice. For you to know that he heard the part you didn't say out loud.
"I know," he repeats, voice low. You keep your eyes on the equipment in your hands; you don't want to look at him. You don't want to give him the chance to read you like he used to.
"Michael, you just won a historic record. Go — go ahead and celebrate."
He shakes his head, like the awards he worked so hard for didn't matter to him. "I just... I need to say something. Okay? And I don't expect anything from you. For forgiveness. Not nothing. You don't even have to respond." He pauses, swallowing, taking off his aviators so you can finally look into his eyes. "But I do owe you an apology."
You freeze. Not visibly — you're too practiced for that — but something inside you goes still. He takes a breath, steadies himself, his gaze pointed to his hands for a moment, then to your face.
"I was wrong. About how I left. About why I left. I was wrong for thinking I was doing you a favor by leaving before things got complicated." His voice cracks; you're not sure if it was from the pressure or what, but it's enough for your heart to sink. "I told myself it was the right thing to do because I protected you. But in reality, I was only protecting myself."
You keep your gaze on him, jaw tight. He continues anyway.
"I hurt you," he says, the words slow and deliberate, like he's forcing himself to feel every syllable. "And I've had to live with that. Every day. Even when the world was cheering for me. Even when everything started to go my way." He hesitates, then adds, "Especially then."
He shifts his weight, hands clasped in front of him like he's trying to hold himself together as much as you are. "I didn't come here to make you uncomfortable. Or to drag you back into something you've moved past. I just... I needed you to know that I'm so sorry. And I'm not saying that to make myself feel better. I'm serious."
You gaze deep into his eyes, and you can see that he is telling the truth.
"And if all you ever want from me is distance, I'll give you that. I won't chase you around anymore. I won't corner you. I won't make this harder than it already is."
He says it quietly, like he's already halfway out the door in his mind. Like he's preparing himself for the version of you that never lets him close again. He nods once — small, respectful — and starts to turn away.
And that's when it hits you.
Not heartbreak, nor longing.
Just the weight. The weight of five long years of pretending and aching silence.
Your throat tightens before you can stop it, and your eyes burn, and suddenly, without warning, a tear slips down your cheek.
You inhale sharply, annoyed at yourself, wiping it away with the back of your hand — but it's too late. The cup starts to overflow, and he hears it. He turns back, eyes wide.
"Hey —" he whispers, voice cracking again, just a little. "Please don't cry. Not because of me."
You shake your head, frustrated, embarrassed, overwhelmed. "It's not—" your voice breaks. "It's not about you. Not completely."
You look at him, and the words spill out before you can swallow them back down. "I'm tired, Michael," you say, voice low. "I'm tired of pretending like none of it mattered and you didn't hurt me. It's annoying to run into your face everywhere I go and pretend it doesn't do anything to me."
You take a shaky breath.
"And I'm tired of you acting like you don't matter to me anymore," you admit. "Because you do. You always have."
He looks like the air's been knocked out of him. "Can I —" he starts, voice barely there, "can I hug you? Please?"
You didn't answer with words; you just stepped forward. It's small, hesitant, almost clumsy — but you reach for him, fingers curling into the fabric of his jacket as you pull him in. His breath stutters against your pressed hair, and then his arms are around you, careful at first, then tighter when he realizes you have no intention of pulling away.
Forgiveness.
He exhales shakily against your temple, pulling you impossibly closer.
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Pairing(s): Jermajesty x f!Reader, Brief Jaafar x Reader
Genre: SMUT!!(MDNI), Enemies to lovers,, some angst, fluff.
Warnings: AGAIN SMUT!! (MDNI), Jaafar is single in this one baes. Jermajesty is older (reader is only a year younger.) Toxic!Jermajesty, Mean!Jermajesty(cruel really), Fireworks used as weapons. Jermajesty is obsessed in the worst way, he's lowkey a creep, lowkey though. Vomit. Brief Jaafar x Reader (I do mean brief, jermajesty don’t play that.) Fingering, Choking, Arguing, Jermajesty has a big dick! P in V, No protection (Wrap it before you tap it, loves). Exhibitionism (He ain’t coming off you for nothin’ sista). squirting. Spit as lube. Spit kink. Just filthy really.
Summary: Since diapers, Jermajesty has been the bane of your existence. Always picking at insecurities, making jokes at your expense, and finding ways to turn everything into a competition. Peace doesn’t walk in the room when you two do. In fact, she passes the reigns to chaos, and leaves all together. Playing this game of back and forth has grown tiring, so you decide it’s time to shift focus. Jermajesty doesn’t like that one bit.
W.C. : 6.2k
Author’s Note: Hey guys! I’m glad the snippet was well received! I have been sitting on this for a minute so I am happy to share. I really think is so cool, I am biased though Share what you think in the comments, reblog if you love it! Thank you for reading, my hearts! POV switches from third to second once we hit the present. NAWT proofread sista.
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[Spring: May 2nd, 2004. Codename: The Beginning.]
Two little ones sit face to face post wrestling match, on an ornate rug in Havenhurst's living room. One breathes heavily, face red, marked with a scowl and a wobbly lip, the other grips a wooden block marked with the letter ‘B’ triumphantly.
The girl takes in a deep breath, tears well in her eyes, and she exhales with a cry that could wake even the sandman. At the sound of her cries, The young boy's face contorts to match her own. While testing her lung capacity, she attempts to retrieve the block one more time, only to be met with a sharp pain in her temple. The boy made quick work to remove himself from the line of fire as she,impossibly, screamed louder. She picks up her own block, ironically marked with a ‘J’, and launches it back with the same level of vitriol.
It doesn’t connect with the tyrant in the room, no, that would be too easy. Instead, it collides with her mother’s shin, who had rushed in to see what all the fuss was about. When asked why she had turned their toys into projectiles, the poor girl, consumed by hysteria, couldn't get a response out.
A small voice, that was not her own, cut through the air,
“She hit me!”
Before she knew it, three words without an ounce of truth to them, had landed her a sentence of fifteen minutes facing the wall.
This interaction, which may seem like ordinary toddler melodrama, marked the beginning of a y/n’s longstanding beef with Jermajesty.
[Summer: July 4th, 2010. Codename: The Pop-its Incident]
The fourth of July is normally a wholesome, family oriented, event. Trademarked by barbecues, games, a dip in the pool, popsicles that will inevitably melt under the California sun, and at the end of the night, beautiful displays of pyrotechnics, some even handheld, that should not be in the vicinity of a deranged nine-year old.
Y/n found herself exhausted. Between the outdoor activity that, no doubt brought about an early onset fatigue, and the fact that the young girl had practically stuffed herself to the gills with overdone hotdogs, a burger, and perhaps one-too-many cupcakes, by the time the sun began to set, she was nearly immobile.
With a towel wrapped around her shoulders, and a slouch in her spine, she, tiredly, tries to settle down on a lawn chair nestled in a corner of the backyard, wanting nothing more from the day than to just watch the fireworks. Unfortunately for y/n, the boy who’s been plaguing all eight years of her life had other plans.
She sees him approach from a distance with a smile on his face and hands hidden from view. Looking back, that itself should have been enough of a warning. Still, she brushes it off with a roll of her eyes, sitting on the edge of the chair, with her hands on her knees and feet planted firmly on the warm pavement. By the time she looks up, he looms over her something behind his back.
“ Y/n,” he addresses. She raises a very skeptical brow, waiting to see what treachery would leave his mouth next. “Are you having fun?” Jermajesty asks, shifting on his feet. She could tell something was amiss, very rarely did he willingly speak to her, and whatever he had behind him did nothing to soothe her nerves. Tired and bordering on overwhelmed, with a squint, y/n huffs, “What do you want?”
Jermajesty feigns offense, brows furrowing as he takes a somber tone, “I can’t talk to you now?”
She scoffs, “When do you ever just talk? What, don’t feel like terrorizing me today?” It was his turn to roll his eyes. “Terrorize is a weird way to describe a few jokes,” he says with a wave of his, now visible hand.
Before she can start rattling off the instances where Jermajesty absolutely did terrorize her, he cuts in again, this time with a quiet mumble, “I seriously did want to check on you. Didn’t realize it was a crime.” Y/n knows better than to trust him, she swears she does. Maybe it was the tone of his voice, or the hurt expression painted on his face, but she felt her guard lower. Her eyebrows relax, and she almost feels bad for assuming the worst. Almost.
“My bad, Jermajesty. Yes I ha–” The words all but die on her tongue when she hears a decently loud ‘POP!’ and feels a warmth near her feet. There’s only about two seconds allowed for recognition. This asshole was sending pop-its careening toward her feet. Y/n tries to scale the lawn chair, but the slits in it send her feet right back into the cross-hairs.
“Jermajesty! Stop!” She screeches, practically dancing in the small area. He in fact, did not stop. It was almost like her terror was a motivator. The pop-its came faster, and she was terrified. If she wasn’t before, y/n was definitely overwhelmed now, and tears formed before she could stop them. Of course, her torturer noticed, “Aww, is the baby gonna cry?” He mocked, showing no sign of stopping his onslaught.
She wasn’t ‘gonna’ do anything, the tears were hot and very present. That wasn’t really y/n’s main concern though. Remember her overindulgence? It was coming back to bite her in the ass. In her defence, she didn’t foresee herself dodging mini explosives when she ate as much as she did.
The ambush only lasted around two minutes before Jermajesty’s father snapped his head in the direction of y/n’s cry for help, “Boy! Cut that out and go sit the hell down! What’s wrong with you?” The boy’s actions came to an immediate halt, knowing Jermaine's command outweighed his current amusement.
Y/n had never been more grateful for another human being in her, relatively short, life. Jermajesty let out an annoyed sigh, but ultimately retreated. As relieved as she was, the damage was already done, nausea had already begun sweeping over the girl. Her stomach churned, and with the swiftness of a fawn, y/n stumbled toward a trashcan. Unfortunately, luck was not on her side today, she made it about three steps forward before emptying the contents of her stomach onto the pavement.
Sounds of shock, displeasure, and pity ring throughout the backyard. Embarrassment and shame wrap her up into the world's most uncomfortable blanket as she continues to heave. She was sure now. She hates this fucker.
Janet, who y/n has considered her godsend ever since the time with the gum, jumps on the situation like a commander, “Jermaine! Go get the baking soda from the kitchen. Randy, get the poor girl a new towel please.”
They don't move, still baffled at what just took place. The woman lets out a tired sigh, and her voice raises a few decibels, “Now! Please!” Janet then turns her attention to poor y/n, who is now reduced to dry heaving over the concrete. “Honey, I’m so sorry. You’ll be alright, okay?”
Humiliation morphs into anger, and the disgruntled eight year old, nods absentmindedly. She isn’t really paying much attention to the reassurance though, too busy trying to get her body to understand that she can’t possibly throw her skeleton up too. All she can do in this moment is think of all the ways she could permanently remove that pest.
While brooding, a grating sound falls on her ears. That demon is laughing. Not just a chuckle, no no, he is doubled over, in almost the same position as her, wheezing. Jermajesty smacks his older brother’s arm, who also seems to find the girl’s misfortune entertaining.
Y/n rises slowly, eyes shooting daggers in their direction. As intimidating as she wants to look, the evidence of her misfortune laying at her feet, and a little remaining on her lips just made the girl appear pitiful. That only garnered harder laughs from the two bozos across the yard.
She opens her mouth, but it quickly closes as the reality sets in, she had effectively been made a fool of. Sure she could’ve expected this from Jermajesty, but seeing jaafar cackle alongside that fool really twisted the knife. Janet tells her to pay them no mind and ushers her off into the house to get cleaned up. Defeated yet again, y/n retreated with her head hung low, and tail tucked.
This terribly embarrassing day, marked a pivotal moment between, one where y/n decides she was done playing nice with Jermajesty.
[Winter: December 20th, 2015. Codename: Cancel Christmas]
Ah yes, the holly-jolly season. Hot-coca, stockings over the fireplace, and of course, incessantly violent bickering with Jermajesty. It always starts small with him. A disagreement about where candy canes should go, or who would be responsible for cleaning up the discarded tinsel. But alas, the hormones that accompany adolescence make these seemingly small problems, very big problems.
Y/n was irritable. Very, very irritable. As she developed through the years, so did her issues with her incredibly annoying counterpart. It didn’t help that her body (and brain) began to change at a speed she did not agree with.
Curves filling out, making everything in her closet look like a poor choice, a newfound hatred for her reproductive system, acne that showed her what true stubbornness looked like, having to navigate the terrors of high school, and feelings she did not enjoy having. Since when is that vermin attractive? Y/n didn’t have an answer, and that pissed her off more.
Her irritation reaches new heights as her family heads toward the Jackson’s home. She felt in her bones that today was not going to be a good day. Y/n still hadn’t forgiven him for the shit he pulled on the fourth way back when. The only upside to her, was that she had forgiven his older brother, and was looking forward to stealing glances at him through the night.
Things were calm when she arrived. Stepping out of the car and making her way to the door, y/n thought about civility, and just how long it would last. The answer? Not very.
Jermajesty started it, he always starts it. A pointed comment about how y/n was drooling over Jaafar, while she worked on hanging the ornament she made in art class, a yearly tradition for her. His jab earns a few chuckles…and a sound that could only be described as disgust from the older of the two boys. Y/n was sure she would implode. She snapped her head in his direction with a grimace, “Shut up, no I’m not!” (She absolutely was)
Jermajesty scoffs, “Suree, what else are you gonna lie about?” He asked with a smug look gracing his features. The girl leans into her teenage rage, “I lie about liking you all the time, can’t you tell?” The boy’s face falls flat, “You think I like you? I tolerate you because my family insists on bringing you around.”
Y/n lets out a dry laugh, “I wish they didn’t, I can’t stand you. You have got to be one of the most infuriating people on the planet, not to mention, you’re a certified idiot. I hate that we even breathe the same air, so don’t worry about having to like me, Jermajesty.”
A beat of silence passes before the insults begin flying. He calls her stupid, she calls him ugly, he hits her with a ‘pizza face’ comment, and she delivers a devastating blow about how his ‘girlfriend’ has three other boyfriends.
In that moment, Jermajesty all but lost what little sense he did have, “You can’t talk! Didn’t the entire football team bend you over two weeks ago?”
Poor, poor y/n, she’s yet to figure out that in a battle of who can go lower, Jermajesty will always have her beat. It was an outright lie, one that caught the attention of everyone in the room.
“You two, ENOUGH!” Y/n’s father booms, he then shifts his gaze toward his daughter. Y/n immediately tries to save her ass, “Dad, he’s lying! I swear, I’ve never even–” she stops speaking when the older man raises his hand. “We will talk about this at home, grab your things, now.”
Begrudgingly, she follows directions, making sure to grab her charger, phone, and the ornament, All while Jermaine profusely apologizes to her father for his son’s behavior.
She throws one more glance in Jermajesty’s direction, fully expecting to see the same smirk that always rests on his face when he lands her in hot water. Instead, y/n finds something akin to remorse. Jermajesty opens his mouth, but quickly shuts it when she sticks one finger in the air. He rolls his eyes and returns the gesture with a mock smile.and leaves the home with her head held high
Attraction be damned, the long conversation she is going to be forced to endure in her family's living room snuffed out whatever she was feeling for that insolent brat.
For the first time in fourteen years, y/n hadn’t left the Jackson estate in tears. She did, however, leave with a bit of clarity.
Here marks the day y/n realized battling Jermajesty was always going to be a losing game.
[Fall: November 25th, 2021. Codename: Older Brothers]
It had been approximately a year and a half since y/n last saw the jacksons in person. With covid, and the lockdown put in place because of it, she hasn’t really seen much of anybody. During this time,y/n had grown into what some would describe as a walking wet dream, intentionally, of course. Body to die for, skin as clear as glass, and a charm that was hard to resist. She wasn’t naive to this either, nuh-uh, y/n knows she’s a bad bitch, and she plans to use that to her advantage.
Jaafar has become a new point of interest. At twenty, y/n knows exactly what her type is, and he checks every last box. She had already formulated a gameplan for this year's thanksgiving dinner. Hair styled to perfection, a manicure that cost a fortune, some little black dress that showed off every asset she’d gained, three spritzes of a very expensive perfume, and the sexiest pair of heels she could find.
When she crosses under the threshold into the home she had grown to miss, she hears a few gasps, and a devious smile forms on her face. This is good, very good. She greets the family one-by-one with a hug, making small conversation with some. Most of the attendees comment on how good she looks, shocked to see the new version of the young woman before them. She giggles, and thanks them, moving through the room with an effortless grace.
When her eyes land on her target, who is already gawking at her, her smile grows large enough to show a perfect set of pearly white teeth. Y/n has every intention of fucking Jaafar. However, in her lust driven pursuit, she forgot to account for her biggest obstacle. Jer-fucking-majesty, who seems to be making it his personal mission to deter her from her goal. Before she can get her arms wrapped around Jaafar, the nuisance before her slides in between them, disrupting the exchange of greetings. Her arms drop and frustration cascades across her face.
“Y/n, it’s been a while.” He states, looking down at her. She can’t help the way her eyes find the back of her head. “Yes, it has Jermajesty. As is to be expected when a pandemic occurs.” He chuckles, “Well, you look good. Real good.” That comment nearly short-circuts her brain. Did her arch-nemesis just compliment her? She waits for the punchline, the cruel follow-up that always comes with a statement like that from him.
When it doesn’t, and she realizes he’s serious, she steps back a bit. “I–, thank…you.” She says slow, still skeptical. He nods once, but refuses to move. Y/n grows impatient, “Excuse me, I was in the middle of greeting Jaafar.” She mumbles. Jermajesty’s brows furrow, “Everybody else got a hug, I can’t?” She folds her lips together, unsure of how to navigate this new territory. She settles on a quick side-hug. “There, now can you move?”
He kisses his teeth, and steps to the side. He watches how the girl he spent so much time driving up a wall practically melts into his brother’s arms. He notices how far you went to get Jaafar to notice. He notices how his brother inhales deeply, how his hands slide dangerously low on y/n’s waistline, how you didn’t correct his brother’s grip, and most importantly, he can’t help but notice that all he got was a fucking side-hug.
Why does he even care? It’s not like you mean anything to him, right. Wrong, very wrong. Jermajesty is pissed. He’s spent so much time making you look unappealing, publicly commenting on every imperfection, spreading rumors to keep everyone away, intentionally ruining dates and relationships, oh and most notably, since December of ‘15, convincing his brother that he should want nothing to do with you. All in the name of love of course, you didn’t know that. You didn’t need to know that. He made sure that the girl he’s been infatuated with since the age of four, didn’t have a clue about the strings he pulled in the background.
Jermajesty knew what he was about to do was wrong, but in his beautifully twisted mind, it would be justified. While the girl, his girl, revels in the affection she’s receiving from his older brother, he grabs a cup resting on the dinner table. She was so blissfully unaware, cute.
The chilled champagne runs down y/n’s back, and serves as a stark reminder to never trust the man standing right behind her. She whips around so fast she nearly falls. With vitriol running through her veins, yet again, she slaps Jermajesty so hard her hand stings. His head is turned, and his hand comes up to his cheek, “What. The. Fuck, is your problem? Huh? Do you ever stop? I mean seriously, I can’t fucking st–” He wears a smile and nods as she rants on and on about how she hates him and can’t stand him, and wishes they never met.
Jermajesty lets her go on for another minute or two before he grabs her wrist and drags her through the house and out the door. Despite her best effort, his grip is firm,she can’t do much but stumble behind him, and let the expletives fall from her lips in protest.
Once the cool air wraps around them, Jermajesty spins to face her, still holding on. He leans in close, whatever y/n had planned to say next evaporated from her mind. His eyes are dark, and his face is devoid of any amusement. It quickly registers in the young lady’s mind that Jermajesty means business. She remains silent, real intimidation settles over her as she waits for him to say something.
Jermajesty then moves his lips to her ear, “If you ever pull that shit again, I’ll show you how cruel I can really be. Stay away from Jaafar, last warning.” Y/n stood there frozen, jermajesty releases his grip on the girl, walking past her, and heading back toward the house. She was utterly baffled, and admittedly pissed because, who was he to tell her who she could and couldn’t interact with. Still,even with the cold champagne that has now ruined her dress, y/n couldn’t ignore the warmth that settled deep in her belly. As she stood there processing, she came to a conclusion.
This year's Thanksgiving marks the day that the girl, who entered a feud with humanity's biggest terror all those years ago, realizes the attraction she thought she snuffed out wasn’t dead. Just buried.
[Summer: July 25th 2026. Codename: Quit Playin’ With Me]
Admittedly, you knew what you were doing. Jermajesty hadn’t made much of a move since Thanksgiving, five fucking years ago. Yeah the fights had morphed into an aggressive sort of flirting, that began to serve more as foreplay. And sure, everytime you showed interest in another man Jermajesty had more than enough to say about it, but aside from that, you hadn’t made much progress. So, you figured he needed a little push. What better place to make that happen than at Jaafar’s birthday party?
In all honesty, you wanted to know if Jermajesty would make good on his promise. It was a fifty-fifty gamble with him though, you were either going to leave very satisfied, or teary-eyed, or both. Still, it was a risk you were more than willing to take at this point.
You waltz into the familiar backyard, body clad in a swimsuit that was essentially string, smelling good, and looking better. This time though, it wasn’t for anyone’s attention but his. You made a bee-line for Jaafar, greeting as many as you could in the process. When you reached him, a smile spread across his face. He sat there, on a pool chair, in all his glory, in nothing but a pair of swim trunks, and sunglasses. “Look at you, when’d you get so fine mama?” Though you weren’t here for him, it didn’t hurt to receive a compliment or two from Jaafar.
You cracked a grin, “Been that, baby.” He chuckled, and opened his arms up for you. The scenario felt familiar, except this time, when you leaned in, there was no Jermajesty. Jaafar wrapped his arms around you, and pulled you down into his lap with a quickness that startled you. He nuzzled his face into your neck and spoke, soft and gentle, “So, how you been? Haven’t had time to catch up since we first started filming.”
You couldn’t help the giggle that escaped your body, “Been fine, same-old, same-old. Heard the movies doing well, hot-shot. As it should, by the way, you did amazing. Your uncle would be proud.” Jaafar gives your waist a small squeeze, “Thank you, that means a lot coming from you, y/n.” You opened your mouth to assure that it’s the truth, but before you can, a shadow is cast over you. A shiver runs down your spine, and you sit up a little straighter.
His appearance matches his brother’s, except for the sunglasses, he wants to make sure you look him in the eye. His voice is chillingly calm, as he glares down at you, “Get up.” You shift a little on Jaafar’s lap. The older brother speaks first, “She doesn’t have to move, if you don’t like it go inside, or away.” Jermajesty doesn’t spare so much as a sideways glance toward Jaafar, eyes still trained on yours with a hard stare, “You have two fucking seconds to get the fuck off his lap.”
With that, your brain finally catches up, and you stand embarrassingly fast. Jermajesty doesn’t miss a beat, and begins walking toward the entrance of the home “Bring your ass in the house, now.” You throw Jaafar an apologetic glance, and quickly trail his brother. Jermajesty moves through the house with an aura of danger surrounding him. If you weren’t so giddy, you might’ve been a little scared for what was to come.
When you reach his bedroom door, he holds it open for you, looking at you expectantly. Slowly, you walk in, stopping just inside the door, unsure of what to do next. He slips in behind you, the door shuts. You turn your head to see his hand resting on the handle. He takes a deep breath,
“Before I do, what I’m about to do, you need to let me know if you want this as bad as I do.” He says, tone measured, controlled, just as chilling as it was before. You nod twice, and he shakes his head, “Words. Y/n. Use them.” You let out a shaky breath, “Yes, I want–”
The rest of the sentence dies on your tongue as a hand wraps around your throat, squeezing enough to make a point, but not enough to cause any harm. Your back meets the door behind you, and a gasp attempts to leave your body. Jermajesty catches your lips in a searing, possessive kiss, all teeth, and tongue with little room left to breathe. You all but melt right there, he breaks the kiss, leaving a string of spit connecting the two of you, and a pout forms on your lips.
“You just don’t listen, do you baby? Hm?” You looked up at Jermajesty, pupils blown. His hand, serving as the prettiest necklace you’ve ever owned, shifts into a firm grip under your jaw, he leans in, lips brushing your ear. The already damp spot formed on the fabric nestled between your legs starts to grow, “You just had to keep pushing. I told you what would happen, and look, you did it anyway, didn’t you?”
You try to nod, but he holds you steady, “Come on, baby. Answer me,” When you open your mouth, he shifts his hand down, squeezing once more. A garbled sound is all you manage to get out, “Mm, there you go again. Not listening,” Jermajesty shakes his head as he tuts with a wicked smile. He loosens his grip just a bit. Soft kisses begin at the back of your ear, and make their way down to a spot on your neck that pulls a soft whine from your lips. A deep chuckle leaves the man towering over you, “That’s right, pretty girl. Keep making those sweet sounds for me, yeah?”
The hand around your throat slips further down, fingers ghosting over the hardened buds beneath your swim-top. Gently, he toys with the thin fabric before his fingers move swiftly to undo the ties on your neck and back. The top falls and you stand there now, bare chested, dripping with excitement. With a deep inhale, Jermajesty begins to kiss down your sternum, cupping both breasts with his large hands. Slowly, he takes the left bud into his mouth, swirling his tongue around it, just enough to tease, while he rolls the right between his index and thumb.
A sultry sound leaves your mouth, one that sounds like music to his ears. Jermajesty groans, and with a ‘pop’, removes himself from your chest. With his voice barely above a whisper, he makes you one more promise. “I’m gon’ show you who the fuck you belong to tonight.” The ruined bottoms do very little to hide just how badly you want that. His right hand glides down the length of your body, stopping just shy of the waistband.
Jermajesty searches your eyes for hesitancy one last time, when he doesn't find it, his fingers dip below the last barrier between the two of you. He swipes a finger up your slit, making you shudder, “So fucking wet,” he whispers, undoubtedly to himself. The pads of his fingers are rough, calloused, and add a delicious friction as his thumb finds your little bundle of nerves.
As he works it in painfully slow, steady circles, two fingers enter you, and a pornographic moan leaves your mouth, “Baby please,” you beg, as he continues to tease, pumping them slowly. He chuckles, “Oh? m’baby now? I thought I was a piece of shit you couldn’t stand.” The huff you let out tells him he has you right where he wants you. He curls his fingers and just brushes past that spongy spot, your frustrated whine rings out in the air. Jermajesty laughs softly, “This not enough for you baby?Didn't know you were so greedy.”
Annoyance began to seep into your bones. If he wanted to play so bad, then fine, “You’re taking too long, I can always ask Jaafar to handle this, you know?”
Jermajesty freezes, not long before he rips his hand away from your pussy, rises to his full height and grabs you by your waist. You let out a surprised squeak, wrapping your arms around his neck and legs around his torso as he hoists you up, and walks you toward the bed. He isn’t gentle as he tosses you onto it. Your body comes off of the mattress in a small bounce. Your eyes rake over the man standing above the bed, the tent in his trunks makes your eyes widen. Good, he wants you to watch. Jermajesty makes quick work of the shorts, tossing them off in some corner of his room.
Good god, you knew it was big, but you were severely under prepared. Your best guess is roughly eight and a half inches. He’s neatly trimmed, there’s a small batch of hair at the base. The tip is a deep mauve, the shaft is a shade darker than the rest of him with a pronounced vein running all the way down, and just below rest two heavy round balls.
He wastes no time in getting your bottoms off next, practically ripping the dainty little thing off of you. He tosses them, and looks back at your dripping core. Again, two of his fingers find a home deep in your pussy, only this time, Jermajesty isn’t so nice about it. He sets a brutal, unforgiving pace that has you arching your back. He leans over, “Open your mouth,” you obey, already dizzy from the pleasure. His spit hits the back of your throat, and you swallow, “That’s it,” he picks up the pace, your hand shoots out to clutch his forearm in an attempt to slow him down and quell the fire quickly spreading through your body. “Move your hand,” he murmurs, while bullying your g-spot with precision. The sounds of your sopping pussy bounce off the walls, as he pushes you closer to release. “Please, Please, Jer…Please!”
You aren’t even sure what it is that you’re begging for, he has you dazed and drunk off the feeling of him, and he hasn’t even fucked you yet. A cry leaves your lips, and you grip his arm tighter, “He can’t make you beg like this, pretty girl.” Tears form in your eyes as you just about tip over the edge, “Jer— oh fuck, Maj… gonna– cum!” Again, his fingers leave your core. The sudden denial leaves you frustrated beyond belief, a wail rips from your chest.
“What the fuck–”, Jermajesty cuts you off, flipping you over onto your stomach. “Shut the fuck up.” He teases you again, running his tip along your slit, “You wanna cum? Tell me who this shit belongs to.”you arch a little deeper, “Mm, if I say Jaafar, how hard will you fuck me?”
In one slow deep thrust, Jermajesty starts to fill you. The stretch stings so good, you both moan at the sensation. He gives a few shallow thrusts before his resolve snaps, and he bottoms out in one deep thrust. The tip of his fat dick kisses your cervix just right, it takes everything in you not to collapse. When he pulls back out, you hiss, the sensation feels addictive. He drives back into you, and begins to fuck you like a man starved. The pace he sets is punishing, you can’t do much but cry out, gripping the sheets as the same heat from before begins to pool in your belly. Jermajesty drills into that spongy spot over and over, the pleasure overwhelms you, your jolts forward involuntary. At the sight, his sweat covered brow furrows, he grips your waist with both hands, pulling you back onto him. A heavy hand cracks down on your ass twice,
“Don’t you dare fucking run. Take this shit, baby– fuck! Take. It.” Your eyes hit the back of your head, fisting the sheets so hard you were sure they’d rip, as he slams into you fervently.
The sound of skin clapping echoes in the room, his headboard hits the wall, matching his tempo. Jermasty lets out a deep groan that goes straight to your core.
“Shit—, best fuckin’ pussy I’ve ever had.” As his hips continue to slam into yours, your drool covers his pillow, “It’s yours, Jermajesty— Fuck it’s yours!” You scream out. Though you can't see it, a toothy smile forms on your lover's face. While still inside you, he rolls over onto your side, “Say it again, baby, louder,” you do as he says, nearly screaming as he delivers steady, mean, strokes into your wet hole. “That’s right, this my pussy,” he says, bringing one of your legs over his torso. His hand found your clit once more, rubbing fast tight circles into the swollen nub.
As you approach ecstasy, the door slams open. Jaafar, stands there with a baffled expression. “What the hell–” You startle, brought out of your pleasure induced state by the sudden intrusion. Jermajesty doesn't stop his ministrations for a single second. Instead, his hand leaves your bundle of nerves and grips your jaw, making you face him.
“Cum on this dick and show him who you belong to, baby.” He brings his hand back down to your clit, doubling down. He fucks you harder, thrusts faster than before leave your head reeling even more than it already has been. Jermasesty draws new patterns on your clit, it takes you ten seconds to realize he’s spelling out his name. A foreign pleasure shoots through your body, “Jer, wait– I think I’m gonna pee! Slow– Fuck…Slow down!” He spells faster, bullies that spot just a few more times, licks the shell of your ear, and whispers, “Let me have it baby, prove to me that you’re mine.” Your eyes roll back, mouth forming into a perfect ‘O’ shape, before your release cascades down your thighs, and his, onto the bed.
Jermajesty pumps into you a few more times, now chasing his own release. “Did so good. You Did. So. Fucking. Good. Pretty. Girl.” His words are accentuated by a few more deep thrusts. Your brain has turned to mush, one last thrust has him cumming with a shout of your name. His hold on you tightening, as you milk him for everything he’s got. He holds his seed deep as his body rides out the after-shocks.
When you two finally come down, he sits you up gently. Breathing labored, and very clearly blissed out, you look at him in your daze, “That was amazing, Jer,” He nods in agreement, wondering how you were still functioning. “ –I can’t help but wonder though, what made you so…possessive?” Jermajesty flashed a smile and chuckled while still trying to catch his breath, “Y/n, baby. I’ve been in love with you since I clocked you in the head with that block. Pardon me if I’m a little 'possessive.’”
You weren’t sure what answer you expected, but you knew it wasn't that. Though, when you think back, you can’t help but feel that you let him slide with the shit he’s pulled through the years for that very same reason.
“Hm, well I think I love you too Jer. I would love to dwell on it, but I’m tired, sweaty, and I think we just permanently scarred your brother.” You rambled on.
The man rolled his eyes, “We can talk in the morning, Jaafar’ll be fine, we can shower together, and sleep after.” You couldn’t help yourself. You tried though, “How well does ‘apology pussy’ go over with your brother?” Jermajesty’s face fell flat, and you cackled like a hyena.
“Y/n, quit fucking playin’ with me.” Your laughs died down to a hum, “Okay, okay. You're sleeping on the side with the wet spot though!” Jermajesty kissed his teeth playfully, it was worth it.
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PAIRING: late 70s!michael jackson x black!fem!reader
SUMMARY: inspired by this edit + this edit as well + in which you and Michael like each other, but are too shy to tell each other how you feel, so Michael’s brothers lock you and him in a closet and won’t let you leave until you properly clear the air. 🩷
AUTHOR’S NOTE: reading fics about Michael gave me motivation to write again & i’m so joyful to be back doing what i love 🤭
“Marlon!— no!— stop it!—” you squealed as you and Michael pushed against the closet door with all the strength both of you hand, trying to stop Marlon, Jermaine, and Tito from successfully closing the door on the two of you.
“uh-uh, y’all got business to handle! gon’ and get all that mushy out of y’all’s systems so everything can go back to normal!” Marlon remarked through boyish laughter as the three brothers suddenly shoved their body weight against the door in unison and the force sent you and Michael back from the door and tumbling to the ground, a yelp coming from you and a grunt coming from him while the two of you fell wrapped in each other’s limbs.
Michael’s brothers were known to toy with you and him, especially since it was obvious — to them, at least — that you and Michael had not-so secret feelings for each other, but three of them going as far as to shove you and him in a closet together was extremely embarrassing for both of you.
to be more specific, it was Marlon who dragged you to the closet and Jermaine who followed him with Michael in his arms, but it was Tito who held the closet door open for them to put both of you in there.
you and Michael had been friends since you were teenagers and spent much of your adolescence together, even going as far as sneaking out to see each other and hang out at odd times of the night. as time progressed, your bond grew stronger and the two of you were practically two peas in a pod, but somewhere along the way, things started to shift between the two of you.
it wasn’t very obvious, but it could be subtly felt. touches started lingering a bit more and eye contact felt different, almost as if layered with something deeper than platonic affection. the thin line between close friends and lovers was becoming blurred and neither of you realized it.
Jackie noticed it first, then Jermaine, and that’s when the rest of the Jackson brothers started piecing things together as well.
everyone knew Michael was shy at times, but you were no better than him. both of you were equally shy in your own ways, but especially when it came down to romantic feelings, relationships, or connections — truthfully, anything under the ‘romance’ umbrella made both of you very timid and quieter than usual.
so obviously, the Jackson brothers knew that you and Michael would never confess how you really felt about each other, so they decided to do what they do best: meddle.
“you okay?” the sound of Michael’s soft voice pulled you from your thoughts and you blinked as you looked up at him, realizing the fall had planted him right on top of you.
“yeah… y-yeah, i’m fine,” you answered softly as you searched his face for a moment and swallowed thickly, the confined space suddenly feeling smaller than before, “you?”
“i’m okay.” Michael reassured, a small shy smile creeping onto his face, as you instinctively smiled back and the two of you stood from the ground with each other’s help, both of you adjusting your clothing before you moved towards the door.
wrapping your fingers around the doorknob, you twisted it once, then twice, and your face dropped once you realized it was locked.
“hey!” you shouted with a huff as you let go of the doorknob and slapped the door with the palm of your hand instead, “y’all better open this doggone door!”
“not until y’all admit that y’all like each other!” Jermaine shouted back.
“and don’t lie ‘cause we all see how you look at him!” Marlon immediately added in, one of his infamous giggles slipping out mid-sentence.
“and Mike ain’t innocent either! boy be lookin’ like a lost puppy when you around!” Tito chimed in, causing the three brothers to erupt in laughter together.
huffing quietly, you took a step back from the door and leaned against the nearest wall as your gaze shifted to Michael, who was sheepishly covering his face with his hands — presumably due to the embarrassing statements from his brothers.
“…Mikey?” you called softly, your voice barely audible, as Michael peeked through his fingers and looked over at you before slowly — almost reluctantly — lowering his hands from his face, knowing that neither of you could avoid the conversation that was about to happen — at least, not anymore because of his meddling brothers.
“…yeah?” Michael answered back, his voice quieter than normal, as he slightly pursed his lips together before tucking his bottom lip between his teeth, a gesture he always managed to do when he was nervous.
you slightly parted your lips to speak, but nothing came out but quiet stammers that only fueled your embarrassment, causing a small comforting smile to form on Michael’s face.
“hey, hey, it’s okay… d-do you want me to go first instead?” Michael offered, finding your bashful stutters adorable, as your mouth closed and you slightly nodded, a shy smile spreading across your features.
“yeah, if, um… if that’s okay with you.” you finally managed to put a sentence together and crossed your arms across your chest to ease your nerves as Michael slowly nodded his head and swallowed hard, trying his hardest to maintain eye contact with you while he nervously toyed with the hem of his shirt.
“okay… okay, um… you know, we’ve been friends for a really long time now and, um, i really like spending time with you,” Michael spoke softer and more carefully, trying his best to stay calm in what he viewed as an embarrassing situation, “you… you make me feel so good inside. better than any other girl really has, honestly. so, um… i gotta’ tell you somethin’.”
you slightly stiffened and let out a quiet exhale as you slowly nodded your head, gesturing for him to continue while your arms slightly tightened around your chest, “…go ahead, Michael.”
“i…” Michael hesitated a bit, going quiet for a moment before exhaling shakily, “i like you… i really like you. and, um… my brothers been tellin’ me that you like me too, but i… i wanna hear it from you personally… please.”
Michael’s plea nearly made your knees buckle and you let out a soft breathless laugh filled with relief and lingering anxiety, a smile spreading across your face at his confession.
“oh, Mikey… i really like you, too. i wanted to tell you sooner, but i didn’t really know how to bring it up because the thought of it made me… nervous,” you admitted timidly as Michael smiled back at you and your arms slowly uncrossed, feeling the weight of your confession leave as quickly as it came, “i do hate that we had to confess like this, though… think i might have to fight your brothers after this.”
Michael giggled at your comment and you giggled with him, your combined laughter in the small room easing the lingering embarrassment in the air and causing both of your shoulders to slowly drop in unison.
“so… could i ask you somethin’?” Michael asked, his smile softening, as he took a small hesitant step towards you and you grinned a little before nodding your head.
“yeah. anything.”
“would, um… would you like to be my… girlfriend?” Michael asked bashfully, gently toying with the hem of his shirt again, as your eyes lit up and a wide smile quickly spread across your face, excitement overtaking you and completely diminishing any trace of shyness.
“yes! oh, yes, Michael!” you squealed as you suddenly threw your arms around Michael’s neck and pulled him into a tight embrace, catching him off guard and making him stiffen before he slowly melted in your embrace and reverently wrapped his arms around your waist.
Michael lowered his head into the crook of your neck and inhaled the scent of your perfume as his large hands splayed across your back, holding you against him while the two of you stood there silently holding each other and basking in the new beginning of your relationship — the shift from platonic to romantic sending gentle chills down your spine.
the two of you stood like that for a moment, your surroundings seemingly fading away the longer you were in each other’s arms, before Michael raised his head from the crook of your neck to properly look down at you, prompting you to raise your head from his shoulder.
meeting his gaze this time felt different, but in the best way — his gaze was softer yet more intensely, seeming overcome by joy and love that he couldn’t help but to look at you as if you were the best thing that ever happened to him.
“could i ask you somethin’ else?” Michael asked softly, searching your eyes, as you smiled a little and slightly nodded your head while you maintained eye contact with him, “can i— may i… kiss you?”
you blinked once, then twice, and that was when realization dawned on you and you realized that none of this was a dream. your best-friend-turned-boyfriend Michael Jackson just asked you for a kiss… and by this point, who were you to deny what both of you had been secretly wanting?
“yeah… yeah, of course.” you answered quietly, slightly nodding your head again, as Michael smiled a little at you and the two of you looked at each other for a moment before you began leaning towards each other in unison, your nose slightly brushing against his before his lips locked with yours.
the kiss was soft and tentative, both of you testing the waters and not trying to scare each other off, but once the two of you got used to the feeling of your colliding mouths, the kiss deepened. his mouth moved slowly against yours and you maintained that rhythm, neither of you wanting to rush this sweet moment of intimacy you had been denying yourselves.
however, the universe seemingly had other plans because the closet door suddenly flung open and every single one of Michael’s brothers now stood there watching the two of you, you and Michael breaking the kiss at the sound of the door opening as your heads snapped towards the doorway.
“ahh-ha, i knew it! i knew it, i told y’all! i told y’all they was in here kissin’!” Marlon squealed, giggling through his banter, as the other brothers erupted into laughter with him and Jackie shook his head instead, though a content smile rested on his face at the sight of you and his younger brother wrapped in each other’s embrace.
identically sheepish grins spread across you and Michael’s faces and Michael immediately turned away from his brothers to shield his face as you buried your face into his chest with a muffled groan of embarrassment, which somehow only fueled Marlon’s amusement because he started laughing even harder than before.
summary: growing up next door to the Jacksons wasn’t normal. but to Jade Carter, Michael always felt like home:
content: fluff, childhood friends to lovers, next door neighbors.
a/n: this is a snippet from my prologue of STUDIO SOULMATES on Wattpad! click here to continue reading!
JADE CARTER
15 YEARS OLD
MARCH 16th, 1975
I’ve lived on Hayvenhurst Avenue my whole life.
Long before the gates went up.
Long before tour buses started slowing down in front of the Jacksons' house.
Long before the quiet boy moving in next door was going to be a superstar, along with his brothers.
Back then, it was just a neighborhood. With warm California sidewalks, jacaranda petals stuck to car windshields. I actually had kids to play with. Although they're still here, I've become accustomed to just watching.
Watching as they raced each other on bikes until the street lights came on.
They didn't pay me much mind anymore. I was just the girl with the camera.
A secondhand Pentax, scratches on the body, tape on the strap — but it was mine, and I took pictures of everything. The sky turning pink over the San Fernando Valley was beautiful. The driveway behind our estate was gorgeous, with flowers intertwined with the cracked pavement, the same flowers that my mother's hands braided into my hair on warm spring days like this.
And sometimes, I would take pictures of Michael. But not as the performer in his cute costumes, or the voice I would constantly hear on the radio.
Just the boy who lived behind the tall hedges and the iron gate. He always knocked on my window when he got home from rehearsals at midnight, smelling like sweat and stage lights, and whatever cologne Mrs. Jackson had sprayed on him before he left.
I hated that he was always busy, always leaving, always somewhere else.
Detroit
New York
Las Vegas
Jamaica — God, places I can't even imagine.
But somehow, he always found time for me. Like today.
I was sitting on the curb in front of my house, camera in my lap, waiting for the sun to hit the flower in front of me just right. But then I heard the gate open.
"You gon' break that camera if you stare at it any harder."
I didn't even have to turn around to recognize that voice. I knew it better than my own heartbeat.
"Easy for you to say, applehead. How was your trip?"
Kingston, Jamaica.
I saw him on the television, sharing the stage with Bob Marley and The Wailers. Their performance was amazing. Performing for about an hour and a half before the Wailers came on stage.
"Gosh, I wish you were there, J. It was beautiful. You would've loved the scenery."
He jogged over, his afro bouncing with each step, still in his work clothes. He dropped down beside me like he'd been running around all day — which he probably had. We sat there in silence for a bit, then he tapped the camera in my lap.
"You take any pictures while I was gone?"
I shrugged. "Maybe."
He tilted his head, giving me that soft crooked smile that never failed to warm my chest.
"You gon take one of me?"
"Man," I smack my teeth. "Aren't you tired of cameras in your face all the time? You hate it when people take your picture."
He looked down at his hands, then back at me.
"Not when it's you."
I paused, just a little, but I lifted the camera anyway.
"Alright. Hold still." He didn't. He never did. He laughed, turning his face toward the sun, and I snapped the photo right as the light hit his eyes.
Click.
I didn't know it then, but that picture would become the beginning of everything — the moment I realized I wasn't just documenting my childhood, but him.
The same boy who was always leaving.
The same boy who always came back.
The same boy who turned into the man I would spend the rest of my life with.
summary: as his girlfriend, you were always michael's date for events like these. it was also no coincidence when you two suspiciously left early during the 63rd Annual Academy Awards.
requested: yes
content: established relationship, teasing, slight exhibitionism, car sex, soft!dom michael, quickie in the limo, breeding kink, lmk if I missed anything, I'm too lazy
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Fifteen years.
Fifteen years of red carpets, all kinds of award shows, lively after-parties. It became a tradition for the two of you to slip out early. A tradition written in stone.
Everyone in the industry knew it by now.
If Michael didn't have the opportunity to give a speech on stage, and he showed up with you on his arm, he'd be gone before the third commercial break.
And tonight was no different.
You felt his hand slide over the small of your back, thumb brushing absentminded circles as he moved you through the crowd of people. Paparazzi called out your name, begging to take photos of you and Michael. You wore a beautiful white gown, faux fur draped over your arms. Your jewelry alone was as expensive as today's rent.
Michael wore a flawless white suit, complementing yours, while also humble enough to prevent stealing your spotlight. You were his star after all. He couldn't dare to take his eyes off you, and he wanted the same applied to everyone else.
You two sat in the front row near the center of the stage, exchanging small smiles with the A-List celebrities who sat next to you. Small talk was never your thing; you were as reserved as Michael, but being in these events long enough helped you practice the meaningless conversation. God, you already wanted to go home, and you were only here for half an hour.
"You know..." he murmured, interrupting your dreadful monologue, leaning in so close his curls brushed your cheek. "I think we've been here long enough."
You snorted softly, as if he read your mind.
"Michael, we've been here for thirty minutes."
He grinned, that wicked grin that still could make your stomach flip. Even after all this time.
"Thirty minutes too long."
You gave him a look. "Baby, we can't leave early every single year. We're staying all the way through."
He raised a brow, chuckling at your statement. "Why not? We've been doin' it for fifteen."
You tried not to smile. "Not this year. They'll start calling you insatiable in the papers."
He gently squeezed your knee, whispering as the engineers prepared for the show. "You're actin' like you don't love it."
You didn't have a response to that, because you did. You loved the thrill of sneaking out just to have alone time with him, as if you two didn't have enough of that already. He leaned back in his seat, stretching his legs out like he owned the entire front row, his hand still warm on your thigh. He didn't even pretend to watch the stage — his eyes were entirely on you, tracing your profile. The way your dress fits you... God, the way the lights caught your skin. You almost didn't make it out of the house.
"You look... stupid beautiful tonight," he said softly.
You laughed, nudging him. "You are something else. You're not tired of me yet? You've been looking at the same face for... forever."
He tilted his head, giving you that slow, deliberate once-over that makes your breath catch. It took everything in you to compose yourself, especially with you two being in the front row. The way he looked at you was enough to get you hot inside, and he knew it. He adored the way you would squirm in your seat just by giving you a glance. "Not even close. Could never get tired of you, sweet thing."
He leaned in again, voice dropping to that low, teasing whisper he loved to use with you. It made you antsy; part of you wanted to push him away to ease your fluster.
"Tell me somethin'," he muttered. "If we left right now... would you miss the show?"
"God, Mike, we just got here." You giggle, finally pushing him away gently by his chest. "You couldn't wait until we got home?"
"That didn't answer my question." He smirked.
You raised a brow. "Would you?"
"Not even a little."
You shook your head, laughing under your breath. "I'm ignoring you."
That didn't stop him anyway. He brushed his nose against your temple, subtly, but softly and intimately in a way the cameras could catch your romance. He pulled back just enough to meet your eyes, his hand sliding up slightly to lace his fingers with yours.
He managed to restrain himself for an hour and a half before taking your hand.
That was two hours of constant teasing, subtle touches, and he even went as far as to ghost his hand over the swell of your ass. You could still feel it anyway.
This was one of the first times in fifteen years that he stayed through the entire duration of an award ceremony. The other exception was the infamous 1984 Grammys. But even then, he had no choice after setting the record of winning 8 Grammys in a single night.
The final award of the night was presented, and the closing music began to swell through the auditorium. He stood, pulling you up with him; his hand was firm around yours. He didn't even wait for the crowd to fully disperse, leading you swiftly through the backstage corridors. His pace was urgent.
"Michael — slow down! Jesus—"
He pushed open the door to his private limousine, guiding you inside.
Still a gentleman, I guess.
The door shut, sealing you in the quiet, plush interior. He turns to you, his smile teasing in the dim light. It makes you chuckle.
"Well... did you at least enjoy the show?" You ask, knowingly. Playfully.
"You know damn well I didn't care about the show." He moved closer to you, caging you against the seat, his hands framing your face. "All night. All I could think about was gettin' you out that dress."
His lips crashed into yours with a raw, pent-up need that he's been building up for hours. He broke the kiss, his breath heavy. "You looked so good. Smilin' at the cameras, you knew what you were doin'."
"Smiling??" You question, laughing at his confession. It really didn't take much for him.
He pulled back just enough to speak, his hands sliding down to grip your hips. "Smilin', laughin'. Every time you shifted in your seat when I talked so sweet in your ear," he groaned softly as he exposed the soft plush of your warm thighs. "You know exactly what you do to me, baby."
He leaned in, his lips tracing a hot path along your jawline, his hands beginning to gather the fabric of your dress.
"Wait--" you moan softly, holding his shoulders to ease the never-ending attack on your skin. "Driver," you clear your throat. "C-Could you roll up the partition, please?"
The partition glides up silently, sealing you both in complete privacy. Michael lets out a low chuckle as his hands slide the straps of your dress down your shoulders. Your gown is now pooled around your waist as he leans back to look at you. Your panties are now on full display to him, soaked in sweet patterns, evidently from the events teasing.
"So pretty. You like when I talk dirty to you like that? In a room full of people?"
"Shut up," you pant. His hands slide the rest of the dress down, leaving you exposed to the cool air of the limousine. "You know this already."
His fingers trace the line of your white, lace bra, unclasping it with practiced ease, tossing it aside.
He lowers his head, his mouth finding your breast, his tongue flicking over your nipple before he takes it into his mouth with a soft, sucking pull. He groans against your skin as you shudder beneath him, desperately trying to conceal your loud whimpers.
"S-So sensitive, Michael — calm down—"
Your pleas fell on deaf ears as his other hand slid down, slipping past the waistband of your panties. His fingers are warm as they find your clit. He lifts his head from your nipple, his eyes meeting yours. "Tell me you want this. Tell me you've been thinkin' about it too."
You can't help but let out a close-mouthed whine, the sight of Michael below you becoming all too much to bear. It was just so nasty.
He takes his fingers out of your panties, tasting your sweet arousal before kissing you. So deep and passionate, letting you taste yourself on his tongue.
His hands are everywhere at once, sliding your panties down your legs and pushing his own slacks past his hips. The tiny space and the dim lighting became familiar between the two of you. There hasn't been one surface in this limousine where you both haven't made love with each other. The honeymoon phase never existed for you.
He positions himself at your entrance, pumping his dick once, twice, three times with a low groan. He could cum from this sight alone.
He chuckles at your small whimpers, slapping the tip on your puffy clit.
"Michael— enough with the teasing already. Please—" Your arousal grew painful, the one person with the ability to give you pleasurable satisfaction so close, yet so agonizingly far.
"You sound so pretty when you beg, baby. Could you do it some more? Just a little.." He leans down, his chest flushed against yours. The fabric of his white shirt rubbed against your hardened nipples as he kissed you ever so gently.
"I want you so bad, Michael, please. M-Miss you so much. I couldn't stop thinking about you, all— fuck— all night—"
He cuts you off by pushing inside of you with one deep stroke, filling you completely. A sharp, shared gasp fills the quiet space. The limousine moves through the city, the world outside a blur of lights, entirely separate from the private universe of skin slapping skin inside.
The limo started to smell entirely of perfume and sex. The shared sensation of each hard thrust made your breath ragged, driving you back against the soft leather seats.
God, he was digging in you the way his rhythm was relentless. Each movement is punctuated by a soft moan falling from his lips.
"Fuck, baby, you feel so good..." He buries his face in your neck, his voice a strained whisper against your cool skin. His hands grip your hips tightly, guiding your movements to match his own frantic pace. The limousine hits a bump, jostling you both and deepening his thrusts, you both let out a sharp, guttural groan.
You can feel the tension coiling in his body, his control fraying as he snakes between you, rubbing your clit as he urges you to chase your own release.
"You look so beautiful like this— Might have to fuck a baby into you. W-Would you like that, sweet thing? S-Shit..!"
You wrap your legs around his waist, giving enough of an answer. He captures your mouth in a searing kiss, swallowing your cries as his entire body stiffens and he cums inside you with a broken, shuddering cry.
His seed fills your womb completely, but he doesn't let up. His thrusts continue, nice and slow. Building your shared sensitivity as you whimper. You push on his stomach in an effort to get him to slow down.
"Shh, shh. I know it's sensitive. Just gotta make sure you're nice and full, okay?
Something about accusing people who have good grammar and know how to write of using AI is that it feels like it's in direct correlation to the dropping literacy rates. The fact that being functionally literate is enough to be accused of using AI is disheartening and even more so when the accuser is acting completely ignorant and is unwilling to even accept the possibility of them being wrong. The second people started up with the AI accusations and started parroting each post about it, I knew that it was going to turn into a witch hunt. I'm sorry that you ended up being accused like that, I love your work.
ugh thank you, and I wholeheartedly agree. It’s heavily degrading for the artists/writers that actually implement their innovation in their work.
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It has come to my knowledge that there has been speculation of me using AI in my work, and I’m here to address this:
— I spend hours on end on every single oneshot I produce for you guys. With my own ideas, my own imagination, and days of scenario planning/preparation.
— I am 18 years old that has been taking college English classes since my junior year of high school.
I’m planning to attend the top HBCU in the United States to pursue a career as an anesthesiologist. To be considered for admission, I am required to demonstrate advanced proficiency in English, not only at the university level but also within the College of Science and Technology Honors Program, which I recently received an acceptance offer for.
Accusing my work of being “too polished” and “to repetitive” because I use em dashes and Oxford commas is absurd.
— I put my heart and soul into writing. Not because it feels like a chore, but because it has always been my passion.
If you truly know me, you will also know that I absolutely hate Artificial Intelligence with a strong stance of the technology destroying our environment. It breaks my heart to see AI being so normalized everywhere we go. I refuse to interact with any kind of AI with any way possible.
I can’t give you screenshot proof to discredit the accusers speculation, since I write my work on the tumblr platform only. But it still breaks my heart to see my work being thrown in the spotlight in one of the worst ways.
⋮ ⌗ ┆ summary: it’s genuinely on sight if you catch diana by herself.
⋮ ⌗ ┆ no crazy warnings. female reader, public verbal argument (reader and diana), brief emotional stress and anxiety, romantic jealousy, relationship strain, smoking / cigarette use—pls its the 80’s, mikey in the doghouse.
So.. Michael doesn't think he's ever been this fucking scared in his life.
Which feels deeply unfair considering he’s Michael Jackson. He’s performed in front of thousands of people, he’s danced on national television. And yet somehow none of those experiences prepared him for the sight currently waiting across Studio 54.
His girlfriend is sitting alone in a velvet booth with a drink in front of her, looking so spectacularly deadpan that Michael briefly considers leaving the country. The problem is that she isn’t crying, isn't yelling. She isn’t even causing a scene. She’s ignoring him. Which is infinitely worse. When she gets loud, at least he knows where he stands. When she gets quiet? Oh, baby that’s when God himself starts abandoning his people.
The club pulses around him in flashes of gold and red light, cigarette smoke hanging thick in the air while celebrities and socialites laugh their way through another night they’ll be talking about for years. Meanwhile, Michael is standing near the bar wondering if it’s possible to die from being in trouble with a pretty girl. The worst part is that she has a point, enough of a point that every defense he’d come up with has fallen apart the second he’s tried saying it to himself.
The evening had started perfectly fine. Then Diana arrived. And somehow Michael had spent the next two hours getting continuously pulled into her orbit. One conversation became three. One dance became several. Every time he managed to drift back toward his girlfriend, Diana found a way to pull him somewhere else. A joke. A story. A hand on his arm. A request for “one more” dance. Michael hadn’t noticed how bad it looked at first, but his girlfriend had. The first warning came in the form of a look. The second came as a pointed comment. The third involved her physically appearing beside him while Diana stood entirely too close and entirely too comfortable. And Michael, complete idiot that he was, had smiled. Smiled! Like there wasn’t a bomb actively ticking beside him.
The argument afterward had not gone.. well. Mostly because it stopped being about jealousy almost immediately—that would’ve been easier. Instead it became about disrespect. About spending an entire evening standing in a room full of people while another woman monopolized her boyfriend’s attention. About feeling invisible and like a second choice. About Diana acting like she possessed a claim on Michael that nobody else was supposed to fucking question. Then, Diana made the catastrophic mistake of questioning her right back. Michael doesn’t remember every detail because the second the tension started rising, his survival instincts kicked in and his brain effectively left the building. But he remembers (Name) asking if she could maybe have five uninterrupted minutes with her own boyfriend. He remembers Diana not appreciating the tone. He remembers trying to smooth things over then—the drink in (Name)’s hand found itself splashing in Diana’s face before Michael had to physically pick up and pull her away while another nearby did the same with Diana.
Now Diana is on one side of the club pretending none of it happened. His girlfriend is on the other side pretending he doesn’t exist.
And somehow Michael is the common denominator in both disasters.
After spending nearly fifteen minutes pacing around the bar (like a condemned man awaiting execution), Michael finally orders her favorite drink. Then orders another because his hands are shaking badly enough that he drops the first one. By the time he starts walking toward her booth, he’s rehearsed approximately seventeen? different apologies and forgotten every single one of them. His girlfriend notices him immediately but she simply chooses not to acknowledge it. Michael stops beside the table and waits. Nothing.
“Hi.” Silence. “Hi,” he tries again, somehow sounding even more nervous the second time. Still nothing then carefully, he sets the drink down in front of her.
“..I got this for you, baby..” That finally earns him a reaction: she looks at the glass. Then at him and back at the glass. A smile appears and Michael’s stomach immediately drops to the floor. Because it’s not her happy smile. It’s the smile. The one that means she’s about to make him suffer.
“Oh.” One word as she picks up the drink and studies it thoughtfully before slowly lifting her eyes back to his. The smile widens.
“Oh,” She says again. “Finally remembered who your girlfriend is?” And just like that, every apology Michael spent the last fifteen minutes rehearsing evaporates completely.
Michael just stares at her. Which, unfortunately, is probably the worst possible thing he could be doing right now. He just.. stares. Partially because he's terrified and genuinely, sincerely terrified in a way that feels ridiculous considering he’s a rising star, one would think very little scares him. But he’s staring mostly because she’s angry, and he's never actually seen her like this before. Not really—not directed at him. Usually when she’s upset, there’s still something soft underneath it. Its huffy, pouty, there’s some visible crack where he can see his way back in. Tonight there isn’t. Tonight she’s sitting across from him looking completely unimpressed, completely unaffected by his presence, and somehow so damn beautiful. She’s beautiful everyday, yeah. But right now? Whew. Her eyes seem darker, her posture straighter and there’s a confidence that feels like she owns the entire nightclub and everyone inside it. Michael knows he should be apologizing. Knows he should be speaking. Knows he should be doing literally anything other than staring at her. Instead, his brain completely betrays him by noticing how pretty she looks when she’s mad.
The silence stretches longer than it should and her eyebrow slowly lifts. Michael continues staring.
“Hello?” Nothing. “Michael?”
His brain finally restarts with all the grace of a car refusing to turn over. “Pardon?” The second the word leaves his mouth, she lets out a short laugh and leans back against the booth cushions.
“Oh my God,” she mutters. “You're not even listening to me.”
Michael immediately opens his mouth to argue before deciding against it. Bad idea. Very bad idea. Then she gestures casually across the club toward Diana and smiles in a way that makes every survival instinct in his body activate at once.
“Please go back over there before I drag that old bitch.” Michael’s eyes widen and his gaze instinctively flickers toward Diana before snapping right back to his girlfriend. Huge mistake. She catches it immediately.
“Oh, don't worry,” she says sweetly. “I’m sure she’d love to see you.” And suddenly Michael understands that this isn’t really about Diana at all—or at least entirely. It’s about spending an entire evening making his girlfriend feel unwanted while he floated around Studio 54 like he didn’t even have one. The realization settles heavily in his stomach, and for the first time all night, he's no longer scared of her being angry. He’s scared because she has every right to be.
(Name) stares at him for another few seconds before letting out a long sigh and sliding out of the booth. Michael immediately straightens because the fact she's standing up usually means a decision has been made, and Michael has a horrible feeling he isn’t going to like it. She smooths down her outfit, picks up her purse, and points directly at him.
“I’m leaving.” She says and Michael blinks.
“Okay..” He nods.
“You can stay if you want.” His face falls instantly. “But,” She continues holding up a finger, “I’m changing the locks if you do.” The statement confirms he is, in fact, still very much in trouble and (Name) watches the realization happen in real time. His shoulders sink. His mouth opens. Closes. Opens again. Then without a single argument, he simply stands up and follows after her immediately with no hesitation. He’s trailing along a few steps behind like a giant, miserable puppy that knows exactly why it’s being punished.
(Name) makes it approximately ten feet before glancing over her shoulder and finding him still there looking guilty and pathetic. Looking like if she left him alone in Studio 54 for more than twenty minutes he’d probably just stand in the corner thinking about life. The sight nearly breaks her resolve. Nearly.
“That's what I thought,” She says, reaching back and hooking a finger into the collar of his shirt and Michael doesn’t even protest. If anything, he seems relieved to be collected. (Name) rolls her eyes and starts steering him toward the exit while he obediently follows along behind her. They’re halfway across the club when a familiar voice cuts through the crowd.
“Well, look at this.” Quincy appears out of nowhere, drink in hand and a grin already spreading across his face as he takes in the scene before him. (Name) with one hand on Michael’s collar. Michael following behind her with all the dignity of a man being escorted out of kindergarten. Quincy immediately starts laughing.
She brightens instantly. “Hi, Q!” she calls cheerfully, as if she isn’t actively dragging her boyfriend through the middle of Studio 54. “We're leaving!”
Quincy glances at Michael and at the hand attached to his collar. “I can see that, sweetheart.”
She nods enthusiastically. ”Early too!” And behind her, Michael closes his eyes for a brief moment as Quincy nearly doubles over laughing.
“What’d you do, Mike?” Quincy asks.
“I don't wanna talk about it,” Michael mutters.
“He knows what he did,” She answers at the exact same time, giving his collar another tug toward the door and Quincy laughs even harder. Michael wishes the floor would open and swallow him whole.
The walk to the car is painfully embarrassing for Michael but she saves him from the embarrassment of the paparazzi because releases his collar the second they step outside, but somehow that’s worse. At least when she was dragging him around, she was touching him. Now she’s just walking beside him with her purse tucked under her arm and her expression fixed firmly ahead. The night air is cooler than inside the club, carrying away some of the heat and noise of Studio 54, but none of it helps the growing sense of dread sitting in Michael’s stomach. When the car finally pulls up, he nearly lunges for the door handle, rushing ahead to open it for her before she can do it herself. She doesn’t acknowledge the gesture beyond sliding into the seat without a word and Michael follows a moment later, settling beside her as the door shuts and the city begins moving past the windows.
The silence inside the car feels louder than the music had.
(Name) sits with her arms crossed tightly over her chest and one leg thrown over the other, looking out the window because she’s suddenly become fascinated by New York traffic. Michael glances at her once.. then again. Then a third time. Every few seconds his eyes drift back toward her before darting away when she doesn’t react. He lasts maybe five minutes before finally giving up. Slowly and cautiously, he reaches across the seat and rests his hand lightly on her knee.
She just refuses to look at him.
“Lovey..” Michael says quietly. No response.
“I’m sorry.” His thumb moves against her knee. “Will you look at me?” Nothing.
“Please? What can I do?” The worst part is how sincere he sounds. He’s not making excuses or defending himself. He’s just being her Michael. Soft and sweet and looking so genuinely miserable that she can physically feel her resolve beginning to crack down the middle. She hates it. Hates how easy it is when he uses that voice. Hates how his eyes get all sad. Hates that she still wants to forgive him..
So instead she turns her head slowly and narrows her eyes at him. Michael immediately brightens.
Big mistake.
“Don't,” she warns and his smile falters. “You are going to massage my feet until your hands hurt.”
For a moment he stares at her then relief washes across his face so quickly it’s almost embarrassing. “That's it?”
Her eyes narrow further and Michael wisely corrects himself. “I mean.. yes. Absolutely. As long as you want.”
“Good.”
“Okay."
“And I'm still mad at you.”
“I know.”
“Very mad.”
“I know, lovey.”
She turns back toward the window, fighting the smile threatening to appear on her face and a few seconds later, Michael’s hand quietly slips from her knee into her hand.
This time she lets it stay there.
The second she lets his hand stay in hers, Michael immediately gets hopeful in that cutie way he gets when he thinks he might still be forgiven. She doesn’t even have to look at him to feel it. Its the little glances he keeps sneaking at her and the way his thumb moves against her knuckles. She keeps her gaze fixed out the window acting like she hasn’t noticed any of it even though she absolutely has.
The quiet doesn't last long.
“..Can I have a kiss?” Michael asks, voice softer than it already is because he’s testing whether the ground is stable again. (Name) closes her eyes for a second like she’s physically bracing herself, then finally turns her head toward him. The look she gives him is unreadable, but it doesn’t stop her from leaning across the space and pressing a quick kiss to his lips anyway. It’s brief, barely even a second, and the moment it’s over she’s already pulling away and turning back toward the window like nothing happened. Michael goes completely still beside her for a second then lets out a small, disbelieving laugh under his breath.
“I got a kiss,” he says softly, and she immediately groans and hides her face in her hand.
“Don’t start,” she warns, but her voice isn’t nearly as firm as she wants it to be. And Michael, still holding her just leans back in his seat with a smile that makes it very clear he knows exactly what he’s doing to her.
By the time they get back to her apartment (he pays for), the argument has started to lose its intensity. She kicks off her shoes the second she walks in and Michael follows her in without a word, already looking for ways to make things right without overcomplicating it.
A few minutes later she’s settled on the couch with one leg tucked under her, a cigarette resting between her fingers as she leans back into the cushions, watching him move around the room. Michael eventually ends up sitting on the floor in front of her, carefully taking her feet into his hands and he starts massaging slowly, thumbs pressing into her arch. She doesn’t look at him at first, just exhales smoke toward the ceiling, acting like she’s still mad, but her foot relaxes in his grip anyway, betraying her before she can stop it.
Michael glances up at her once, then keeps going when she doesn’t tell him to stop. “Still mad at me?” he asks quietly, like he already knows the answer but needs to hear it from her anyway.
(Name) doesn’t look down at him right away. She just takes another slow drag from her cigarette, considering it for a second longer than necessary, then finally tilts her head slightly in his direction with the faintest trace of a smile pulling at her mouth. And Michael, still on the floor with her feet in his hands, keeps massaging like he’s already accepted whatever verdict she decides to give him.
Michael keeps working his thumbs into her feet and she lounges back into the couch like she’s testing how long she can stay annoyed before it dissolves on its own. She finally speaks without looking at him, voice light but still edged with something he knows better than to fully relax around.
“I dunno,” she says, exhaling another thin stream of smoke toward the ceiling. “Do you think I should still be mad?”
Michael pauses for half a second, hands still resting around her ankle. Then he looks up at her properly, curls a little messy, expression soft and painfully earnest.. that look always makes her anger feel less solid than it should. “Yes,” he says immediately, then corrects himself just as fast, “I mean—no. I mean.. I think you were right to be mad.”
That earns him a look.
So he keeps going, “I was stupid,” he admits, thumbs resuming their slow pressure like he needs the movement to stay grounded. “I should’ve been with you more. I didn’t mean to.. make you feel like that.” His eyes flick up again, searching her face carefully, like he’s trying to read whether he’s losing her in real time. “But I.. also really don’t want you to stay mad at me.”
(Name) watches him for a moment, cigarette still between her fingers, expression unreadable in a way that makes his stomach tighten slightly. Then she tilts her head, studying him like she’s deciding something she hasn’t fully committed to yet. Michael doesn’t move, he just waits there on the floor with her foot in his hands.
Finally, she lets out a small breath through her nose, something almost like a laugh buried in it, and leans her head back against the couch.
“You’re lucky you’re pretty,” she says, not quite forgiving him but not holding on to the anger either. Michael lets out a relieved breath he clearly didn’t realize he was holding and immediately goes back to massaging.
“But you’re definitely putting that mouth to work tonight.”
summary: when Quincy Jones dares him to beg in one of his songs, Michael has no choice but to invite you into the booth with him… to ease his nerves, of course.
content: (MDNI), smut, makeout, late-night setting, fingering, mutual masturbation, piv, cowgirl, y'all know the drill, not proofread
a/n: I know there have already been some fanfics about this, but I wanted to make my own spin on it. This is also one of my favorite songs, so why not?
I am also getting to your requests, I promise. I just graduated high school 2 days ago, so I've been pretty busy :). love you guys!
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"Michael, you already got the sensuality in your music. I just think you should try this out. Just once."
He shakes his head shyly, "I, uh, I don't know about this, Q."
You're barely paying attention to the conversation they're having in front of you. Too enamored with your book and the soft playback of his new project playing in the speakers.
"You gotta stop being so shy, Mike. We know damn well you ain't shy with her, right?" Quincy points his finger in your direction, turning the attention directly to you. You bring yourself out of your own head and look up from your book. Michael scratches the back of his neck in contemplation, sighing softly before swiping his nose with his thumb.
"Okay, I'll try it once, but," he hesitates, and he looks towards you again. "I want her in there with me."
"Aight," Quincy signals for you to get up, and you look up in confusion. You were just here to keep Michael company during one of his late-night studio sessions. You finished your album with Quincy a few weeks ago, you just needed to finalize some paperwork with Epic Records, with the approval of being published.
So now that your job was over — temporarily — you and Michael finally got some time to yourselves, and what better way to spend time with each other than with your shared drive for music production? "C'mon, girl," Quincy holds his hand out, helping you off the comfort of the couch. You follow Michael into the booth, the door shutting quietly behind you. The familiar isolated silence is deafening; the only noise is shared breathing and the fumbling of Michael's headphones.
"Could you... maybe close the curtains, please? And dim the lights a little more?" Michael asks Quincy, earning him a quick nod as Q gets up from his chair to close the curtain. "Oh," Michael laughs shyly at the thought of asking too much. "Could you mute the booth for a second, too? If you don't mind. I'll let you know when I'm ready."
Michael's voice trailed off, the last word barely leaving his lips before Quincy nodded and reached for the mute switch. The lights above the booth dimmed, and suddenly the world outside the glass felt miles away.
It really was just you and him now.
The curtains slid shut, swallowing the studio in a low amber glow, and it felt undeniably smaller. It almost felt too intimate for someone as shy as Michael. He adjusted his headphones again, but his hands started to shake a little.
"Um.. would you feel better if I didn't look at you?" You laugh softly as you walk towards the lounge chair inside the booth, snuggled into the corner.
"Uh.. actually no. Could you come here?"
"Here?"
"Yeah, right next to me."
You stood beside him, book now forgotten, and your heart thudding in your chest as the silence settled around you. You'd been in this booth thousands of times before -- recording your own vocals, laughing with Michael when he would visit in between takes, yet it still felt smaller than what you were used to. Part of you blamed the curtain for that.
Michael cleared his throat softly, eyes flicking to you before darting away again.
"Sorry," he chuckles, rubbing the back of his neck as he fixes the headphones on his head. "I don't wanna sound silly."
You shake your head gently.
"You don't ever sound silly, Michael."
He huffed out a shy laugh, eyes dropping to the floor. "Well, yeah, but you ain't seen me try this in a song before."
You stepped closer, close enough for him to feel your presence, and he looked up at you, curls falling so gracefully across his forehead, expression soft. He shrugged.
"I don't know. Q wants me to beg in this." He stammers, "I didn't wanna do it unless you're here." Your heart flutters, but you keep your breath steady. You smile, and he nods to you. The red light above the mic flickers faintly, waiting. Michael then knocks on the window, signaling that he is ready, and then takes a deep breath.
The instrumental started softly in his headphones, the sound coating his ears like velvet. You could faintly hear it bleeding through, just enough to know where he was during the outro.
Stay with me...
I want you to stay with me...
I need you by my side...
Don't you go nowhere...
He sang with flawless ease, and you started to wonder what the hell the problem was. He was feeling the music perfectly. The nerves that he felt before you stepped into the booth with him vanished entirely, like your presence alone was enough to boost his confidence.
Especially when the lyrics he sang were directed towards you.
You could've sworn you'd heard these lyrics the other day. The same words he whispered in your ear while his soft fingers touched you ever so softly.
Caressing and gripping and probing fingers, touching you just the way you liked it, coaxing more pleasure than any other man ever could. Not that you would want another, anyway. His desire for your pleasure was practically insatiable, believe it or not. He managed to make you cum 4 times in a row that night, and he didn't intend on stopping until you cried from just his fingers and these very words alone.
You stepped closer to him, and he opened his eyes halfway, gaze drifting knowingly towards you. His smile grew wicked, and the sound that followed was different. Much fuller. Desirable. Directed.
Let me feel you, baby...
All over, all over, all over...
When he finished the outro, he took his headphones off and smiled at you, taking in the look on your face. You aren't sure what your expression was, maybe awe. Maybe arousal. Maybe he was just as surprised as you were.
"How was that?"
Before you could answer, Quincy's voice came through the speakers. "Hell yeah, you did that shit," he said, voice warm with approval. "That's exactly what I wanted."
Everyone's gone home, except for the two of you.
It was now reaching 3AM, so you'd figured they were exhausted by the long hours of the night.
But not Michael.
"Gosh, I'm really excited about this new album." He muttered to you with a small smile, his attention directed towards the equilibrium table.
"So excited that you'll stay up until the crack of dawn working on it?" you question, checking your watch, "Because that's where this is headed."
He laughs softly, turning his chair around to look at you, like, really look at you. He pans his eyes over every single inch of you. He loves the way your bell-bottom jeans accentuate your curves, your blouse slightly unbuttoned from your dire need of relaxation. Your denim vest is long discarded and forgotten.
But it doesn't make you look any less enticing.
"Nah, we'll be done soon. I know you're tired, pretty thing." he pauses, "C'mere, sit on my lap."
"Your lap?"
"Mhm," he gestures his two fingers towards you, and you obey with a playful giggle. You straddle his lap with a sigh, relaxing into his touch as he wraps his arms around you.
Michael presses soft kisses along your neck, each one turning more intense than the last. His grip on your waist gets tighter as his reverence on your skin continues.
"You were so good in there." his voice is a low, intimate murmur against your skin, a stark contrast to his shy demeanor in the booth not even an hour ago. His hands slide from your waist down to your hips, gripping you firmly as he grinds you ever so subtly against the hard ridge of his denim-clad erection.
"You weren't like this in the studio." You pant softly as he shifts in the large producer's chair. He adjusts you on his lap so you're fully straddling him. The leather creaks under your combined weight as he captures your mouth in a deep and hungry kiss.
"But I'm always like this with you. I just— I don't know. I don't like doing this when people are watching," His hands slide under your untucked blouse, his warm palms splaying across the bare skin on your back. "But it's just us now. I don't have to hide anything."
"But— Mike—" He cuts off your protest as his hips roll upward, a slow, deliberate grind that presses his hard erection against your clit, still electrifying even through the layers of clothing. The cry that escapes you is louder than you would like it to be, and you look at the door instinctively, afraid of being heard.
He turns your chin gently, forcing your gaze back into his intense, dark eyes. "Shh, it's okay. No one else is here. Just you and me. Always you and me." His hands move to the hem of your blouse, fingers hooking into the fabric.
"You sure? The doors not locked."
"Yeah, baby, leave it. I need to feel you."
He unbuttons your blouse slowly, taking his time; teasing as he drinks in the sight of you. He takes it off you in one smooth motion, tossing it onto a nearby soundboard. His thumbs brush over the lace of your bra, his voice dropping to a whisper. "My lady, so perfect."
He leans forward, his mouth finding the sensitive skin just above your bra line. You can't help but moan at the sight, his gaze fixed on yours as he studies your soft expressions. You looked so cute like this.
His hands work at the button of his own jeans, fumbling slightly at his attempt at concealed urgency. The studio is filled with nothing but smooth jazz and the soft rustle of clothing. He unfastens his jeans, pushing them down just enough to free his hard length, his hand wrapping around himself with a low groan. All while watching you look at him.
"What, you like watching me like this?"
You nod, and he chuckles shyly. It was a warm sound, sending chills down your spine. "Guess who's the shy one now."
His free hand guides your hips, turning the chair around to lean you back against the cool surface of the large sound mixing table. "Don't be shy, now. Not with me at least." His free hand guides your hips, positioning you to lean back.
He pulls off your jeans fervently, exposing the wet spot in your panties. He can't help but smile at the sight of you being so turned on by just a few kisses and sweet nothings whispered in your ear. "Look at you... all for me,"
He leans closer, lips brushing your ear. His voice is a soft, pleading whisper. "I want you to touch yourself. Could you do that for me, baby? Show me how you like it."
The silence between you stretches as your eyes widen slightly, yet you comply with his request. Your pretty flower is on full display for him as you move your panties to the side with trembling fingers. You begin to toy with your clit, a soft, circular motion that makes you gasp softly.
He leans back with a sigh, one hand stroking himself slowly as he watches your every move, his expression a mixture of reverence and raw hunger. God, what he would give to have a little taste.
His eyes are locked on your fingers, slowly pushing inside of you when he asks, mesmerized by the rhythm you're setting. His own hand moves in time with yours. He bites his lip, a low groan rumbling in his chest. "You're so beautiful like this." His free hand reaches out, his thumb gently brushing against your inner thigh. "Can I... can I help?"
Once you nod, his fingers join yours, his touch feather-light as he moves your hand to rest on his chest, his palm pressing yours against the frantic beat of his heart. He traces circles around your clit before gently pushing two fingers inside you.
"F-Fuck, Michael. Feels so different when you do it." You stammer, your hand on his chest closing into a fist as his fingers curl your g-spot in effortless, practiced precision. His eyes never leave your face, his thumb taking over the pressure on your clit. Your moans grow whiny, feeling the heat build up in your lower stomach as your orgasm approaches. His breath is ragged as his other hand keeps stroking his dick, teasing his sensitive slit, the combined feeling with you wrapped around his fingers was enough to make him cum.
But he refused, not when he wasn't inside of you yet.
He pulls his fingers out slowly, making you whimper at the sudden emptiness. "Mike..."
"I know, sweetheart, I know." He lifts you effortlessly, positioning himself at your entrance. "I just think this will feel so much better."
He guides you down onto him in one slow, deep motion, a groan tearing from his throat as he fills you completely. He was right; it did feel better. So much better, you had to squeeze your eyes shut and pray you didn't cum by just the feeling alone. He sets a slow and grinding rhythm, letting you adjust to his size before his thrusts become more urgent. Your moans and soft sighs were music to his ears; he could help but want more.
"God... Michael, so— so big. It feels so good, I might—"
The sound of skin meeting skin echoes softly in the studio, your whimpers and stumbling sentences only spurring him further to his orgasm. His pace quickens, and his moans become less controlled. "I know, mama, me too. Cum with me, baby, please?" His voice cracks, high and strained as his thrusts become frantic, a desperate pounding rhythm that shakes the sound table.
Moans and curses spill from your lips as your orgasm crashes over you both simultaneously, a wave of pleasure so intense it steals the air from your lungs. A final sharp broken cry escapes him as his cum pulses deep inside you, his body trembling slightly as his face is buried in your neck.
He breathes your name into your skin, his voice hoarse and spent. For a long moment, the only sound is your combined, ragged breathing slowly returning to normal.
"I think... we should record the backup vocals now."
"No, Michael. It's time to go home. You can finish tomorrow."
summary: joseph jackson has always been a problem in your relationship, and michael is starting to contemplate your “interference.”
content: angst, relationship conflict, emotional heartbreak, manipulation, j*seph jackson, sad cliff hanger, not proofread, drabble
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“We need to talk.”
No one likes to hear that, especially from the man you want to spend the rest of your life with.
But here you are.
You didn’t know how long you sat there on the edge of your bed, staring at him through the blur of your own tears. The room felt too quiet — except for Marvin Gaye’s voice drifting from the record player in the corner.
The song felt cruel now. Ironically foreshadowing the impending arrival of heartbreak you knew was coming your way.
The very thought of it made you physically ill, you could practically throw up.
Michael stood across from you, hands trembling at his sides, eyes shining with a sadness he was trying — and failing — to hide from you. He looked like he wanted to come closer. He looked like he wanted to walk away. He looked like he wanted to take every word back and swallow them whole.
To hold you and chase away every drop of sorrow he’s implemented on you all in the span of 5 minutes.
But he didn’t. He just stood there, breathing unevenly as he watched you slowly fall apart.
You wiped your cheeks quickly, trying to stifle the sob building in your throat. You didn’t want him to see you cry. You didn’t want to make this harder. You didn’t want to give Joseph the satisfaction to experience your pain in the slightest, but nonetheless, your body continued to push the boundaries of betrayal.
A quiet, broken sound slipped out — small, but sharp enough to make Michael flinch like he’d been struck.
“Please don’t cry,” he whispered, voice cracking. “Just… please don’t…”
You shook your head, pressing the back of your hand to your mouth as another tear slid down your cheek.
“I’m trying,” you choked out. Your eyes are squeezed shut so tightly it started to ache.
He took a step forward — then stopped himself, fingers curling into fists at his sides.
“I don’t want to hurt you,” he said, voice trembling. “'Swear I don’t. But Joseph… he keeps saying that I’m losing focus…and I got uh, a problem.”
Your breath hitched.
“And you believe him? You think I’m a problem?”
Michael’s eyes squeezed shut, and he shook his head, longer than he should, like he was trying to shake the thought out of his skull.
“No, ‘course not. I just — I don’t know what to believe anymore,” he whispered. “I just know he won’t stop. And I’m tired. I’m so tired, baby.”
You stood slowly, legs unsteady, heart pounding so hard it hurt.
You walked toward him until you were close enough to feel the warmth of his breath. He didn’t move, didn’t try to reach out for you, or pull away. He just stood there. He couldn’t even look you in the eye, but you could see that they were glossed over, reflecting a mental battle of fighting his own tears from streaming down his warm cheeks.
“Michael,” you whispered, voice breaking, “I love you. Isn’t that enough?” His face contorted, and he swallowed.
“It should be,” he says shakily, “but not for him.”
You reached for his hand — the same hand that had held yours on late‑night drives in the back seat, on Ferris wheels, in the comfort of this very bedroom — but he hesitated.
“I don't know, sweetheart. I’m scared,” he admitted, voice barely audible. “I’m scared of losing you… of choosing the wrong thing.”
Your throat tightens, frustration building in your throat.
He was being a coward. Running away from his own dreams and his own conscience. And for the first time, he pissed you off.
“Nah, you’re not choosing wrong, Mike. You’re choosing fear. And you’re trying to find ways to please your father with the excuse of everybody else.”
The truth hurts him more than anything.
“Baby—”
“Michael, you can’t let him take your life away from you. From us."
The pain in his eyes was enough to make your heart fall impossibly further.
“I don’t want him to, I just — I don’t know what to do.”
You nodded, tears falling silently down your cheeks. There's a pause in the air.
“Right,” you said, "then go ahead. If you're considering breaking up with me, at least do it all the way." You look dead into his eyes, trying your absolute hardest to restore your composure, but he can see it.
Your heart feels like it could shrivel up and give out at any given moment, and he sees it. He sees it so clearly that you know you have to turn your back to mask the vulnerability etched into your features.
Then there was silence.
Silence so still, so intense, not even a blade of forgiveness could cut through the heartbreak you were experiencing.
And he did nothing but watch.
He felt so conflicted, so into his own head, he didn't even know how to comfort you. Especially when he was the root of your sorrow. But he reached out hesitantly, stopping himself inches away from your shoulder, fingers trembling.
"I love you," he said, voice shaking. "I love you so much—"
"No. Don't do that shit to me. Just don't." Your words shook through him. His breath caught in his throat. "You don't get to leave me high and dry for weeks on end, then tell me you love me while giving me your ass to kiss."
He swallowed hard, eyes widening with a mix of guilt and devastation. He's never heard you speak like this, let alone to him. You have always been so soft spoken — reserved — just like he was. He couldn't even imagine the way you were looking at him right now. He became a stranger in your world.
A sad stranger who would do anything to please his father at the cost of his dreams.
"I wasn't trying to—" he started, but the words died in his throat. Because you were right. I mean, what could he possibly say to you?
All roads led back to Joseph. Excusing his behavior. Just excuses. All of them.
You wiped your cheeks with your palms, but the tears kept flowing, sliding down your face faster than you could catch them.
"You didn't even call. Not once. Not even to check on me, or to let me know that you were okay. You just vanished." You sniffle, walking to your bed again, sitting on the edge that faced away from him. You couldn't even look at him anymore.
"I wanted to protect you," he says, walking over to you, crouching in between your knees, a desperate plea to look you in the eyes again. "I thought if I stayed away, he'd leave you alone."
You shook your head, a bitter laugh slipping through your tears.
"And all you did was prove him right."
...
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summary: during an interview promoting his debut album with Epic Records, Michael is asked about his ideal woman.
content: mutual affection, nerdy reader, tooth-rotting fluff, idk this is just so cute, you guys know what interview I'm referencing, right?
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Interviews always made Michael a little restless. He'd sit there with his hands folded neatly in his lap. Foot tapping a quiet rhythm only he could hear. His voice so soft-spoken. No matter how many times the director asked him to speak just a little louder, just enough for the overhead microphone to catch every breath. Nonetheless, the lights were warm, the couch felt comfortable, and the questions were always the same.
Well, usually.
The vibe was a bit unfamiliar this time.
Maybe it was because he knew you were somewhere in the building — tucked away in the dim-lit waiting room outside the small studio, flipping through the stack of comics you brought for him.
Maybe it was because he could still faintly hear your voice as you conversed with the workers conducting the interview, your laugh echoing faintly in his head.
Or maybe it was because he'd been thinking about you more than he meant to lately.
Shit, almost every single song on the album was written about you.
The interviewer leaned forward, smiling as if he knew the ladies would love the next question that he was about to ask. That he — a man in his late thirties with a too-neat mustache and a suit that tried way too hard to keep up with the late 70s trends — would finally get that promotion and the raise that he's been 'working so hard for.'
"So, Michael... what's something that you'd look for in a girl? I mean, we know that — as attractive as you are — you got all the ladies fawning over you. I'm sure they'd like to know your ideal woman."
Michael laughed softly, eyes dropping to his hands, then looked up towards the ceiling. He always did that when he was lost in thought, trying to think of the right words to say — while also not saying too much.
"Well," he said, his voice warm, "I like someone who's like me, I guess."
The interviewer blinked.
"Like you how?"
Michael shrugged, a thoughtful, honest shrug.
"Someone who likes fun things. Like, comics, climbing trees, y'know, things like that, but..." he chuckles, "I don't know — I'd still like someone that's, uh, not too high maintenance. Just natural. Very modest and sweet like, y'know?"
He paused, and for a moment, he didn't feel like he was in the studio anymore.
He was in your backyard, watching you climb one of your old oak trees, the California heat causing your blowout to frizz, but that's what is so beautiful about you.
Then he was in your living room, laughing next to you as you both read the latest The Amazing Spider-Man comic book. Not just admiring the artwork before him, but also the way your features lit up as you read the words on the delicate page.
Then he was at the annual carnival — the one he had to sneak out of late-night rehearsal for — his obviously silly disguise now discarded as he sat on the Ferris wheel with you. You two have been there for a couple of hours now, and those hours flew by faster than you anticipated.
You two had just shared your first kiss, your cheeks both warm in bashful shyness as you confessed your love to each other. He held your hand, soft and warm as he traced his thumb over your bare nails.
"I've never met someone like you.
I want to spend forever like this.
Just us."
He blinked, returning to the present.
"Someone real and authentic. The thing I find most attractive in a woman is their heart."
The interviewer nodded, scribbling notes, completely unaware of the shift in Michael's expression — the softness in his eyes, and the way his smile still lingered moments after he answered the question.
Now, even with all that, you would think that the interviewer knew who he was talking about.
There have been countless rumors in the tabloids about your relationship with Michael Jackson, but none were confirmed or denied. They just lingered and would come up in conversation from time to time as you met with other high-status figures like yourself.
Well, at least everyone else in the room knew exactly who he was talking about. The interviewer grew too busy imagining his own name on the byline of a magazine cover.
"Beautiful answer, Michael," he said, still scribbling. "Your fans are gonna eat that up!"
Michael just laughed and nodded politely, but his mind was already drifting again. Not to his fans, not to his upcoming album, not to the interview itself.
But to you.
He wondered if you coincidentally heard any of that from the room next door. How you'd react once the press put two and two together, or the way you'd smile that shy little smile you always tried to hide behind your hands.
"Alright, that's a wrap," the director called out, clapping his hands. Michael blinked, leaning up from the couch and sitting up straighter as the crew began to move around him. The interviewer stood, smoothing out his too-tight suit jacket, muttering a small 'thank you'. Poor guy was already rehearsing the headline in his head.
Michael thanked everyone — soft, sincere, the way he did since he was a small child — but he didn't linger. He stepped out of the studio, out of the lights, into the hallway.
And into the waiting room next door.
You were exactly where he knew you'd be — your legs curled up next to you on the couch, flipping through a Scooby Doo comic you brought for him to read in between breaks. The fluorescent lights overhead flickered slightly, casting a warm glow over your features.
You looked up the moment you sensed him. "Hey," you smiled. God, his heart fluttered in his chest; he couldn't even hide it anymore.
"Hey," he echoed, voice softer than he meant it to be. You closed the comic and let it rest in your lap.
"How'd the interview go?"
He shrugged, flopping down on the couch next to you, close enough to feel your warmth, but not close enough to be obvious.
"Eh, it was fine," he said. "They asked about the album, the tour with my brothers in a couple o' years. And then," He hesitated, eyes drifting to the floor. "They asked about my type — my ideal girl."
You raised an eyebrow, amused.
"Oh? And what'd you say?"
“Well.. I told them the truth.”
You tilted your head.
"The truth?"
He looked at you then — like, really looked at you — and for a moment, the room felt too small, the couch making the distance too close.
"That she's, um," he trails off, feeling his shyness start to take over. He takes a sharp inhale, averting his gaze. "Someone who doesn't try to be anything she's not — real authentic. Likes the same things I do. Who makes me feel like I can just... be myself."
He continued, voice barely above a whisper.
"Told 'em she's very sweet. Modest, but also really playful. Someone who climbs her favorite oak tree and plays video games and laughs at my stupid jokes." He smiled — still a bit shy, but sure.
"And I told them she has the most beautiful heart I've ever known. My definition of perfection."
Your lips parted, but no words came out. Michael chuckled softly as he watched your reaction, his head shaking in amusement.
"Surely you knew I was talking about you."
You should probably respond now, but you have yet to find the words — any words — to amount to the love you have for him. But no. The room fell silent, but it wasn't awkward or tense. It just felt full of everything he's been holding back, everything you'd been too scared to say since the moment on the Ferris wheel. The growing love and desire that has been accumulating for months.
You exhaled slowly, moving closer to him on the couch as the comic in your lap slipped away.
"Michael..." you whispered.
"You don't have to say anything," he murmured. "I just wanted you to know."
You didn't exactly say anything. But you didn't mean to move either.
It just kinda happened. The way the air got heavy, and his gorgeous eyes looking at you the way they did, then the confession he just made. Your hand lifted before you could second-guess yourself, fingers brushing his cheek in a touch so gentle it made him inhale sharply.
Then you kissed him again. A soft press of your lips to his, and you suddenly felt like this kiss was an enough answer.
Michael froze for half a second before melting into it, his hand coming up to cradle the side of your face like he was afraid you'd disappear if he held you any tighter. When you finally pulled back, his eyes were wide and a little dazed.
"You don't have to wonder about anything, Michael," you whispered. "I feel the same way about you, too. Felt that way for a very long time."
He could help but chuckle, the relief in his expression almost humorously boyish.
"You're the most amazing person I've ever known... You already have me if you want me."