Now you see me?
Pairing: bad!michael jackson x f!reader.
Summary: Michael and y/n find themselves trapped in an endless cycle of arguments. The โBadโ tour and all its harsh realities take a brutal toll on their relationship, compounded by the presence of certain people lurking around themโฆ Another fierce surge of jealousy triggers an explosive argument in their hotel room, which they end up settling the only way they know how.
Content/Warnings: angsttt, 18+ themes (MDNI!), smut, kisses, praise kink if you squint, unprotected sex, tears, a lot of swearing, jealousy, abuse? and so on. Michael is depicted differently from his usual image.
W/c: 3k+
"No, Michael, I'm tired of this."
You stood in the middle of the massive luxury hotel suite, surrounded by high ceilings and panoramic windows. The view of the city was simply incredible โ Tokyo in all its glory. An achingly beautiful place for another fight.
Michael rolled a nearly empty bottle of expensive whiskey in his hands, seemingly trapped in his own head. He heard you, but he wasn't listening. Again.
The evening had proven to be exceptionally draining.
Everything had started off well enough. Michaelโs show โ flawless as usual. Stolen kisses backstage between his performances, and the lingering promise of a passionate night to follow.
God, the passion between you burned fiercer than ever before. It constantly ignited, sparking off Michaelโs impulsive actions and your own intense emotions. But the moment the BAD tour kicked off, the arguments began.
Women. So many women in Michaelโs life. Dancers, musicians, managers, makeup artists. Youโd have to gouge your own eyes out not to notice just how beautiful this Jackson had become. And God knows, no one on his payroll was blind.
In the beginning, you didn't let it bother you. He was a superstar, it came with his fame. Michael was wildly charismatic and painfully gorgeous โ women craving him was just a fact of life. Trust had never been an issue for you.
And then... the kiss. At first, you thought you were hallucinating. Watching from the wings of the stage, you had to blink a few times. That was absolutely not in the script you had read backstage out of boredom. Tatianaโs happy smile seemed to burn a matching silhouette into the back of your eyes. While she was running away to the opposite side of the stage, you kept your eyes glued to Michael. He didnโt even look taken aback. He glanced toward you, as if the physical weight of your stare had reached him, but he refused to make eye contact.
The argument behind the scenes was heated. Surprisingly, you stayed entirely out of it. Frank DiLeo, Michaelโs manager, was perfectly capable of handling the pressure on the "poor" girl without your help. You stood back, watching with blatant satisfaction as Tatiana withered, seeming to shrink down to nothing with every single word out of Frank's mouth.
Cry. Do it for me, cry.
To your slight disappointment, she didn't shed a tear. But you got your consolation prize: Tatiana was fired before Michael's set was even over.
Perfect.
He stepped off stage as soon as the concert wrapped up, slick with sweat, breathing heavily, and flashing a triumphant smile that dazzled everyone in the room. Of course, Michaelโs disheveled state instantly sparked breathless whispers among the makeup artists. Ohgodhessosexy.
You had to fight the urge to roll your eyes. Groupies.
Michael made his way toward you, noticing your thunderous expression even from a few steps away. Your posture was completely rigid, arms crossed over your chest, one hand tightly clutching the ring that was supposed to be on your finger. And the fire in your eyes โ god, that fire could burn Michael alive.
"Baby..."
Baby?
A resounding slap echoed through the room, instantly plunging everyone into dead silence. Michael let out a ragged breath, his hand instinctively flying up to cover his burning cheek. The next thing he saw was your fingers calmly sliding the ring back on.
How thoughtful of you.
Michael's eyes met yours, and a ripple of adrenaline and chilling fear trailed down your back. In that look, the beautiful brown shade of his irises shifted to almost black.
Oh no, he wasn't mad at you for hitting him, he was mad at how you did it. Humiliated him in front of everyone just like that.
His fingers clamped around your wrist like a vice, dragging you down the hallway with unrelenting force. You fought against his grip, screaming curses at him, until he stopped so abruptly that you slammed right into his chest. Michael snatched your other wrist, yanking you forcefully toward him as though trying to shake some sense into you. His voice came out as a low, snake-like hiss.
"Shut your mouth. You're making an absolute spectacle of yourself," he hissed. "I'm embarrassed to even call you my girlfriend right now."
"Oh, so now you remember I'm your girlfriend?" you spat back. "And you weren't making a spectacle of yourself while kissing another woman right out there on stage?!"
"What did you expect? For me to cause a scene right out there? Use your head! You're acting like a spoiled brat."
A sliver of truth echoed in his words, and the realization of it stung deep inside. Yet, it was too late to surrender. Anger had consumed you completely, and you had no intention of backing down.
"You had the chance to pull away!" you barked in Michael's face. "I saw that you wanted it too!"
Michael groaned in frustration, throwing your wrists away. He tiredly rubbed the bridge of his nose, taking a step back, and threw his hands up as if in defeat.
"Think what you will. I'm so done with this bullshit."
And he just... walked away? Yes, he turned around and walked out, leaving you screaming at his back. You felt abandoned, fundamentally misunderstood, and simply the loneliest girl on the planet. A part of you wanted to sink right there onto the hallway floor and burst into tears as the wave of emotions pulled you under. The injustice of this world tied itself into a tight knot in your throat, desperately needing a release. But another part of you stared at the receding back of the man you thought you loved, and, piece by piece, began constructing a plan.
Fine. Every action bears a consequence.
You refused to let him treat you like a doormat. From that moment on, a subtle fracture appeared in your relationship. The days were swallowed whole by work, leaving you and Michael with practically zero time alone. In those endless hotel rooms, you would fall asleep long before he even walked through the door. You felt as creeping boredom was settling in, despite you having your own work to do.
And loneliness as well.
Your palpable detachment didn't go unnoticed, nor did you even try to conceal it. The dressing room incident was burned into everyone's memory, fueling a constant buzz of whispers behind your back. So be it. If people's lives were lacking in excitement, let them dissect yours. It provided a mild amusement, if nothing else. The idle gossip reached your ears regardless. "What if they've split?", "Looks like it's really over between them." "Tatiana would be so much better for him, poor thing."
Through gritted teeth, you kept up flashing a flawless smile at Michaelโs team.
The only person you genuinely wanted to smile at was Stephen. This sweet guy was Michaelโs photographer, and he made absolutely zero effort to hide his crush on you. It seemed like he was holding out hope that you were finally single, though he never quite gathered the courage to ask. And honestly? That suited you just fine.
Over and over again, youโd catch Michaelโs irritated glare whenever you pointedly giggled at one of Steveโs jokes. When you rested a hand on Steve's chest with a tender smile. When you let him wrap his arms around you. Any second now, Michael was going to have steam coming out of his ears. It was almost funny.
"What the fuck are you doing?"
"And what exactly am I doing?"
"Youโre letting him strip you bare with his eyes. What kind of sick game are you playing?"
"I have no faintest idea what youโre talking about, Michael."
"You think I'm blind? Don't play with fire, y/n..."
"Looks like you have far too much time on your hands if youโre making up this kind of nonsense."
Michaelโs jaw clenched with sheer anger. You could see his fingers repeatedly curling into fists and releasing, fighting the urge to punch the wall, the desk, the door โ anything just to let out the raging burst of emotions.
When he gets like this, his kisses are blistering, like heโs trying to consume you alive. In moments like this, you desperately try to bite down the heat spreading sweetly through your lower belly and pooling between your thighs.
Under the sharp bite of your snarling remarks about the women who throw themselves at him, and beneath his breathless insistence of "this is completely different," he works you to orgasm with his fingers in the semi-dark dressing room, your back pinned flat against the wall by the scorching heat of his body. He walks out onto the stage with an unmistakable hard-on, because there's simply no time left to sate his own hunger with you.
By the time Michael comes off stage, you're at each other's throats again over Stephen, and the two of you ride back to the hotel in separate cars. The silence that follows stretches through the entire evening, thick and suffocating. Until a hotel employee knocks, leaving an enormous bouquet of flowers at your door.
Michael, of course, hurls it straight out the hotel room window, then rounds on you with a snarl, his silhouette looming over your body like a dark, threatening shadow.
It drags on, it seems, for an eternity. You barely recognize your boyfriend anymore. Fight after fight, sparking from the smallest, most insignificant things. Every time you started a conversation, you felt like you were sitting on a powder keg. What would be the final spark to set off the explosion of feelings this time? Getting through each argument was becoming harder and harder.
And today is no different. The same Emily, finding new excuses to orbit around Michael for the second week straight. The same Stephen, still incapable of hearing the word "no." The same you just don't understand and that same exhausted sigh.
When will this all finally be over?
Michael doesn't respond to your words. He's sitting on the floor, a bottle of whiskey chilling his hand, his gaze drifting absently across the patterns of the hotel room wallpaper.
You let out a sigh, dropping your head into your hands and letting out a quiet groan of exhaustion and helplessness. You sink onto the carpet, leaning your back against the wooden leg of the bed, and suddenly feel the cold glass touch your leg. Michael is silently offering you a drink.
Having no other options left, you take the bottle from his hands and swallow a mouthful of the burning liquid. It settles unpleasantly on your tongue, already raw from the alcohol. This is the third bottle of the night. Come to think of it, you've never seen Michael drink this much. Not once in your entire life.
You study his face โ an impossibly beautiful face, shrouded in a fog of heavy thoughts. His eyes hold no emotion whatsoever, fixed on the window with its view of the nighttime metropolis. The room is lit only by a yellow backlight, turning Michael's skin a deep, liquid gold. He silently twirls the chains from his costume in his hands, too drained to even take the suit off.
You pull your knees up to your chest, hugging them close. Your short black dress rides up โ just a little more and it would reveal far more than it should. In any other moment, Michael's lips would have already curled into that signature smile, his teeth sinking into his lower lip in familiar way, but right now he doesn't even glance at you.
The atmosphere in the room feels unbearably heavy, pressing down on your shoulders with all the unspoken words and the terrifying realization that things cannot go on this way any longer.
You bring the whiskey to your lips for another sip. Your clouded mind can no longer weave thoughts into coherent sentences, producing only a dull, roaring chaos within. Michael gently pulls the bottle from your grasp and empties whatever is left.
For some reason, the thought of his lips being right where yours had just been a second ago sends a shiver of goosebumps across your skin.
Michael places the empty bottle alongside the others, his gestures clumsy, brow furrowed heavily above the bridge of his nose, each breath weary and labored. Then, for the first time that night, his eyes find yours. And he actually sees you. The silence stretches as you hold each other's gaze for a handful of seconds.
Click.
"Maybe you're tired of me?"
"What the fuck are you talking about?"
Boom.
His quiet words land like a bucket of cold water dumped over your head. Michael's gaze remains as calm as ever, but inside you the rage is rapidly boiling up. You can tell this has been eating at him for a while, God, he thinks about it all the time. Every time he sees you near Steve, Johnny, Leslie, whoeverthehell it is. He doesn't care about a name, a skin tone, or a title if some motherfucker is touching his girl. His girl.
And you let it happen. And that drives him absolutely insane. Why the fuck do you allow it? The less time you spend together, the lower that photographer's hand creeps down your thigh. You're looking for a replacement โ that's what he sees. You don't get enough attention, you've always needed a lot of it. And apparently, if he's not giving you enough, you'll find it somewhere else. His jaw clenches with pure irritation at these thoughts.
"You're looking for something in other men that you're not getting enough of from me."
"That's not true!" you cry out, refusing to believe the words coming out of his mouth. "How can you even think that?!"
"I'm only saying what I see!" he raises his voice in answer to your shout.
"I see so much too, Michael! Every ass you follow with your gaze! So maybe I'm the one you've gotten tired of? You literally forget I exist!"
"I think about you all the time," he spits through clenched teeth, his face resembling an angry cat.
"You think of me only when you spot someone else handling the role of being a man at my side better than you. That 'damages your reputation,' doesn't it?" you echo his words, your voice dripping with mockery. "Though your little flirtations with the makeup girls don't damage it at all, naturally."
Better than you.
Better than me?
You watch Michael boil over. Here we go again. Once more, you've failed to have a calm conversation without igniting that devastating fire โ a fire that had just barely begun to die out. And now here you are, fanning the embers all over again.
"I'm trying to be friendly! And I'm not the one crawling into their arms, unlike you!"
"Bullshit!" you shout, and the force of it silences Michael mid-sentence. You stare at each other wordlessly for several seconds, breathing hard, before you add, "Tell me the truth... have you found yourself a new toy? I don't satisfy you anymore, do I?"
The last thing you expected was for Michael to grab you by the ankle instead of answering, dragging you toward him across the floor. You open your mouth to say something, but he's already looming above you, settling between your parted legs. The sharp smell of alcohol hits you from his lips as he stares deep into your eyes. A raging fire burns in his gaze just before Michael seals his lips over yours, pulling you under into the kiss.
This is nothing like your gentle, loving Michael from memory, the one with cheeks flushed crimson with shyness, the one who touched your lips for the first time so hesitantly, as if silently asking for permission. Oh, no. Over the past few weeks, Michael has transformed into a starved, wild animal that simply cannot be tamed.
He claims your mouth, barely giving you a chance to breathe between kisses, his hardness grinding insistently against your thigh. The burn of whiskey on his tongue blends with the sharp, coppery taste of blood as he sinks his teeth into your lips just enough to hurt. A small act of vengeance, and it draws a wicked smirk to the corner of Michael's lips at your displeased, breathless groan.
He drags his tongue across your lips in one slow, wide stroke, licking up the crimson droplets from your tender skin. Your hands wander feverishly across his body, mapping every inch. The heat is unbearable, it's far too much. There isn't enough air, it feels as though one more breath and you'll suffocate in his pheromones.
"Mike.."
With a quiet, broken whimper, he buries his nose into the crook of your neck, his lips wandering across your skin. His breath comes in uneven bursts, his whisper grazing your flesh like a fever.
"Don't speak... just don't speak. For once."
Kisses give way to bites, over and over, until vivid red petals unfurl across your neck. Michael's hand slips beneath the hem of your dress and halts there frozen for a suspended heartbeat. Then he practically growls into your ear, his grip tightening on the sensitive inside of your thigh.
"Why the fuck aren't you wearing any panties?"
You whimper at just how scorching his voice is and at how desperately you've missed the feeling of his direct touch. Your hands slip beneath his T-shirt, damp with sweat, pressing against his bare skin.
It doesn't matter, Mike. Absolutely.
"God..."
A whisper leaves his lips, a surrender to the terrifying realization that has just seized his mind. Michael presses himself purposefully against your thigh, his heavy pressure unmistakable, his fingers tracing slow, agonizing patterns up your skin until they find your clit. He spreads your slick wetness, anchoring you to the long-awaited warmth of his body as you let out a broken moan. You arch your back in exquisite pleasure the moment his fingers push inside you. Your lips, swollen and bitten raw, part for another moan and Michaelโs cock throbs responsively inside his pants.
"Don't move."
He pins you to the floor with the full weight of his body, his hips grinding against yours in an unconscious, desperate rhythm. You feel hot tears welling in the corners of your eyes, forcing you to shield your face with your palm, hiding your vulnerability away from Michael. A tidal wave of overwhelming emotions crashes over you, every single one of them inextricably tangled with pure lust.
It was an endless cycle. Your rage fed on the primal urge to sink your teeth into his neck, your sadness found its solace only in Michaelโs kisses, and your jealousy vanished the second he was deep inside you. A desperate need to cry out and scream tore through you. You craved his body, and God, you wanted him so badly.
Michael stubbornly pulls your hand away, allowing a ghost of tenderness to pass between you as he leans down to kiss away the salty tears trembling on the edge of your eyelashes. That single gesture is enough to make your anger vanish, leaving only the bittersweet aftertaste of desperation
You impatiently reach down for his crotch, unzipping his fly with practiced, familiar movements. The sharp sound sends a jolt of an electric shock straight through you, prompting you to slip your fingers beneath the fabric and pull out his hot, hard flesh. Michael groans incoherently against your neck at the sweet teasing of his tip. Only then, you suddenly realize he is shivering slightly, and a tight, heavy ache blooms in your chest.
Oh, God.
"Come on, do it. Show me i'm still yours."
You wrap your arms tightly around his neck, the heavy press of his body leaves you no room to take a deep breath, but you donโt care. In this fleeting moment, he is the only air you breathe, and that is more than enough.
Burying his face in the crook of your neck, Michael rests his head against your shoulder, his damp lips sending a tickling shiver down your sensitive skin. A sudden rush of goosebumps washes over your whole body as you feel his cock sliding deep inside you. Your lips part in a silent, breathless moan, your eyes tightening as a wave of pure sensation crashes through you.
Driven by a fierce blend of anger and lust, Michael sets a sharp, relentless rhythm, his mouth dropping down to claim your chest with bruising kisses and sharp bites. The entire room dissolves into a haze of breathless moans. Instinctively, your thighs tighten around him, trying to lock his frame in place, but he presses heavy hands into your inner thighs, forcing them back down exactly where he wants them.
โ"Spread your legs."
The command is soft yet absolute, making you comply with a breathless whimper. You need more, a consuming hunger to have every inch of him filling you, to merge into one flesh and never exist separately again. Burying your hands in his curls, those beloved black tresses, you kiss Michaelโs slick cheekbones as a ragged breath escapes his lips. With each powerful thrust, your head scrapes uncomfortably against the floor, yet that minor ache pales completely against the heat swelling in your lower belly.
โโI wantโฆ my loveโฆโ
He mutters an unintelligible phrase, his large hands enveloping your frame. Without warning, the motion of his hips ceases, and a hollow, cold ache takes over your core โ only for Michael to lift you and set you onto his lap. Caught off guard, you cry out softly, fingers locking onto his shoulders for balance.
His cock slips and slides over your wet, sticky folds, stimulating your clit each time you roll your hips. He rests his heavy palms on your backside as you grind against his lap, creating an agonizingly perfect friction for you both.
โGodโฆ t'feels so goodโฆโ
You throw your head back, eyes rolling in sheer ecstasy the exact moment Michael buries himself inside you once more. Letting out a satisfied groan, he tugs your dress down past your breasts, his lips instantly claiming the hard nipple that has been aching for his touch. He blows a breath of cool air onto the damp skin, as you cry out sharply, your tight, clenching walls violently clamping down around him.
He lets out a sharp hiss, matching his hips to your frantic rhythm, when he suddenly snaps his hand up to grip your chin, forcing you to look straight into his eyes.
โ"See? Do you see this, y/n? Youโd better remember exactly who makes you feel this goodโฆ" He feathers his lips against yours, and your instinct is to chase the kiss, but he denies you, pulling back just out of reach. "โฆnot fucking Steve, who keeps tailing you. Heโs dying to fuck you, isnโt he? But thatโs my job. Remember that."
The dirty talk leaving Michael's gentle lips feels utterly unfamiliar and aggressive, yet it only serves to ignite your fire further. Groaning, he claims your mouth in a desperate, bruising kiss, teeth bumping and tongues tangling until the salty wet taste reaches his lips. Once again, he has brought you to tears. Again.
Breathless and overwhelmed, he tears his mouth away with a sharp sound, pressing his forehead directly against yours. Your arms drape securely around his neck, your nipples rubbing against the rough, structured fabric of his performance attire.
"I love youโฆ I love you, do you hear me?" Your sobs grow louder, fully exposing your vulnerability to him. At these words, Michael wraps his arms around your waist in a gentle, soft motion. "โฆand I donโt want to fight anymore. I donโt want it like thisโฆ"
You moan, never pausing as you ride his length, as if this is the only way to force him to listen. "I donโt want to see those sluts around you."
Michael whimpers, showering your face with desperate kisses. A feverish shiver racks your entire body as he pecks at your nose and cheeks, hips completely losing their rhythm.
โ"And I donโt want to see him pawing at you," he mutters against your skin. "You belong to me."
โ"Otherwise, you donโt look at me," you sob out. "You donโt even see me."
Your eyes lock, and you realize that right now, that couldnโt be further from the truth. He sees you, and he is utterly drowning in you. Your lips meet in another trembling kiss as you cup his cheeks with your palms. Your legs shake violently as a climax crashes over you in a scorching wave, forcing you to tighten around him and moan directly into Michaelโs mouth. He swallows your whimper, working you through it.
โ"Good girlโฆ just like thatโฆ well doneโฆ"
You let out a broken sob, riding him for those last few desperate friction-filled moments before he shudders, releasing deep inside you with your name stretching like a slow sigh on his lips. You feel the searing hot rush filling your core completely while Michaelโs hands dig ruthlessly into your thighs. Tomorrow, there will definitely be bruises left behind in the perfect shape of his hands.
For a few long seconds, you sit in absolute silence; only your heavy breathing and the rhythmic ticking of the clock indicate anyone's presence in the room. Softly, with all the love he possesses, Michael presses his lips to yours in a tender, shallow kiss. He gently brushes the sticky strands of hair away from your face, staring into the depths of your eyes he knows so well.
"Mikeโฆ I donโt want to say goodbye. I refuse to believe these are our last moments together."
Your words strike the fear lurking deep within Michaelโs chest. A single tear slips down his cheek, and you catch it gently with your lips. He strokes your back, a weary smile blooming across his face.
"Iโm not saying goodbye to you, y/n. Weโll get through this together, right?"
He takes your hand in his, lacing your fingers together. You offer a tearful smile, pressing yourself closer against his chest.
Everything will be fine. It will all be okay, as long as you are together.
โI love you too, baby. I love you too...โ
a/n: love and be loved. and NEVER get into relationships like this, it's not okay guys.














