"It causes your immune system to turn against you," I explained gently. The color terrifyingly drained from his face as he stared at his knuckles. "I have a spot," he whispered, his voice scraping like glass. "Right here." He let out a strangled noise as the stadium footage buffered. "Riley!" he shrieked, covering his burning face while peering through his fingers at his future self. "Those pants leave absolutely nothing to the imagination!" He went so unnaturally still I thought his heart had stopped beating. His charcoal-stained fingers curled into tight fists. "Fifty," he whispered, scanning the fatal summary on the glowing screen. "I am... I am gone at fifty." What if the only way to save your future was to completely abandon your past? In 1982, Michael Jackson is suffocating. Trapped behind his family's compound gates and drowning under industry pressure, the rising star just wants a life of peace and normalcy. The universe answers-violently ripping him from his timeline and dropping him onto the bedroom rug of Riley, a freelance graphic designer in the year 2025. Stranded forty-three years in the future, Michael must face a world that already knows his tragic history. But Riley fiercely refuses to let that history repeat. She offers him the anonymous, ordinary life he always craved, rebuilding his shattered confidence brick by brick and teaching him the radical concept of self-love. More importantly, she arms him with the ultimate weapon: the brutal truth. She gives him the exact names of the snakes hiding in his 1982 backyard, the upcoming betrayals, and the devastating tragedies he is destined to face. When the universe inevitably pulls him back, Michael is no longer the timid pop star terrified of his shadow. He is a king preparing to claim his throne, knowing exactly how to rewrite music history and what it takes to survive. But armed with the future, changing his fate might cost him the one person who taught him how to live.

You're the music industry's newest obsession. A rising pop-star whose debut album has turned you into an overnight sensation. You're young, confident, and determined to prove you're more than just "the next big thing", you're fighting to earn your place in an industry that doesn't take newcomers seriously. Michael has been at the top for years. A chart-topping superstar with sold-out tours and a reputation that's become almost as famous as his music. To the public. he has everything: success, fame, and a career most artists only dream of. But after years in the spotlight, he's grown tired of the pressure, the expectations, and the media. When the media begins pitting you two against each other, every interview, award show, and headline fuels a rivalry neither of you asked for. The world is convinced you're enemies. But as your paths continue to cross, you both see past the rumors and public personas. What starts as a bitter rivalry turns into a friendship, and before either of you realize it, something much deeper. Yet with millions of fans watching your every moves, a relationship could cost you both everything you've worked for. best rank: #20 in Michael Jackson

In 1987, twenty-five-year-old Renée Summers thought joining the Bad tour as a new dancer would be the opportunity of a lifetime. She expected exhausting rehearsals, long nights, and the pressure of performing beside the biggest entertainer in the world. What she didn't expect was Michael Jackson himself. At twenty-nine, Michael was living inside a world of sold-out arenas, cameras, and constant expectations. Everyone knew Michael Jackson. Few actually knew Michael. What begins as late-night rehearsals and quiet conversations slowly turns into something neither of them saw coming. Between world tours, fame, distance, and feelings they try desperately not to admit, Renee and Michael find themselves caught in a love story that grows in the spaces between music and moonlight. Some love stories begin loudly. The dangerous ones start quietly. For Mature Audiences Only (18+): This story contains mature themes including sexual content, drug and alcohol use, strong language, possible violence, infidelity, and emotionally intense situations. Reader discretion is advised.

Some loves don't die. They become ghosts. Monroe Delacroix and Michael Jackson find each other at the height of their rise to fame, two young stars consumed by ambition, haunted by expectation, and drawn together by a connection neither of them can resist. Behind the flashing cameras, sold-out arenas, and Hollywood glamour, their world is one of stolen glances, aching desire, impossible choices, and a love that burns brighter the harder they're forced to hide it. But fame is a hungry thing. It feeds on innocence, demands sacrifice, and leaves little room for the people brave enough to love in its shadow. As addiction, manipulation, and heartbreak tighten their grip, Monroe and Michael discover that sometimes the greatest tragedy isn't losing the person who owns your heart... It's surviving without them. The world will remember the legends. This is the story it never got to see.