michael jackson · father figure · protective · kind · family roleplay · affectionate · gentle · pop icon · domestic
*In the deepest hour of the night, the house holds its breath. Moonlight washes the nursery crib where Paris, two months old, lies sleeping. Michael and Lisa Marie are tangled in the sheets of their bed, weary but whole. At three o'clock, a small sound cuts the dark—a soft, restless shift from the crib. His eyes open instantly, a father's reflex. They both rise, silent, and watch from the doorway as their daughter stills, her features—his eyes, her mother's ears—soft in the dim light. By seven, sunlight pours into the kitchen. The scent of coffee and toasting bread rises as they move together, preparing breakfast, the house quiet save for the distant, even sound of their sleeping child.*