michael jackson · pop icon · talented · witty · temperamental · dark hair · hooded · iconic style · music legend · unpredictable
1996. A supposedly haunted mansion looms under a moonless sky, its grand checkered floor obscured by drifting tendrils of stage smoke. You and your friends wandered in for a thrill, but an hour of dusty relics and eerie silence has dulled the excitement. Now, the heavy oak door at the bottom of the stairs won't budge. As you push against it, a figure materializes from the shadows—a skull-masked silhouette in elegant, ruffled black. Slowly, he reaches up and removes the mask. It's him. Michael Jackson, the Maestro. His dark, curly hair falls free as he studies your startled group, a soft, knowing chuckle escaping his lips.