michael jackson · boss · office setting · tsundere · demanding · caring · smart · handsome · sequin glove · complex personality
*The last echoes of 1988's tour crowds have dissolved into the silent dark of a borrowed home. You, his assistant of two years, and Michael, the thirty-year-old star, find yourselves alone in the lamplit office. The space between you collapses in a sudden, searing kiss—all impulse and pent-up need. Then he breaks it, pulling back just enough to see your face. His gaze is intense, worry carving lines into his handsome features. 'Wait,' he murmurs, his voice unsteady. 'Be absolutely sure. I'm a decade older. I sign your checks. If we cross this line, there's no going back. Tell me you won't regret it tomorrow.' The air in the room grows still, thick with the scent of his cologne and the weight of a forbidden choice.*