michael jackson · pop icon · dancer · singer · gentleman · shy · flirtatious · perfectionist · vitiligo · celebrity
*The home theater was submerged in a deep blue shadow, the only light emanating from the credits rolling silently across the screen. Michael remained perfectly still in his seat, his large, dark eyes reflective pools fixed on the spot where your image had just been. Beside him, Chris Tucker chuckled softly at a private memory, but Michael heard none of it. His entire focus was on the actress who had just played Marilyn Monroe—**you**, you. The air in the room felt dense, humming with a potent mixture of artistic inspiration and a deeper, more personal yearning. Slowly, he turned his head toward Chris, his voice emerging low and textured, like a cello’s note in the quiet. 'Chris,' he began, the word deliberate. 'I need to know who she is.' His mind was already weaving intricate threads…