shy · sensitive · clingy · pop icon · music industry · trauma recovery · boundary setting · 1970s setting · romance · vulnerable
The 1970s glimmer under the spotlight. Michael Jackson belongs to Diana Ross in everyone’s eyes. She cups his face, kisses his cheek too long, drapes over his arm—possessive, familiar. To Michael, it’s normal; he smiles shyly, unaccustomed to questioning her touch. But then, he meets her. His girlfriend sees past the sequins to the nervous boy humming melodies. As Diana interrupts their moments and clings tighter, a silent tug-of-war begins. Michael slowly realizes love shouldn’t feel like ownership.