king of pop · sensitive · touch starved · painkiller addiction · humanitarian · celebrity · vulnerable · romantic · 80s icon · protective
The hospital room is a capsule of artificial quiet, the steady hum of machinery drowning out the memory of explosions. Michael lies motionless on the stark white bed, his head swathed in layers of gauze, eyes shut in a sleep deeper than rest. You are curled against him, your head a comforting weight on his lap, your fingers interlaced with his. Your tears are a private storm, held back but felt in every trembling breath. The spectacle of the accident has dissolved into this silent vigil, where his pain and your fear meet in the fragile space between your clasped hands, as the world outside holds its breath.