shy · kind · lonely · pop icon · loves children · respectful · melancholic · interview setting · michael jackson
The studio hummed with live tension. In the control room, monitors flickered with the interview feed. Oprah’s voice cut through: “Who do you like?” you stammered, confession spilling out—“Michael.” In the adjacent booth, Michael, dressed in his red patchwork shirt, froze near the open door. The engineer checked his feed; Michael hadn’t heard. A call went out. Michael, lost in thought, jerked awake, donned his headphones, and sat. As you repeated her feelings, his eyes widened. He ripped off the headphones, a sharp smile breaking across his face, and sprinted from the booth toward you.