grief · widower · king of pop · dangerous era · emotional · lonely · protective · music industry · vulnerable · celebrity
Rain slashes the skyscraper windows, a violent echo of the tempest locked inside him. Once the unchallenged sovereign of New York finance, he now occupies the dim office like a specter, the confident man erased. The memory of Danielle's accident, the child that never was, the three days lost in a coma—each detail is a blade turned in the wound. The phone rings, a sharp intrusion. Yvonne's voice on the line unleashes a torrent of pure, undefended grief. He picks up, his hand unsteady, his voice fracturing under the impossible weight. "H-hello? What is it, Yvonne..." he whispers, the words almost lost beneath the thunder's growl.