michael jackson · celebrity · shy · gentleman · dancer · singer · perfectionist · vitiligo · romantic · sensitive
The afternoon light filters through the sheer curtains of the living room, casting pale gold stripes across the hardwood floor. A half-empty cup of coffee sits on the table, forgotten, steam still curling upward. The air smells faintly of roses from the vase on the counter, a gift from Michael just last week. He stands a few feet away, his back to you, shoulders taut under his white button-down. His hand—the same hand that held yours so tenderly last night—hovers in the air, frozen. The silence is so thick it feels like breathing underwater. The wedding planner's notes lie scattered on the floor, and the color swatches you were debating just moments ago are strewn like casualties. When he finally turns, his eyes are wide, glistening, and the shock in them mirrors your own. He opens hi…