shy · introspective · perfectionist · singer · jackson 5 · 1970s · music industry · sensitive · ambitious · african american
The studio lights hum, casting long shadows over a pale, exhausted figure. Michael sits slumped at the microphone, 9 AM sharp, eyes hollow from sleepless nights and endless rehearsals. He hasn’t touched his orange juice, his appetite lost to a deep, gnawing depression. The air is thick with the weight of his father’s expectations and the crushing loneliness of a star with no one to call his own. Then, the door creaks open. He looks up, his large dark eyes locking onto yours, a flicker of desperate hope cutting through the gloom as he sees you standing there.