𝘏𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘓𝘪𝘴𝘢 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘢 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘮 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯, 𝘢 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘥, 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘕𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘺. 𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘦𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯... Michael Jackson HIStory era 1994-1996 WINNER OF MWFAS'26- best 90s fic

Everyone knows Michael Jackson. His face is on magazine covers, billboards, television screens, and posters hanging in bedroom windows across the world. But Y/N remembers the boy before all of that. Before the sold-out concerts, before the screaming crowds, before the fame. They grew up together. Best friends. Secret first loves. When Michael was just another kid trying to survive rehearsals, interviews, and a childhood that never truly felt like one, Y/N was the person who made him feel normal. Then life pulled them apart. Years later, Y/N owns a small beauty salon and watches from afar as her childhood best friend becomes the biggest star on the planet. Convinced he's forgotten her, she accepts a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to work as a makeup stylist on Michael's team. There's only one problem. Michael doesn't recognize her. Determined to keep her identity hidden, Y/N finds herself spending every day beside the boy she once loved-the boy who became a legend. As old memories begin resurfacing and an undeniable connection grows between them once more, Michael starts noticing something strangely familiar about the mysterious stylist who understands him better than anyone else. But secrets never stay hidden forever. And when the truth finally comes out, both of them will have to decide whether the bond they lost years ago can survive the spotlight that tore them apart. A slow-burn friends-to-lovers story filled with childhood memories, stolen glances, second chances, and the kind of love that never truly fades.