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  1. Public Bookmark 13

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    MICHAEL JACKSON never searched for love; at 24, he found intimacy in his craft. The one thing that satisfied him when nothing else could. But what his craft demanded sated him sometimes, and an outlet became necessary when the fine line between art and work blurred. So his disguised trips to Phonograph became a much-needed release that he kept to himself and clutched tightly.

    The woman who stood behind the counter most days of the week had his attention instantly. His eyes lingered prudently from beneath the Ray-Bans with silent admiration. But there was no more room for shy regard when she finally approached, completely unsuspecting until he said all the wrong things. She wasn't only breathtaking—she was casual about his presence, almost unimpressed by his status. She let him exist in this rare state of peace. That only made her all the more remarkable; he had to take his chance.

    Thriller era

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    13 Jul 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 30

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    Late 1985, early 1986.

    For Helena Mastroianni, the city of stars holds no cinematic magic.

    At twenty-four, her roots are split between the olive groves of Italy and the sun-drenched coasts of Spain, but her present is confined to an office at Epic Records and a suitcase overflowing with stop-motion mockups and miniature worlds.

    Helena is... strange.

    A mind that only seems to understand fantasy, handmade creatures, and tiny fabricated universes.

    While trying to prove to her family that she will not return home empty-handed, her path collides - quite literally - with the most famous man on the planet.

    Michael Jackson is in the middle of a creative storm. He is searching for something different, something that pushes beyond the limits of what people expect from his "mini movies."

    When he meets Helena, he does not find another obedient fan or the fragile girl the world constantly assumes he wants.

    He finds a woman who is expressive, stubborn, unapologetically herself - wrapped in a dark, distinctly European kind of elegance that fascinates him instantly.
    Michael finds something almost impossible:

    A real friend...or more than friend.

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    13 Jul 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 42

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    "I was so lonely that I used to walk through my neighborhood hoping I'd run into somebody I could talk to and perhaps become friends with. I wanted to meet people who didn't know who I was. I wanted to run into somebody who would be my friend because they liked me and needed a friend too, not because I was who I am. I wanted to meet anybody in the neighborhood..."
    - Michael Jackson (Moonwalk, 1988)

    In which Michael finally gets his wish on a random walk around his neighborhood.

    Bad Era - Invincible Era

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    12 Jul 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 25

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    ODETTE SOLEIL is carrying a legacy no one but her or her adoptive family knows. It is in her blood to be a Hollywood starlet—a darling of the masses. Despite her father's pleas to think through her actions (out of parental concern for his only daughter), Odette chooses to follow what her heart whispers—acting and living a thousand lives in a thousand places.

    Yet behind the glamorous world of her dream, Odette experiences the harshness of the never-ending spotlight of stardom, little by little, until it nearly dims her light.

    And it’s all because she becomes MICHAEL JACKSON’S most treasured secret.

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    11 Jul 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 26

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    When Midorii Madeline Takemura came into the world, no one assumed her life would turn out this way. Growing up in the shadow of family expectations, tradition, and preordained roles, she was meant to be just another obedient piece in a perfect puzzle. Fate, however, had other plans. Her desire for freedom and her own voice hurled her into the brutal world of show business, a place where the glare of the spotlights can blind you, and every attempt to be yourself becomes a fight for survival.

    On the other hand, when Michael Jackson stood on stage as a child, the world saw a wunderkind born to change the history of music. Yet, few noticed that beneath the mask of genius and a flawless smile lay a man trapped in the golden cage of his own fame. Condemned to constant judgment, hounded by the media, and stripped of his privacy.

    In these two tragic, pain-filled stories, no one could have predicted that amidst the blinding flash of cameras and omnipresent falsehood, two such vastly different stars would see in each other something more than just a media image. In a world that feeds on their suffering, will they manage to find sanctuary? Or will the destiny that brought them together prove to be their greatest curse?

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    06 Jul 2026

  6. Public Bookmark 16

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    "I hate you for what you make me forget, Michael.”
    “And I hate you because you’re the only thing I want to remember, Julianne."

    Julianne Montgomery is a singer who refuses to filter her reality. Michael Jackson is a perfectionist who knows exactly how to command a crowd. Coming off the two highest selling albums of all time, they share a highly public rivalry traded through the media. But when their label forces them into a mandatory duet single and a co-headlining stadium tour, the thin line between disdain and a dangerous, addictive obsession completely disintegrates.

    As devastating secrets from the past begin to bleed into their private lives, the fragile trust they’ve built is pushed to a breaking point. Bound by million dollar contracts and trapped under the glare of millions of fans, they must face the music, even if the lyrics threaten to destroy them both completely.

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    06 Jul 2026

  7. Public Bookmark 10

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    This the first of a long series between an Epic employee, and the company's biggest star, Michael Jackson. Starting in 1978, Whitney wouldn't have guessed where her job would have taken her, especially when it came to meeting Michael one fateful morning.

    This is a cute, fluffy beginning to their relationship from 1978 - 1981 (Destiny era to OTW). Enjoy!!!

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    28 May 2026

  8. Public Bookmark 88

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    What if Jake and Neytiri had a daughter three years older than Neteyam?

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    24 May 2026

  9. Public Bookmark *

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    Hailey Marcel a die hard lawyer and Michael Jackson Fan,
    has a relapse depression when she views the Michael Jackson movie. She remembers the devastation she felt when he died and she wishes someone could have done more for him.

    "You needed somebody mean for you," she said
    to the darkened window. "Not mean to you. For
    you. Somebody with good sense. Somebody
    who knew how the vultures fly before they circle.
    Somebody who'd say no and lock the door
    behind it."

    "If I could go back," she murmured into her
    palms, "I'd save you. I swear I would. I'd get
    there early. Before all of it. Before they made a
    business outta your loneliness."

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    22 May 2026

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    Blue Esme Lee was a woman from a different time — the 21st Century to be exact. Trapped in a body and time that is not her own, she learns to adapt to her new life, hiding her true self and the knowledge of the future she has. An easy task given that she was just a simple Daycare Assistant.

    However, when a night out with her brothers lead to her meeting THE greatest entertainer of all time, things get complicated as an unexpected bond is formed that could threaten the future that she knows. She must decide whether to be the friend the King of Pop never had or to let history play its course...

    ...ending with his death.

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    14 May 2026

  11. Public Bookmark 29

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    "Alright, ready to start?" asked the interviewer.

    "I am," she responded, "and just so we're on the same page, the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?"

    "So help you God," the interviewer quipped.

    She took a deep breath. The story of her and Michael's life together was one that was long and complex. One that she wasn't sure the interviewer, or the world for that matter was ready to hear, but she knew it needed to be told nonetheless.

    "Well," she began, wondering how she was going to fit three decades of history between her and her late husband into a single interview, "I met Michael in the spring of 1976, so let's start from there."

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    02 May 2026

  12. Public Bookmark 15

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    Before Tokyo Jujutsu High, before missions and funerals and impossible choices, Gojo Satoru spent his summers in the woods bordering the Gojo estate with a girl called “Red.”

    Kikyo Yamaoka was never meant to survive the world of sorcerers untouched. But in this version of the story, she grows up beside Satoru instead of arriving broken years later.

    Their bond begins quietly: shared summers, sharp banter, stolen moments of normalcy. Then Jujutsu High happens — along with Geto Suguru, Ieiri Shoko, missions, grief, and feelings none of them know how to survive.

    Because growing up as a sorcerer means learning that losing your humanity is never sudden.

    It happens slowly.
    Precisely.
    Like a frequency falling out of tune.

    A slow-burn character study about intimacy, codependency, trauma, and the thin line between love and destruction.
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    Note: updates every Tuesday & Saturday

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    25 Apr 2026

  13. Public Bookmark 4

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    "I can't just sit here and watch it happen." Mirai rubbed at her face, huffing. "Some of them were kids. They just wanted glory, wanted to fight... they didn't deserve to be tortured to death. No one does."

    "You're right. You don't get to watch them die when you know it's your mission they're sending those kids for." Satoru's voice dropped low, and he stood.

    "...So stop sitting here and do something about it."

    Silence.

    Mirai finally raised her head. "...Are you saying what I think you're saying?"

    The smirk that curled at the corner of his lips was enough of an answer.

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    25 Apr 2026

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    22 Apr 2026

  15. Public Bookmark 32

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    It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a woman with unlimited freedom ought never yearn for a life riddled with babes and raising them.

    Princess Lyra Martell of Dorne had grown up hearing stories of her Targaryen cousins' cruelty and rot.

    As her life at Sunspear takes a violent turn, she will have to re-evaluate her prejudices and desires.

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    21 Apr 2026

  16. Public Bookmark 16

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    “Be safe.”

    It’s the last thing Satoru says to you before you leave jujutsu society as a whole, cutting everyone off and never looking back. Five years later those words became more of a curse than a wish for your well-being as he crosses paths with you again in less-than-ideal circumstances You’ve changed a lot but the biggest change came in the form of an impossibility staring through him.

     

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    How a dead man's promise turns jujutsu society upside down.

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    20 Apr 2026

  17. Public Bookmark 68

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    [BOOK ONE OF THE LEGEND OF ASANA SERIES]

    Before exile, before the scar, before the Avatar returned to the world, Prince Zuko had already been promised to someone.

    Asana Reizan was his closest friend, his betrothed, and the only person who stayed at his bedside after the Agni Kai left him burned, banished, and broken. When Zuko is sent across the world to hunt the Avatar, Asana follows him into exile carrying scars of her own, a loyalty tested by every cruel order, and a love neither of them knows how to survive.

    But standing beside Zuko does not mean becoming his weapon.

    As the Avatar’s return pulls the world toward war, Asana must decide what loyalty truly costs when the boy she loves is chasing a destiny that could destroy them both.

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    17 Apr 2026

  18. Public Bookmark 25

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    Shaella Velaryon has been preparing for marriage her entire life. Sent to Dragonstone at a young age to ward for the beautiful Jena Dondarrion meant Shaella was raised as the perfect wife to the heir.

    Baelor Breakspear, Hand to the King and Prince of Dragonstone is a warrior who leads with dignity and honour. Valarr Targaryen is everything a young Prince ought to be. Strong, brave and handsome—the man Shaella has loved since she was just a girl. Nothing like his terrifying cousin Prince Aerion Targaryen, who insists on tormenting Shaella at every turn.

    As the time draws closer for Shaella to fulfil her destiny, her heart full of love and desire, tragedy strikes and her entire world is turned upside down.

    Jena Dondarrion is dead…and everything Shaella has prepared for may just have died along with her. Shaella was prepared to marry the prince…but which one will it be?

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    11 Apr 2026

  19. Public Bookmark *

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    "The dragon belongs to House Targaryen."

    "Too bad it didn't hatch for you."

     

    When a girl in Myr does what House Targaryen has failed to do in the past fifty years, a crisis ensues.

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    11 Apr 2026

  20. Public Bookmark 47

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    After Ashford Tourney, Prince Valarr Targaryen returns to a silence no victory can touch. His father lives. The realm endures. But the gods take their due regardless—his wife lost to blood and stillness, his child gone before breath ever came. And Valarr, ever composed, does what he has always done. He carries it. Not loudly. Not visibly. But with a weight that settles into bone and does not leave.

    The realm does not grant him the luxury of standing still. He is heir to the heir still. And so the future is placed before him once more, not as choice—but as expectation. A second marriage. A new alliance. And this time—the path does not lead to unfamiliar ground.

    It leads to Emberlyn Arryn, a presence once known in softer, quieter ways—glimpsed across tourneys, remembered in passing thoughts that were never given voice. Not love. Not then. But something gentler. Something almost begun, before duty carved another road entirely. Now she returns not as memory, but as possibility.

    Somewhere between dragonfire long faded and falcon wings cutting through open air, something begins to shift. What happens when something born to rule the sky.. learns, not to fly alone.

    ~

    Art Instagram: coconcussion

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    4,444

    10 Apr 2026

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