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1. The Way The Wind Blows by 1980Something

   Fandoms: Michael Jackson (Musician), Michael Jackson - Fandom  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/M
   • Work in Progress

   15 Jan 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Michael Jackson/Original Female Character(s)
   • Michael Jackson
   • Original Characters
   • Original Female Character(s)
   • Slow Romance
   • Slow Burn
   • Romance
   • Tenderness
   • Friendship
   • Friends to Lovers
   • Friendship/Love
   • Travel
   • 1980s
   • Alternate Universe - 1980s
   • Bad Era (Michael Jackson)
   • Mental Health Issues
   • Illnesses
   • Love
   • Love Confessions
   • Touring
   • Hotel
   • Bipolar Disorder
   • vitiligo
   • Medication
   • Unplanned Pregnancy
   • Drama
   • Angst
   • Fluff
   • Engagement
   • Family
   • Growing Family
   • New Baby
   • Birth
   • Baby
   • Weddings
   • Hospitalization
   • 1990s
   • Alternate Universe - 1990s
   • Anxiety
   • Pregnancy
   • Musicians
   • Dangerous Era (Michael Jackson)
   • Marriage
   • Cute Kids
   • Everything is Beautiful and Everything Hurts
   • Marriage Proposal
   • World Travel
   • Children
   • having children
   • bipolar
   • artist
   • medicated
   • HIStory Era (Michael Jackson)
   • Hospitals
   • Hiding Medical Issues

   Summary

   Marren Beatty was just a woman in her mid 20's trying to make a living for herself and doing well at it. She often kept to herself and didn't give much time to anyone else - except for her job and her apartment in Boston. She was lonely, but she felt it was better that way. She didn't really mind most days. Everything was going to plan until she got a job offer she couldn't refuse. This leads her on a journey she'd never thought possible and meets people she never dreamed she would - including Michael Jackson. Their professional relationship turns to friendship, then suddenly one day, turns to love. Marren's life was never to be the same again.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

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   Chapters:

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