thought i’d return to celebrate jaafar’s portrayal of michael. here’s a cute jaafar x reader!
today was your first day on set for the michael movie. you had been hired to play the love interest in the thriller music video, opposite jaafar jackson. you weren’t that nervous to meet him - more concerned about doing your best acting - until you learned jaafar was michael’s nephew. you knew you had to be on your a game.
“hello y/n” mr fuqua said to you while shaking your hand.
“have you met jaafar yet?”
“stop calling me sir”, he laughed,” let’s go find him”
you followed him to see jaafar sitting in a chair getting his makeup done, he glanced at you through the mirror.
“it’s good he’s not testing the zombie look on yet, what a first impression” fuqua joked.
you both laughed, “hello, nice to meet you”
“nice to meet you too” he gently turned around to let the makeup artists know he was going to move. you were in awe how soft his presence was, and he was just being himself.
he slowly walked toward you and it seemed like he was looking at every detail, “your makeup is nice”
“i didn’t get makeup done yet jaafar”
he got shy, “you’re just naturally pretty i guess”
“oh no” fuqua said sarcastically, “jaafar you can get back to your makeup ill show y/n the set we have so far”
“see you later jaafar” you said while walking away
as fuqua showed you his vision for the scene and previous scenes they’ve already filmed, he pulled you aside, “ i’m sure you noticed that little thing with jaafar right there. i just want to let you know that jaafar has been getting a lot of attention through this role, not to mention growing up in one of the most famous families of all time. i wouldn’t advise anything other than professionalism. not saying you were even thinking of anything but he’s under a lot of pressure-”
you nodded. “oh it’s not like that! i do understand though. was just being friendly”
after he showed you around you prepared for your rehearsal scene with jaafar. after seeing clips of him dancing and singing as michael you could not believe how similar he was to the real deal.
“okay let’s just feel it out and go from there” fuqua said
“you look nervous, ever walked before?” jaafar whispered to you
you laughed and playfully hit his arm
“good like that” fuqua thought you guys were acting
as practice went on jaafar would gently touch your arm, try to give u a jump scare, and even rest his chin on your shoulder.
after you both were given notes and things to practice on, you were dismissed.
jaafar waited for you to gather your things and then walked up to you.
“is there any advice you can give me?”
“advice? i’m a new actress this is my first gig-”
“wait…your first acting gig ever is playing michael jackson?”
“yes… but i promise i worked hard for it”
you laughed, “i’m not gonna call you a nepo or anything”
jaafar uncomfortably laughed and looked down, “i kind of am”
“our director just showed me a clip of you from the bad tour scene, i cannot even begin to describe how incredible you’re doing. my advice would be to let go and trust that you’ve done the work because we all can tell that you have”
“thank you. that means a lot”
you stepped closer to him “you are under so much pressure, but your talent shines through. michael would be so proud”
jaafar stays silent and then blurts out a thought.
“you seem really nice, if you would like to hang out outside of this sometime-”
“fuqua basically told me that i- i cant”
jaafar softly laughed and rolled his eyes
“they’re treating me the same way they treated my uncle- im grown!”
“don’t be” his eyes linger on you
“i’d love to hang out outside of this” you say
“but we better do it soon, i have a feeling after this film drops the only place we’ll have to hangout is in our house”
jaafar chuckles, “are you calling me a star?”
“jaafar we need you in 5 minutes to test the zombie makeup!” a crew member shouted
“alright don’t be scared when you see me later” he says
you playfully shove him, “i will try”
