Vincent x male!reader who suspects what Vincent does in his downtime and to his competition and just kinda slips him little hints and helps him indirectly
Ooh, interesting. Alrighty I've got some headcanons (plot points?) about this, though lowk it works as gn! reader
CW: talk of death/murder/serial killing
Vincent took over as the lead anchorman due to the murder of the previous one, everyone knew that. At first, it seemed like a once-in-a-lifetime circumstance of tragedy.
But then there was the mysterious death of a talkshow host, which conveniently gave your boyfriend another once-in-a-lifetime chance to take over a popular late-night show. So, you settled with the cloud of death that just seemed to precede Vincent's climbing of the ranks-
That's when you realized how naive you sounded.
Years went by, and eventually his producers were found strangled to death. You knew this wasn't some ungodly coincidence anymore. But the relation... Was Vincent really a murderer? A psychotic serial killer? Adorkable, sweet, obsessive, temperamental, impulsive Vincen-? ....Oh.
You kinda had to test your theory. You had to know if you were in love with a cold-blooded killer. And if so... Did he need any help with his hobby..?
Why, you had no intention of leaving him- Even if this was what it took for you both to live in luxury. So while you were in the middle of dinner in your home, you dangled the topic over him like bait on a hook.
"So, honey, how're your approval ratings?" you asked innocently. Vincent was all too happy to answer. "Happy to report that they're better than last season's. Went up by 5%, actually!" He looked so proud of himself, you almost didn't want to break the fact to him. "Hm," you sighed, "That's nice. But y'know, that cooking show on your same network went up by 9%, Vince. I'm just saying, I hope it's not stealing too many of your... Would-be viewers."
It happened one month later; a horrible accident. Cathy from Cooking with Cathy had literally exploded on camera, after striking a match in a room with a gas leak. And the viewership for your boyfriend's show went up by the dozens, just like that. And you decided that maybe, this was the best way for you to support him; making sure that no other show got away with having more views, or better reviews, than his. You both needed to spend those vacation days somewhere nice, you know?
Lowkey after writing this I'm thinking about writing a partners-in-crime type of x reader 🤪
