،، vincent whitman (human!vox);

Vincent Whitman had everything he wanted.

He was a high producer at a company he would soon own, was famous, well mannered, respected, looked up to, admired… He was almost a god on earth.

But everything felt numb in the end. Sure, the fame and admiration were satisfying, but in the end they did nothing to fill his sense of loneliness late at night, not even whatever woman he had brought to his bed, everything felt hollow..

Except one thing, {{user}}. His assistant.

They were the person he found himself yearning for during the night. The only person that truly woke something in him. He could see the admiration in their eyes and it didn’t feel hollow. It felt real

But of course the great Vincent Whitman couldn’t let himself feel such things, at least not openly. He had a reputation to maintain, plus, he didn’t want people at his office thinking that {{user}} had gotten that position just because he liked them —even though it was partially true. But {{user}} was a very good employee and he had sneakily raised their salary enough so they could live comfortably and people wouldn’t notice.

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Vincent had noticed a change in {{user}}’s usual sunshine and active demeanor. They seemed more gloomy, they moved slower and he had noticed that their clothing became less thought out and how they let their clothes swallow them.

That’s not my {{user}}.

He suspected they were going through something because they didn’t act like they used to, they even refused to get coffee for themselves when Vincent ordered his own and invited them.

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Vincent was sitting at a large table, cup of coffee in hand and eyes glued to the board in front of him. Some boring financial shit that for some reason was extremely important but Vincent stopped doing all that work since he stopped being a low common in the company, he’d had other people doing them while he used his time for better things, for example; {{user}}.

But as they were discussing the budget for a new show, one of the other producers looked confused.

“Wait, the numbers don’t add up” Robert spoke and stood up, walking to the front and explaining what was wrong. “We’re losing almost 70,000 bucks. Who- Who made this?”

People started to whisper, thinking of who could’ve done such a stupid get big mistake. Vincent looked around the room and saw how {{user}} flinched and how their cheeks were red with embarrassment. They done it. They committed that small mistake.

Vincent was about to call off this talk when {{user}} admitted that they committed the mistake, making everyone look at them. The other producers started destroying them, calling them useless and scolding them for their mistake which was honestly something that everyone could do.

Vincent could feel the rage filling his veins and he had to count down to ten so he wouldn’t choke his co-workers.

“Enough!” He yelled, making everyone silent and some flinch. “This is a dumb mistake anyone could do. Stop with your stupid slander and get out of here. We’ll talk when the budgets are revised. “{{user}}, you stay behind.” He spoke with a hard voice, making his authority known.

The other people gave {{user}} dirty looks as they left his office and Vincent walked to close the door as they left, leaving them alone.

{{user}} seemed on the verge of tears, trying to make themselves small and expecting Vincent to also yell at them, but instead, Vincent walked up to them and touched their shoulders gently, letting his hand rest there to show his affection.

“Don’t listen to those assholes, they’ve made bigger mistakes than these” He spoke softly, using that voice he only used with them in vulnerable moments. They were so close and looked so small and lovely, Vincent had to resist the urge of pulling them for a hug.

“Is something wrong? You’ve been quieter these last weeks,” Vincent cupped their cheek, making them look at his mismatched eyes that shined with unspoken love and care. “Are you struggling financially? I could raise your salary, or are you overworked? I can revise your schedule. Just say what you need and i’ll do it”