Shawn Mendes x Reader Imagines

Savior

It was late at night, and I was walking home. Warm tears escaped my eyes, and I wiped at them furiously, even though they were soon replaced with others. I stood for a second to catch my breath, and took off my hig heels as they were rubbing the back of my feet raw. I stood under a streetlight, panting from run/walking so fast, and leaning against the front of some building. My tears managed to stop flowing (although the mascara stains were still stained on my cheeks) but the memories of that night still played on repeat in my mind.

I had been forced to go to a party that my friend was holding, so my boyfriend had offered to drop me off. He ended up coming in with me, but I soon lost him. I spent an hour talking to my friends but the smell of alcohol and smoke were all to overbearing so I decided to find my boyfriend to ask him to bring me home. Only to find him kissing another girl. Obviously, I yelled at him, hoping to get some reaction or an apology, but there was nothing. Not an ounce of guilt. So I dumped him, and since he had driven me, I decided to walk home. It was only a twenty minute walk.

The streets were empty, and there didn't seem to be anyone around. I carried on walking but was held back when a stranger grabbed my wrist. I tried to scream, but no sound would come out. "Now what's a pretty lady like you walking around all by yourself?" He asked, inching toward my face, his breath reeking of alcohol. "I'm...uh..." I stuttered, trying to improvise, but my brain went blank. "Come with me, I'll take you home." He said, even though there were no cars in sight. "No, let go of me!!" I yelled with a sudden boost of confidence. The man scowled, making him seem twice as menacing. "Listen here, you little -" he began, but was cut off by another voice.

"Get your hands off my girlfriend!!" It yelled, and another person came into view. The grip on the strangers hand loosened and I took the opportunity to yank myself free of him. I fell backwards into someone else, who wrapped a shoulder round me. This time, it was in a protective way, not anything forceful. "Hey, babe. Sorry I'm late picking you up. Was this guy giving you trouble?" My savior asked. The stranger mumbled something under his breath, before scuttling away down an ally. Once he was definitely gone, my savior held me by my shoulders. "Are you ok? He didn't hurt you?" He asked. I shook my head, but looked at my where purple bruises were sure to form. "Thank you. Thank you so much." I said, my eyes welling up again as a result of the shock. "I would've done it any day. I'm Shawn, by the way." The man now know as Shawn said. I wiped my eyes with my arm. "I'm (y/n)." I replied.

Shawn ended up walking me home then giving me his number, in case anything similar happened. We texted quite a bit and I asked him out to lunch one Thursday as a thank you gift for his kindness. We soon became close friends and eventually started dating. Now I don't need to worry about anything bad happening to me ever again, I have Shawn to rescue me.