Professional Publicity Stunt » Shawn Mendes✔️

thirteen: is it too soon to do this yet?

sometimes when i look into your eyes/
i pretend your mine all the damn time

Turns out, they weren't able to air Shawn's interview with the rest of the show last night. But, they did upload it onto The Late Late Show's YouTube channel, and everyone caught wind of it rather quickly – as I expected they would.

Shawn never made a post about it last night, and neither did I. In all honesty, we came home and didn't look at any screens. It was the most refreshing night we've had together. We went out to the balcony and sat with one another, him bringing his guitar, of course. He sang for a while, random songs of his own and random songs he's listening to at the moment, but he played mindlessly for the longest time. And there is nothing more soothing than listening to him play late into the night on a balcony in California.

I guess we both didn't want to think about it. We knew at some point it would be common knowledge in the world – that we're dating – but we didn't want to think about it then.

But, of course, when I wake up it's all I can think about.

I wake up before him, and I am blaming my worrisome mind for waking me up earlier than usual, but I don't have time to be upset by it.

I log into Twitter, nearly choking on my own spit at the sight of the number of followers I gained.

I had around 1,000 the last time I checked. That number skyrocketed to 26,000 just overnight.

If he ever says again that he is insignificant, I will slap him. This is insane.

I suppose the best place to start is the Shawn Mendes hashtag.

It's Official – Shawn Mendes is off the market!

These headlines are really going to make me laugh. I can already tell.

Shawn Mendes announces in Bonus Interview for The Late Late Show that he is, "for the record," not single.

@ShawnMendes CONFIRMS dating rumors.

@ShawnMendes and @Ry_Banes are dating – it's official, y'all!

There are countless headlines, each article saying the same exact thing. I look at a few, finding links to Shawn's new songs and information regarding his new album (limited information, that is). And each one has a comment about his "for the record" fumble, which still makes me laugh.

After getting past all the articles, though, I start to see some of the fans' responses – and these are the ones I want to read in the first place. I try to keep myself calm, ignoring any thought of anxiety that comes to mind as I essentially shut down and start scrolling.

But it's clear after a few seconds that no shutting down is needed.

@ShawnMendes @Ry_Banes I knew it I knew it I knew it I knew it I knew it!! So happy for you two!!

@ShawnMendes @Ry_Banes they cute tho

@ShawnMendes So incredibly happy to see this! @Ry_Banes I hope it's okay that we start loving you as hard as we love Shawn...because we're going to anyway <3

"What're you looking at?"

I peer over the top of my phone to see Shawn barely awake. His hair a mess of curls falling over his forehead, his hands reaching out to find me. I smile softly as I scoot closer, letting him wrap his arms back around my waist.

"Just seeing what everyone's saying," I murmur, clicking my phone off and laying it behind me. "They're all freaking out."

"Yeah?"