Shawn Mendes Imagines

First || fluff

overview: It has gotten to a point in you and Shawn's relationship where he trusts you enough for you to be the first one to hear his new music

*enjoy*

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Shawn is a reserved kind of guy— well when it came to his new music that he has been working on for a couple months, for sure. He has very few people on his list that he can actually trust with his heart when it came to that kind of thing. Shawn works hard for each and every song he creates and that is why he believes he should keep it known for only a couple of people to hear the melodies and lyrics.

It was known by many of his close relationship to Camila, both singers obviously rocking the same boat considering their careers they do for a living. They understood each other and it was no secret that Camila has been one of the first ears to been blessed to hear Shawn's pieces, wanting to know what her response will be. He was a perfectionist, wants to please everybody. He wanted to make sure his album sounded just right so everyone was able to enjoy it. Having an opinion on his songs by people he trusts fully really meant a lot to him.

When you came along, Shawn instantly fell. He was smitten by your witty jokes, wide smile, bright eyes and when he had first met you— he loved the way how you cursed profusely when you had stubbed your toe on one of his suitcases that he was lugging around in the airport. Of course he was wary with you at first— having trust issues, but his love for you never faltered. His heart kept telling him for you to be close to him, his hands kept wanting to hold onto yours, his brain kept thinking about you and he just could not get away.

His trust in you slowly started building. It was not easy for you at the start of your budding relationship because he did see the way how you have left your heart out for him. You were head over heels for the rockstar even before he knew you ever existed. You were sure that you would not have been able to live with yourself if you ever broke Shawn in any way. He was just too precious to you and you vowed that you were always going to be there for him shape and form.

It was hard to gain his trust, sometimes pushing you out of his constricting walls because he did not want you to choke, but he was worth it. He always claimed that you were too good for him, something you swiftly crumbled away and threw in the trash because you knew that he was just insecure about himself. You wanted to help him. And so you stayed and helped him. And here are you now— two years later into your relationship that was built off of loud thoughts of inner battles and getting over new milestones of the two of you in your growing relationship.

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"Hey honey, you busy?" Shawn's angelic voice rang through my ears as I absentmindedly flipped through the recommendation feed on youtube. My irises flicked over to the flushed boy leaning against the doorframe, hand shoved into his side pocket. His top teeth played with his bottom lip as he awaited my answer and the look on his face was set in a way to show to me that he was feeling anxious.

With furrowed eyebrows, I shook my head and went to reach for the power button on the remote. "Nah, what's up?"

"I wanna show you something," His teeth released the grip and he was beginning to stride over to the couch, arms agape to welcome you into his arms. The nervous smile he sent my way made me feel slightly uneasy, but I welcomed his hug into my own nonetheless as he began to drag me down the hallway. He had brought me to his sort of studio-office type room where he usually works on his music or any musical related tasks and plopped onto the swivel chair that was faced towards his open Macbook.

I let my butt rest on top of his lap where his arms found place around my hips as my eyes scanned over the open page that was displayed on the brightly lit screen. "What's this?" I asked, analyzing the screen that was opened to his audio file.

"Okay, so I've been working on some new music and I just want to know what you think about it," He started, reaching for the mouse pad and clicking on a file. My heart swelled at his confession. I knew how dedicated he was to his music, specifically ones that he has yet to release and knowing that he trusts my judgement in wanting to know what I felt with his unheard art, made me realize that he finally let me in his heart.

Lyrics and rhythms soon filled the workspace as I instantly got lost in the music. His harmonies that flowed throughout the song captured me and I reached for his hand that rested against my stomach, gripping on the top. Shawn's gaze never left mine, wanting to read every single little detail I showed throughout the track. Saying I was pleased was an understatement. The man before me had produced one of his most greatest songs yet. You could really hear the emotion through his voice, giving each word a meaning, of some sort.

"Oh my god," I let a breath out. "I don't know what to say—" The track had ended, slowly fading out into the air space, Shawn pressing the space bar to keep it from playing again.

"I don't know if that's a bad thing," His lips pursed, staring at me warily.

"What?! Shawn that was amazing! I could really feel all of your emotions practically drain out through the speakers dammit!" I quickly praised before reaching out to his shoulders and circling my arms around him. "I really loved it." I whispered in his ear, feeling him smile against my skin and letting a breath of his own out.

"I'm so glad you loved it honey," I could hear the smile in his words. "You're actually the first person to hear it," He mentioned, adding a quick laugh at the end. "I really wanted to know what you thought because I've been trying to make this perfect."

You have noticed the dark circles under his eyes and his lethargic form beginning to make its way present in him lately, knowing that working on this new album was the one to blame. "I'm so proud of you, ya'know that right? I know that this new album is kicking your ass, but you're still pulling through and I'm immensely proud of you," I admitted softly while letting my fingers sift through the strands of his chocolate hair, loving the way how the bright in his eyes became brighter and his smile stretch farther, showing his pearly whites.

He always loved hearing your praises, especially ones for his hard work, it was nice knowing that his girlfriend was supportive of him and was always cheering him on. Warmth spread across his chest.

"Okay, I have another song for you to hear baby," Shawn excited exclaimed, wasting no time in clicking on another file, music releasing from the speakers.

And that was how the rest of the day went by— Shawn showing me his already finished songs, his drafted ones, his scrapped ones and the ones he was in the process of writing and producing. The smile never left my face, excited to hear more from him and not being disappointed at each music he was clicking on. It also made me smile knowing that Shawn's walls around me finally collapsed and his heart was left open for me. I was surely careful to take care of it with all of mine.

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an: 12.58 am and I'm particularly tired for some reason... Soooo I'm thinking of maybe making a separate book that only provides Shawn Mendes' series that I can write about.. Idk, still in the process of deciding, but if you want me to, then let me know haha

also thank you so much on the 200+ reads! really <33

anyways, ty honeys for taking the time to drop by and have a read, means a lot ☀︎