Requested by: sstilinski24_

Prompt: #12

"I kissed you? Why did I kiss you?"

Warnings: None

Extra: I'm not an avid Shawn Mendes fan so I went and listened to different songs of his at 12 in the morning to figure out what I wanted to do...It was fun.

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"You've been doing stuff for this channel all day, you sure you don't want to take a break, go get something to eat before you do this interview?"

"I'm fine (Y/n)," Shawn smiled reassuringly, "This is the last interview then we can go home and order food, or go and get something."

"Promise?"

"Promise," Shawn assured, kissing (Y/n) so quickly that none of the crew would be able to see him do so.

"Alright, one minute till cameras start rolling, everybody get to your places, final mic check."

"You ready for your questions?" (Y/n) asked Shawn, adjusting the front of his gelled hair.

"Ready as I'll ever be," Shawn grabbed (Y/n)'s hand and kissed the back of it, "You'll be here the whole time?"

"Just behind the cameras," (Y/n) nodded in confirmation, "Silently cheering you on. Now, charm 'em like you charmed me."

Shawn chuckled as (Y/n) walked out of view of the camera. The interviewer sat down in her own seat that mirrored Shawn's. The director counted down on his fingers, giving a thumbs up when the cameras began rolling.

"Alright, I am here with Shawn Mendes!"

"Hi," Shawn waved at the camera.

"And we're going to be talking about his new album," the interviewer finished, crossing her right leg over her left, "So, Shawn Mendes is your latest album, and of course, it's blowing up. Your songs were very diverse in this album, what did you draw your inspiration from?"

"Well I collaborated with Khalid for Youth and that was a dream come true, and for that song we actually discussed what it would be about together. For the songs that are more on the topic of heartbreak, those were based off of past experiences."

"Well we do love songs with true pasts behind them," the interviewer smiled, glancing down at her questionaire cards, "Now, there are two songs I was told to highlight, and that's Falling All in You and Nervous, care to explain the backstories behind those two gems?"

Shawn's eyes found (Y/n) in the back and she could see his cheeks flushing as he gave a nervous laugh. She smiled and gave a thumbs up, signalling that Shawn could say whatever he wanted when answering the question.

"Yeah well, those were based off of my life too," Shawn said after a brief pause.

"Oh really," the interviewer glanced over at (Y/n), "Are they based off of someone that's in your life right now?"

"Yeah," Shawn nodded, "Quite a few songs from my last few albums are based off of her actually."

"Is Lights Out one of them?" The interviewer questioned with a smirk.

This question caused even (Y/n) to flush, covering her face with her hands, though she couldn't help the grin that had plastered itself on her face.

"Well- I mean, um," Shawn stuttered over his words, flustered.

"I think you've already answered that," the interviewer said teasingly, "So, tell me about this girl Shawn."

"She's amazing, the most beautiful and kind woman I have ever met," Shawn beamed.

"And it looks like she's here with us today," the interviewer stated, "How would she like to make a cameo and answer a question or two?"

The two looked to (Y/n) who wrung out her hands before nodding, nervously stepping on camera. She definitely wasn't a dressed up as she would have liked to be for a reveal like this one, but she wasn't expecting to be invited onscreen either.

(Y/n) sat down next to Shawn as he had a big enough chair. Shawn, sensing how nervous she was to be the one in the spotlight, grabbed her hand and gave it a reassuring squeeze.

"Why don't you introduce yourself to all the lovely people out there?"

"I'm (Y/n)," (Y/n) gave a small wave to the main camera facing her, smiling gently.

"Good, good," the interview switched a few of her cards around, "So how long have you two been together?"

"A year and a half," Shawn answered.

"A year and a half? Wow, that's quite a while. Is there any reason you're just now coming out as a couple?"

"I think a big thing that puts strain on relationships for celebrities is publicity," Shawn explained, "Having privacy has been a nice thing for us, but I love my fans so no secrets."

The interviewer chuckled, "Right, well now that you two have come out as a couple, can we expect to see (Y/n) at public events?"

Shawn looked to (Y/n) for the answer to that question, since he didn't quite know it himself.

"I've always wanted to go with Shawn to different events, so I'm sure I'll pop up here and there."

"Well, we all look forward to seeing more of you two, since you are really cute together. If you want to go you can (Y/n)."

"Right," (Y/n) made a move to get up and leave before Shawn surprised her with a kiss.

It wasn't long to say the least, just a simple goodbye and show for the camera. It was, however, enough to make (Y/n) pause in her exit. When she did get off camera she put her hands to her face in an attempt to cool it down, she was most likely beet red.

Shawn and the interviewer spent another few minutes together before everything was wrapped up. All of the goodbye formalities were said and done with the directors and crew before Shawn and (Y/n) packed their things and left to their car.

As soon as they were settled inside the vehicle, Shawn let his head fall against the wheel, and (Y/n) was afraid he was going to set off the horn.

"I kissed you," Shawn mumbled, "Why did I kiss you?"

"Shawn I'm not upset about it," (Y/n) assured, "You just surprised me."

"But I know how you feel about that kind of stuff in public, much less in an interview with a popular news outlet. I literally said we valued privacy in the interview and then I kissed you."

"Shawn, hey," (Y/n) put her hand on Shawn's arm, "We still can have privacy, it's not like fans know where we live, or know our favorite date spots. The only difference is that now your fans know you have a girlfriend."

"Yeah, I guess your right," Shawn lifted his head up and turned the key in the ignition, starting the car, "You sure you're okay with me kissing you back there?"

"Hundred percent," (Y/n) nodded, "A little P-D-A never killed anyone, it's not like we're telling the fans everything."

"Right, yeah," Shawn seemed to become less upset and more like his happy self the more he thought about it, "So, food?"

"Absolutely, let's go home and order pizza."

"Pizza sounds great right now," Shawn agreed.

"Pizza always sounds great to you," (Y/n) rolled her eyes with a teasing smile.

"Because pizza is amazing," Shawn exclaimed, "The world would be way worse without pizza!"

"You got me there," (Y/n) mumbled, looking out the window, "Did you really mean what you said back there? About me being what you based those songs off of?"

"You didn't know that already?" Shawn questioned, his brows raising in surprise.

"Obviously not," (Y/n) shook her head, "The meeting in a cafe part was the biggest thing and even then I never paid much attention to it."

"Well, (Y/n), you really are the inspiration for some of my best songs," Shawn smiled, "You're my muse."

"Stop being cheesy," (Y/n) laughed.

"I'm in music, I have to be cheesy!" Shawn defended.

"Yeah well you don't have to be cheesy to your girlfriend when no one else is around," (Y/n) argued, "It's not like I'm expecting you to write a song from this conversation."

"But what if I did though?"

"I wouldn't be surprised, but I'd tell James Corden all of your dirty little secrets so he could make a game out of it for his show."

"Jerk," Shawn grumbled.

"I'm your muse, you can't help but love me," (Y/n) grinned, holding a hand under her chin in a mock model pose.

"Maybe I'll write a song about how frustrating you can be," Shawn suggested.

"Oh, yeah, after that you can write a song about how I dot my I's," (Y/n) gigged.

"(Y/n) dots her I's like a queen," Shawn sang, laughing soon after.

"You can make anything sound good," (Y/n) sighed, "If you base songs off of me then I get to title them."

"How about, I base songs off of you and you can suggest titles," Shawn offered.

"You base songs off of me, I pick titles, and..." (Y/n) leaned over in her seat so she was closer to Shawn, "You get to sleep in the same bed as me instead of on the couch."

"Deal," Shawn said after a moment of contemplating.

"Look at that, perfect compromise," (Y/n) grinned, "And just in time for home."

The two pulled into their driveway, closing the garage door behind them as they entered their house. The two pulled off their shoes and flopped down on the couch, ordering a pizza on the phone soon after they began to relax.

"How soon do you think our social medias will start to blow up?" (Y/n) asked.

"I give it five minutes after the interview is released," Shawn stated.

"I give it ten, gotta give word time to spread."

"That's true," Shawn nodded, "It's gonna be weird, having our relationship be public."

"Maybe," (Y/n) kissed Shawn's cheek, laying her head on his shoulder as she took the TV remote from his hands, "But I for one, am looking forward to being able to go out in public with you and be affectionate."

"I am too, no more dates looking out for paparazzi."

"Those were the worst," (Y/n) grumbled.

"I know they were," Shawn sighed, "And now we have to look out for paparazzi but at least we aren't hiding from them."

"Cherish the small victories," (Y/n) clicked on a movie, leaning back and propping her feet up on the coffeetabe, "Like being able to eat pizza and watch a movie with you instead of having another interview."

Shawn kissed (Y/n)'s temple, slinging his arm over her shoulder. "Small victories, like being able to sleep in a bed while you name my songs?"

"Exactly, still glad you picked me to be your inspiration?"

"I wouldn't have picked anyone else."