authorâs note: Repost of a short I wrote but I decided to dabble so this is a mob!Shawn/in the past au based off of My Funny Valentine by Michael Buble (cause doesnât Michael Buble just give off that old-timey vibe). Always open to feedback and requests and masterlist is always in my bio. Share if you like it.
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warnings: some cursing
My funny Valentine, sweet comic Valentine
It was your first time staking out this club. You had heard that it was a boyâs club, so said all the male detectives who told you not to go. Still, you knew better than to trust them since they still thought that being a detective in 1954 meant that you had to be a man.
The assignment was easy enough- get intel on the mob boss they called Muscles. All you had to do was get the location for the next sell and get out. What you hadnât realized was that the club was a scene straight out of a movie. There was live music with a big band. The waitresses were all wearing skimpy skirts. But it was the men that took you off guard. They all seemed to be hiding a secret but even with the amounts of alcohol they were throwing back, they would never tell a soul.
You took a seat at the bar and ordered a drink knowing that this would be a long night. Then, a younger looking man made his way to the microphone and started singing a very different rendition of âMy Funny Valentine.â For a second, it took you out of your element and you forgot why you were even at this club.
You make me smile with my heart.
Your looks are laughable, unphotographable
Yet youâre my favorite work of art.
As the club owner, Shawn knows everyone who comes in and out of this joint. Yet, heâd never seen her before. He should know better. Heâs into too much shit to be playing these games of love. But damn if she didnât look good. He always performs as a way to get a feel for the room. He thought it would be a good idea to give âMy Funny Valentineâ a darker tone in order to elicit some fear and dominance since the sell was coming up.
But a part of him forgot that. He just kept looking at her and he couldnât take his eyes off of her. It wasnât even because she was sexy, which she was, but it was something else. It was the way she held herself with such confidence. He didnât care about anyone else tonight, he just needed to know why she was there.
Is your figure less than Greek?
Is your mouth a little weak?
When you open it to speak, are you smart?
You could not look away. When he was done, you realized that you hadnât taken a sip from a drink so you downed it all in a hope to get focused again. You couldnât go back with no information and much less because of some pretty face who looked like he didnât belong in a club like this.
âCan I get another drink,â you said to the same bartender.
âIâve got it,â said the guy who just moments ago was up on the stage.
Damn, he was more handsome in person.
Don't change your hair for me, not if you care for me.
Shawn handed her the drink with the best smirk he could give without giving anything away.
âDonât worry, itâs on me,â he told her as he saw her reaching for money.
He really could not get a read on why she was there. And this rarely ever happened. She didnât seem like a threat but then again, you donât build an empire by letting your guard down around anyone. Even if they looked like the most beautiful person you had ever seen.
âSo what brings you to The Dive?â
âWell I heard that if I played my cards right, I could get a free drink,â she said as she dangled the drink in front of her face with a smirk that would have killed him if he hadnât been playing this game for so long.
âWell lucky you because I donât do this often.â He had to keep his cool. Nothing could blow this deal.
âDo you often sing or was I lucky to get a glimpse of that too.â
âI do but never like that so I guess this is your lucky night.â
Stay little Valentine, stay
Each day is Valentine's Day.
She knew she had him. She wouldnât get anything out of him tonight but she knew that if she played her cards right, she would get what she needed.
âWell, I guess Iâll have to come tomorrow night and see if I can get another free drink and performance. Maybe you can even take a request.â
She knew that leaving now would be the best way to not draw any more attention to herself. But she couldnât help but wonder if he was actually a pawn in this game or just a distraction and she oddly didnât want to find out which it would be anytime soon.
âCanât waitâ was all she heard him say as she made her way to the exit.
authorâs note: I donât know if itâs been done but I thought of this as I heard the song âEarthâ by Lil Dicky. Just some cute fluff as I get used to writing and publishing my work. Thanks for the love on my last blurb. Always open to feedback and requests and masterlist is always in my bio. Share if you like it.
summary: Reader finds out about Shawnâs line in âEarthâ by Lil Dicky and recalls the day he first hinted at the line.
Youâve been dating Shawn for a while. So it came as a surprise to you when you read in a Twitter moment that Shawn was hinted to be in Lil Dickyâs new music video.
âHey, are you going to be in Lil Dickyâs new music video?â you asked in what you thought was a calm manner, but the smile on Shawnâs face made you think that maybe it came out a little more frantic.
âWhat new music video?â Shawn asked while tilting his head to the side trying to act innocent but you knew better.
âItâs justâ I know where youâve been the last couple of months, so I donât understand when youââ
âWell I guess youâll just have to see when the video comes out,â he said as he kissed your cheek and left you standing confused.
***
You were never one to stare at a screen waiting for a music video, but here you were waiting to see this music video that may or may not have your boyfriend.
As you were watching the video, you realized that all you were getting was hearing Shawn sing one line as some animal. So you concentrated on just hearing his voice and then you did, and you felt like one of his many fans with the scream you let out and the smile that spread across your face. And then thatâs when it hit you.
***
Shawn practically begged you to come over to his apartment as fast as you could, but he wouldnât give you a reason for why. Once you showed, you could tell that he was in a good mood and it had nothing to do with the tour starting soon.
âHello, love,â he greeted you with a kiss as you walked in.
âHey, so whatâs the big emergency that I couldnât go home and change before coming here?â
âNo emergency just wanted to see my beautiful girlfriend,â Shawn said as he wrapped his arms around your waist and from behind guided you to his room.
âIs that so? Well, I think I would have had more than enough time to go home first and at least look a little better.â You knew he didnât care how dressed up or down you looked, but you did have a rather long shift.
âWell after this long of being together, how we look doesnât matter since weâre still going to be horny as heck,â he said with a smirk on his face as you made it to the bed.
âHorny as heck, weâre not teenagers sneaking around, you can at least say hell if this is how youâre trying to set the mood,â you said with tears in your eyes as you threw your head back in laughter.
***
As you run out of the hotel room to look for Shawn, you spot him in the hallway and run towards him ready to give him an earful about keeping the video and line from you. But he can tell from the smile on your face that you know and is ready to grab your wrists and pull you into his arms.
âSo I take it you watched the video?â he asked with a smirk that showed he enjoyed the fact that he could still hide a few things up his sleeve to surprise you with.
âI did. And I canât wait to read what all your fans have to say about hearing you say horny as heck, even if itâs in the context of rhinos who, not so fun fact, are going extinct.â
âWell just as long as they donât laugh in my face, I think Iâll be good.â
authorâs note: First blurb with (y/n)! Just something small I thought of that seemed cute. Feedback is appreciated and share it if you like it!
(y/n) knew she was pretty. However, there were still days where she felt like she just looked average. And she knew there was nothing wrong with that, but she was also only human.
She hardly ever wore too much makeup. Just a little foundation and some lipstick. But there were days where she wore a bit more makeup, or she put on a darker shade of lipstick. It was on those days that she was feeling insecure.
What she didnât know was that after only dating Shawn for a little over a year, he had also figured this out. So it took her by surprise one night when he brought it up as she was taking off her makeup one night in her bathroom.
âYouâre so beautiful,â Shawn said in almost a whisper as he put his arms around her waist. It still gave (y/n) butterflies to have her boyfriend give her that look of pure love.
âWell thank you.â
âAnd as much as I think you look so beautiful with or without makeup, I think you look best when you feel great no matter what.â
Gabby could see the slight hesitation on Shawnâs face and knew that he had been wanting to say this for a while but didnât know how.
âWell,â she said as she turned around to look at her much taller boyfriend, âI will keep that in mind. So does that mean I always look amazing when Iâm around you?â
When Shawn finally figured out what she meant by that, Gabby was already out of the room with her head thrown back in laughter at the look on his face.
âOh so you think youâre so funny now,â he said with a grin on his face as he tackled her on the bed and kissed her in a way that he hoped could convey just how beautiful and amazing he thought she was.
