Ping!
Scrambling to shut off her phone, Violet blushed a shade of red not known to nature beforehand. The library had been dead silent when the notification went off full blast, causing every head in the room to snap towards the flustered brunette.
"Sorry!" She stage whispered to the cross looking elderly lady sitting at the front desk.
The woman just gestured aggressively at the 'No Cell Phones' sign while looking pointedly in Violet's direction. Violet quickly gathered her things and rushed out of the building, trying to get out before she exploded from pure embarrassment. The warm late spring air was a bit of a shock after the air conditioned library, but she just slung her bag over her shoulder and began her walk home.
Fourteen and a half blocks later, Violet rummaged for her house key to unlock the dark stained wooden front door on the small craftsman house. She set her bag down and walked into the kitchen, plopping down on a stool.
"How did studying go, honey?" a curvy, older, bottle blonde asked.
"Great, Mom. Except my brain is fried, and I think that the old bat who runs the desk on Sundays almost fed me to her pet dragon."
"Did you forget to silence your phone again sweetie?" her mom questioned, placing a hand on her hip in amusement.
"I plead the fifth." Violet stated blankly.
"Uh huh. Well, at least I know you will be passing your Government final," Violet's mother quipped, placing a small glass of juice and plate of crackers in front of her. "Dinner will be late tonight, so have a snack honey. I'll be in my studio. I can't seem to get Mr. Johanneson's nose shaped just right, and there is no way I can ship him an incomplete bust."
"Go fix your funky bust, Mom," Violet snickered as her mom stuck her tongue out at her.
The teen grabbed her snack and hopped off of the stool. She shuffled down the hall until she reached the plum colored door near the end. Balancing her crackers on top of her juice glass, she turned the knob and flipped the small cheeky door hanger to 'The Queen is IN' before closing it gently behind her. She set the plate and cup down on her cream desk to free her hands, heading to plug in the strand of lights that wrapped around the moulding near the ceiling.
Satisfied with the ambiance she created, Violet walked back to her desk to start on the small feast her mom had given her. The stab she felt in her buttcheek when she sat down reminded her of the embarrassment the offending item had provided her with earlier. She pulled it out and turned it back on.
Ping!
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4:45 Sun April 15
20 Missed calls,
35 messages,
700+ Instagram
Shocked, she started with the missed calls, most of which were from her best friend Jesse. Then she looked at the texts, hoping she might find an explanation there. Unsurprisingly it was mostly 'asdfghjkl' and 'Call me NOW' from her quirky friend.
Deciding the safest plan would be to call her back immediately, Violet dialed her, holding the phone a safe distance from her ear in preparation.
"OHMYGODBITCHHAVEYOUCHECKEDYOU-"
"Jess! You are yelLING!" Violet cut off her best friend with one of their usual inside jokes.
"This is a yelling matter you glorified monkey! I mean I never thought my best friend would neglect to tell me- Wait. No, you would be busting at the seams to... So... That means you don't know." Jesse rambled into her end of the line at a much lower volume than she started at.
"Jess, you are going to have to be a little clearer than that," Violet chuckled at her friend who always had the ability to lose her train of thought.
"Sorry, but this is just way to exciting and I think you need to see it for yourself. Hang up, check your Insta, and call me back if you live through the shock," Jess spoke much calmer than she had at first, before hanging up on Violet abruptly.
With no choice other than to follow the cryptic instructions, Violet sighed and clicked on the app. Immediately she remembered the huge notification number.
@somespntrash +1k others started following you
Heart pounding she clicked on the tab to look at her profile.
1574 followers
"Oh. My. Pretzels." She went back to scroll through her notifications, stopping when she saw what must have been the cause of all the attention.
@5secondsoffanpages tagged you in a post
@5sosisnotonfire is pretty cool and you guys should check out her edits!
Breathing rapidly, Violet texted her best friend.
Violet: Jesse omfg why didn't you jsut tell me! This is unbelievable!
J-dog: I knowwwwww! Literally one of the biggest accounts just gave you a shoutout! You are Insta-famous baby!!!!
Violet: I don't even know how this happened! Like I'm not THAT great at edits or anything...
J-dog: I maaaaaay have hacked your account and entered you in a contest...
Violet: What
J-dog: What
J-dog: I know you would never do it so I just kind of gave you a nudge so please don't kill me
Violet: Well, at least it makes sense now lol. I'll catch you tomorrow, my dad just got home.
J-dog: Peace out girl scout!
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Misadventures of a Fangirl
FanfictionViolet is a pretty typical teenage girl. She likes bands, the internet, and animals. She also runs a multi-fandom social media site in her spare time. Fanfics, edits, and Youtube consume most of her existance. All in a day's work for a fangirl. But...
