Fame Crazy (Sequel to Strings Attached)

Chapter 20

Castiel decides to sit on the floor in his room next to the outlet and check his Twitter on his phone that day because why not? He scrolls through his mentions quickly, taking a look at the recent ones. He gets too many mentions to see them all, of course, but he might see about one out of thousand.

"@CastielNovak is freaking awesome"

Castiel types out a quick thank you and likes their tweet.

"Notice me @CastielNovak"

Castiel just skips this tweet. He doesn't like doing the whole "notice me" thing.

"Edit of @CastielNovak"

Attached is a couple pictures of him in a collage-like fashion that he's come to realize are called "edits." The largest picture is one where he has wings like an angel. It's actually really interesting, so he quotes the tweet with the words, "This is so cool!" before liking the tweet. He always likes the tweet after he responds, and he isn't really sure why.

"When you realize @CastielNovak is actually a raccoon." Attached is a picture from Lucifer's surprise live stream that morning — well, afternoon. He slept all morning. He can see what they're talking about; his eyes are rimmed with dark circles from his lack of sleep lately. It's one of his many insecurities, but he's always comforted himself in thinking no one really notices and that he's overreacting. Apparently, he was wrong.

Not wanting to let the tweet get to him, he decides to take a humorous approach and quotes the tweet with the words, "Secret's out. I'm part raccoon."

"@CastielNovak's HAIR IN THE MORNING IS WHAT I LIVE FOR!!!"

Castiel chuckles at the four screenshots of him from the same live stream before quoting the tweet — he almost always quotes things instead of just replying, and he isn't exactly sure why. It's just another thing he does.

"I'm glad my brother breaking into my room and stealing my phone benefitted someone, then ;)"

He scrolls through the mentions to the next tweet.

"Why do people like @CastielNovak? He's not even a good singer and his songs suck ass."

Castiel frowns. Why do people even tweet this type of stuff at him? He gets this all the time, and he just doesn't get it. What do they get out of this? They just bitch about him for kicks? Why? It's not like he usually responds, unless it's an exceptionally good roast, in which case he likes to respond with a comedic answer.

Whatever. Screw this tweet. Next!

"I can't believe people actually think @CastielNovak actually raped that girl. He's way too nice to do anything like that."

Castiel just stares blankly at this tweet for a moment. Who thinks he raped someone? And why? Google time? Probably. He quickly googles "Castiel Novak rape" and clicks on the first result.

"Singer-songwriter Castiel Novak was spotted letting a girl into his car yesterday, and many people fear it's worse than it seems."

(Insert short clip of Claire getting in his car last night here.)

"Novak, 20, best known for chart-topping hits such as 'Perdition' and 'Playing with Fire,' would have seemed an unlikely candidate for accusations like these when he first came into the public eye five years ago, but as of late, nothing seems impossible for him. In recent months, he's done some questionable things, a ropes course without a possibly lifesaving harness being the most recent.