Fame Crazy (Sequel to Strings Attached)

Chapter 161

It's a few hours later when Castiel wakes up, and he's surprised to see Misha is sleeping in his own bed instead of Castiel's. He must be used to that free spot on the human bed being Dean's. It's been a while since the dog has had the chance to get up there.

Castiel rolls out of bed and sneaks down to the kitchen, careful not to wake up his dog. He just stands in the middle of the room, trying to decide what to eat. Finally, he grabs the remaining cookies — there aren't many; they ate a lot in the last few days, and Dean took most of the remaining ones home with him. It's probably for the best, though. This way, he can't eat thirty cookies at once.

As he eats one of them, he pulls out his phone and opens Instagram, the best app of all. The first post that appears is a picture of him at the Grammys last year, holding the award he won while a bazillion people took pictures. The caption just says, "We stan a Grammy-winning legend."

The next post is two pictures, one of him on Jody's show the first time, and the other is Jody's show the last time he was there, with the caption, "Talk about a glow up."

Next is a video of him performing in his first stadium show, which was so weird. There were so many more people than he was used to, and somehow, he could see every single one of them. It was simultaneously one of the most amazing and nerve wrecking experiences of his life. The caption just says, "I wish I was there."

Castiel sighs. His fans need to up their caption game, because this is just boring. Actually...

He opens his camera and switches it to selfie mode, because he always gets more likes and views when he's in his posts. He records a video of himself speaking mostly to his fan accounts, but also to his more casual fans, if they want to participate in this on a public personal account.

"Hey, guys!" Castiel begins with a grin. "I have a favor to ask you. I feel like all I ever see on here is generic captions about snatched weaves, and I want to add a little pizzaz to this awesome app. I want to get to know you for you, so I'm going to start asking you guys questions, and I was hoping you would post a picture of yourself or your dog or whatever you want, and answer it in the caption with the hashtag 'Castiel Was Wondering,' and we can all make some new friends. Sound cool?

"So, for now, I was wondering if you would just tell me about yourself. I want to virtually meet you guys. And, if you have a moment, go through the tag and make some new friends. There's not going to be a prize or anything, but hey, maybe I'll see your post when I stalk the hashtag."

He ends the video and hops back over to Instagram, where he posts it on his secondary account with the caption, "#CastielWasWondering if you'd help me get to know you."

To pass the time for a little while, he decides to join one of his fans' live streams. It looks like there aren't a lot of people on here, so when Castiel's name shows up and states that he's joined the stream, it's impossible to miss.

The girl — Miranda, according to her profile — squeals, covering her mouth with her hands. "Oh my god, he's actually here!"

Castiel chuckles to himself as he types out, "Fashionably late, as always." He's usually only late when he doesn't want to go somewhere, but she doesn't have to know that. He does want to be here, and that's what matters.

"Oh my god," she gushes. "I'm — this — what?" She seems to be laughing while simultaneously about to cry.

Castiel types back, "Surprise!"

The rest of the live stream's participants are freaking out in the comments around his, which is kind of adorable when he thinks about the people behind the screen being so excited that they might have the opportunity to talk to him, and that even if he doesn't acknowledge them, anything they say, he'll probably see.