Anonymous

Chapter 1

Castiel Novak has had his tumblr for years. He's gone through a multitude of fandoms, as proved by his long list of inactive blogs that he's too sentimental to delete. At the moment, his favorite blog is his Marvel one. He's accumulated a few thousand followers over the last couple months, and though he occasionally gets some asks and tags, he doesn't talk with most of them very often.

That all changes with his face reveal.

Castiel doesn't think much of it at first. People do it all the time. He barely even gets any notes on the picture. He doesn't even find the small 1 in his messages alarming until he opens it the next day.

smithnwesson: Hi Castiel

The first time Castiel reads the message, he instantly drops his phone on his bed. Frozen in shock, he doesn't do anything at first. Someone knows who he is. He's never said his name online, so it's someone that recognizes him, and he already knows his friends don't have tumblrs. This could be bad. This could be very, very bad.

It takes him almost a full three minutes to pick his phone up again, just trying to process this. With shaking hands, he slowly types out a response.

marvelbutmostlyloki: How do you know my name?

Smith and Wesson replies almost immediately, which is almost a relief. At least he doesn't have to wait in suspense for ages.

smithnwesson: I saw your selfie

smithnwesson: & I go to your school

Castiel pulls his legs up to his chest, rocking back and forth slightly as he digs his toes into his mattress. Someone from school found his tumblr? His private tumblr, with secrets that would kill him to let get out? Oh, god, what does he do?

marvelbutmostlyloki: Who are you?

smithnwesson: Sorry, not giving out my name

marvelbutmostlyloki: What do you want?

smithnwesson: Idk mostly just to say hi

smithnwesson: That's why my first message was hi

smithnwesson: What's up Castiel

marvelbutmostlyloki: Please don't say my name.

smithnwesson: ?

smithnwesson: But I know your name

smithnwesson: Why would I pretend I don't?

smithnwesson: It's not like anyone else is gonna see my tumblr or anything

marvelbutmostlyloki: I still don't want you saying my name. It makes me uncomfortable.

smithnwesson: Y tho

smithnwesson: Unless you're trans and Castiel is your dead name I guess idk

marvelbutmostlyloki: No, I'm not trans, and that's still my name, but it makes me uncomfortable to see it online so please don't use it.

smithnwesson: M'kay whatever

smithnwesson: So you're pansexual?

And then Castiel suddenly doesn't know what to say. He's never told anyone that. Not even his family knows — not that that's surprising; they're super religious. He'd probably never be allowed to look at a guy ever again. But tumblr was supposed to be his safe place, where he could say that. He could put it in his bio, and no one would think less of him for it. He never thought anyone he knew would see it.