Strings Attached

Chapter 86

"@CastielNovak Only the ones I love ;)"

So maybe the winking face wasn't too much. That's a relief. He gets another response after that.

"@CastielNovak In the least heterosexual way possible because I'm not. Just to clarify."

It amazes Castiel that there are people like this that are just so willing to discuss their sexuality like that. Castiel never would have done that here. If he had it his way, no one would have known at his school at all, and probably not at his house, either.

"@MusicAddict2000 I'm already seeing someone so that works for me."

"@CastielNovak Is this "someone" famous? Would I know them?"

"@MusicAddict2000 No. Not yet, anyway, but give it four years or so and you might."

"@CastielNovak Can I get a name to watch out for so I can say I knew about them before they were famous?"

"@MusicAddict2000 I'm going to keep that to myself actually. "

"@CastielNovak Alright. Figured I'd ask anyway. "

What's Castiel supposed to say to this? She didn't really leave any space for answering here. Maybe this is the end of their conversation. Castiel can't say he's disappointed in how this went. It's a longer conversation than he usually has with people. Apparently, he's wrong, because he gets a new notification.

"@CastielNovak Are you gonna release a new song anytime soon?"

"@MusicAddict2000 I don't know yet. It depends on how well Playing with Fire does."

"@CastielNovak Then I'm going to get all my friends to buy it and show their friends and maybe I can spread the word for you ;)"

@ MusicAddict2000 Thanks!"

"@ CastielNovak I just want to hear more of your music tbh"

Castiel cocks his head at the phone in confusion before getting out of bed and searching for one of his siblings. He finds Anna and Gabriel eating breakfast at the kitchen table, and decides to ask them.

"What does 'tbh' mean?" Castiel inquires.

"'To be honest,'" Anna informs him. "Why?"

"Are you still talking to that person on Twitter?" Gabriel asks.

Castiel nods. "Yeah."

"Good."

Castiel does his signature tilted head, squinty eyes look. "Why is that good?"

"Because it makes you seem approachable and down to earth," Gabriel tells him. "Everyone loves when celebrities notice them."

"I'm not a celebrity," Castiel protests.

"Not yet," Gabriel corrects him. "But you will be. Hopefully. Now get back to Twittering, now."

"Alright..." Castiel sits down on the couch in the living room and returns to Twitter, just as Gabriel told him to.