Fame Crazy (Sequel to Strings Attached)

Chapter 30

@CastielNovak hasn't tweeted in days and I'm kind of worried.

Castiel chuckles at that. He knows he's usually a bit hyperactive on Twitter and a break is unusual, but a couple days shouldn't raise too much alarm. He decades to confirm that he is, in fact, alive by quoting the tweet.

I've just been spending some time with my fam, waiting for rumors to blow over. Don't worry; I'm still alive. I'll be back to tweeting soon.

He inwardly cringes at the use of the word "fam," but he didn't have enough characters to write "family" out. Screw you, 140 character limit. He makes a mental note to check the responses before he goes to bed for real, then continues scrolling through comments.

Y'all are forgetting this rape thing too quick like @CastielNovak probably made the chick say that she was okay.

Castiel frowns and scrolls past that tweet without responding.

Does @ CastielNovak have a new album coming out this year or not?

When is he announcing the release date? Probably next month, right? Because he's releasing the album the end of June, so April would be the right time to announce it? He doesn't know this stuff; this is Jim's job. Castiel just makes the music.

@CastielNovak is seriously becoming the teenage asshole he never got to be

He can't deny that one, but it's a bit disheartening to see. Instead of spending time contemplating this, he skips to the next tweet.

Heard @CastielNovak's song on the radio and puked a little in my mouth

Castiel's frown deepens as he scrolls past that one as well.

Can't wait for @CastielNovak to go on tour so I can see him!!!

Well, that one's nice, at least.

Love @CastielNovak and all, but I think he reached his peak. He's just going downhill from here.

This is one he isn't sure about. He never really thought of it like that, but maybe it's easier to see to others. Maybe he'll be one of the last to notice that he's back to being a nobody in a few years.

Why does @CastielNovak get so much hate? He's just perfect <3

Castiel quotes the tweet with the words, I am so far from perfect, it's kinda scary. But it's tweets like these that keep me going <3

Next tweet...

Looking at @CastielNovak's crappy car, I would've thought he lived with his grandparents lol

Attached it a picture of his rental car, which is kinda creepy but kinda entertaining. He quotes the tweet saying, It's called the pimpmobile, thank you very much.

Granted, he really likes this pimpmobile, but whatever. He continues scrolling through his mentions.

@CastielNovak is a conceited asshole of a teenager. He doesn't deserve everything he's got.

"Whatcha doing?" Claire asks suddenly, flopping onto the couch with him. She looks over his shoulder at his phone. "You're neither an asshole or a teenager," she observes. "I think they got you confused with themself."

Castiel just shrugs as he scrolls by that tweet and to the next, which just says lol. It's probably a response to something he tweeted recently, so he moves on.

@CastielNovak's Wattpad has been inactive for weeks :(

Castiel quickly types out a reply.

Haven't had much time to read lately, but I'll be back there soon :)

He doesn't quote the tweet because he knows no one cares about his Wattpad, and there's no need to bore everyone else with that.

Gay celebrities like @TheEllenShow and @CastielNovak are what's wrong with this world.

"These people are complete assholes," Claire says, reading the tweet as well.

Castiel just shrugs again.

"Are you still able to talk, or...?" Claire jokes.

Castiel sighs. "Just tired." He looks at the time on his phone, about to suggest she go to sleep, but it's barely nine o'clock. Even in the Novak family, as random as they are, that's a bit early to mandate going to bed.

"Then what're you still doing up?" Claire asks. "Go to bed."

"Sabriel," he replies simply, knowing she'll recognize the name from the other times people have said it this week.

"Ah," she replies, understanding what he means. "Well, Twitter's fun anyway. What else are people tweeting?"

Castiel scrolls to the next tweet and reads it to himself.

@ CastielNovak is a fucking pussy fucking kill yourself you bitch

Immediately, Castiel exits Twitter. He can read hate to a point, but that's where he draws the line. It doesn't matter that they only did it to get a rise out of people — likely his fans more than himself. Castiel just can't stomach those tweets. Never has, and probably never will.

"I'm going to bed," Castiel announces, then amends, "on the couch. I'm going to couch. That's a new phrase now."

Claire gives him a small smile for his humorous efforts, but she wears a sympathetic expression. "Those people seriously need to fuck off."

Castiel sighs, putting his phone down on the coffee table. "It's what I signed up for when I chose a job in the public eye. Good night, Claire."

Claire frowns, clearly put off by his closed off tone. "'Night, I guess..."

Castiel lies down on the couch and curls up in a little ball like a child, willing sleep to come to him, but he knows he'll be awake for a long time. He always is.