A/N: Very late July fic post! I'm doing a collaboration with dancer-dramatic-13 on tumblr. It's a social media AU revolving around Jason, Reyna, Piper and Leo. Liper/Jeyna are the main ships but others will likely make an appearance. She has some amazing edits on her account to check them out.
"Ugh what the hell?" Leo groaned as possibly the most annoying song on the radio right now blared from his headboard. "Who?" He murmured, palming for his phone as he pushed himself up. He stared at the caller and sighed. "Piper…" He moaned. Of course, the only person who's fingerprint could unlock his phone. How she convinced him of that, the boy couldn't remember. "Hello, Leo's call service, currently annoyed."
"He has a girlfriend." Leo blinked, sitting up as he rubbed his eyes. The summer night heat made Leo's body sticky. He scratched his neck as he parted the curtains, letting the cool breeze in. Stars stared back at him. "Are you listening? He has a girlfriend?"
"Ugh Piper, do you know what time it is?" Leo groaned as he rubbed his forehead. "I'll give you a hint. Three. Freaking. A.M."
"Pssh like you sleep?" Piper replied, calming down a bit from her outburst. "I saw your Twitch stream. Dating advice with Leo?"
"So you do lurk in my chat while away?" Leo countered as he leaned against the wall, stretching his legs out. Piper huffed, denying everything. He listened to her voice, missing her already despite just driving her out to the airport this morning. "Alright, Pipes, I'm awake enough to handle your crisis. Who has a girlfriend?"
"Jason." Leo looked up at the ceiling, trying to connect that name with a face. "Blond Superman? He's been tagging her a bunch on his Instagram. At first it was just little things like an ice cream cone or some acai bowl with stupid captions like #amIDietingRight? #orAmIJustDying? I think he was trying to make her laugh." Ah, Leo remembered now, Jason is Piper's newest Instagram crush. Apparently, he had a guest spot on the show her dad's on.
"So? I do that with you." Leo replied with a shrug. Piper sighed deeply. "I'm sorry I'm so disappointing."
"Leo, you tag me in memes. It's not the same." Leo rolled his eyes. Since when were memes not romantic? "Anyways, her Instagram is QueenReyna. It's filled of amazing beach shots and fitness stuff. I think she plays beach volleyball or something. There's only a few selfies but Leo, she's so pretty. Go look at her Instagram!" Leo rolled his eyes but opened the app, a little curious about this supposed girlfriend. He typed in her username, clicking on the first account that showed up. Sure enough, it fit the description that Piper had given him, and according to the followers list, it appeared that Jason was following her.
The first thing Leo noticed were her eyes. Unlike Piper's which were mischievous and teasing, often in more ways than one, Reyna's were intense and focused like she was staring straight at you through the camera. In most of her pictures, her hair was pulled up in a high ponytail or braid, a nonsensical style. Leo couldn't help but wonder what her hair would look down, framing her face. How she would look with a teasing smile?
"Are you looking?" Piper asked, pulling Leo out of his thoughts. Leo could hear the mattress squeak through the phone. She was shifting, a nervous habit they both have.
"Gathering evidence…" Leo murmured, clicking to Jason's instagram account. Jason obviously knew his audience as he took many behind the scene pictures with the cast of his various shows. One of his gags was taking a selfie with the next week's script with the caption: #probablyDyingThisWeek #calledIt. The boy loved teasing his fans. As an apology, there was always a cute Thor, his adorable puppy sidekick. Leo blinked. This week's Thor pic had a special guest. Reyna laughed as Thor licked her cheek happily, hugging the tiny fluff ball. #myBestFriendStoleMyDog #Traitor #ThorTheAmazingDog
"Verdict?" Piper whispered softly. "Is he half in love with her as I'm thinking?" Leo wasn't sure what to say as he looked through the other pictures. Towards the bottom, there was a picture of Thor on the beach by the volleyball net. It was a stylistic shot of the sun setting in the horizon. The picture was an image of Reyna in a light hoodie sitting on the beach facing away with a frustrated expression, petting Thor. #can'tWinThemAll #ThorAndIStillLoveYou
"Piper…" Leo tried to start.
"She has a youtube channel as well, Leo." Piper said tiredly. "It's like really good. It's not just volleyball montages or practice advice. There's videos of her speaking about being Puerto Rican and the challenges growing up away from her culture. How she feels both connected and disconnected at the same time. The way she speaks, it's so relatable. It reminds me of, well me. I watched one of her videos and learned so much about her culture. God, I can't even hate her, she's that perfect."
"Hey, you're tired." Leo whispered as he laid down on his bed, listening to her breathing. "And jumping to conclusions. We don't know the whole story. The internet has a way of twisting simple words. Get your full eight hours of sleep and we'll discuss this when we're in the same time zone."
"Thanks, Repair Boy." Piper whispered.
"Of course, Beauty Queen. I always know how to talk you off a cliff." Leo replied before wishing her good night. His fingers drummed the bed as he sat in the dark for a moment. Reyna's account sat bright on his screen. A picture of her with huge sunglasses and a wide sun hat, grinning at the camera staring back. Impulsively, he clicked the follow link. "To keep tabs…" Leo reasoned before turning the screen off.