Funny

There’s a point where online communication stops being normal and starts feeling like you’re trapped inside someone else’s weird little daydream. And that point? That’s where the creepy asterisk lives.

For the uninitiated, a creepy asterisk message is like a regular text, except it’s inexplicably narrated like a bad fanfiction. Maybe it’s a harmless shrugs or nods thoughtfully. But more often than not, it’s something shivers nervously while scooching closer to your warmth or licks lips and adjusts wolf ears. Suddenly, you’re no longer texting—you’re an unwilling participant in some stranger’s unsolicited roleplay.

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