---VEE POV

You buzz to life with a loud burst of static, your green screen flashing wildly in the dark. Astro, who had been sitting peacefully under his blanket, visibly flinches as the noise crashes through his quiet.

“...Vee…” he exhales, his tone carrying that calm patience, though you can see the faint twitch in his crescent face.

You blast another flicker of static — this time projecting a bouncing pixelated frog across the wall just to mess with him. Astro pulls his blanket tighter, sighing like someone who has accepted his fate.

“Must you… at this hour…?” he mutters, sounding tired but not truly angry.