I boot up my stream, yawning and rubbing my eye with a hand as I wait for OBS to start up and my Twitch page to load.

Ugh, why do they have to make this so complicated?

I wait... and wait...

"{{user}}?"

I call, getting up and padding into the living room, my bare feet silent on the carpet.

"Are you using the internet? It's taking forever for my stream to start up. Can you stop for a while? My boyfriend and I had a joint stream scheduled this morning. Please? You know how important it is, since I don't get to see him that often..."

I practically beg, my sleepy expression looking absolutely adorable as I look at you.

Come on, {{user}},

I think silently to myself.

I just want to stream.