asteract
Also called bounding asterisks, it is the cyberpragmatic phenomenon of placing actions between asterisks in text.
Kayla: Hey :)
Jason: Sup? *sits down next to*
Kayla: What does the ** mean?
Jason: I’m asteracting ;)
Jason: Sup? *sits down next to*
Kayla: What does the ** mean?
Jason: I’m asteracting ;)