(My boyfriend and I are sitting in the living room, waiting for the bedroom to cool down so that we can go to sleep, since our summers can get pretty hot down here. I pull out a notebook to work on some writing while my boyfriend starts up a game.)

Boyfriend: “Will you be able to work if I have this on?”

Me: “Er… no, not really. I can go into the bedroom, though.”

Boyfriend: “That’s okay. I’ll just put it on mute.” *after a few minutes* “Dang it! What’s my mission?”

Me: *looks up and realizes his problem* “You’ll need to put on the subtitles.”

Boyfriend: “Oh, right.”

(He changes the settings and resumes his game without incident, until…)

Boyfriend: *starts narrating what the characters are saying*

Me: “What’s the point of subtitles?!”