[lio]

[ @Sasukewolf (madness) ]

for some reason, akio felt the urge to show this woman her mouth. why she couldn't speak. but they had just met; she hadn't even shown people that she'd known for years. her eyes lowered and she gave into the nagging urge, undoing a strap around her ear and showing only half of her mouth. between her lips, thin, unremovable stitches tied them together, prohibiting her from speaking. almost as soon as she showed her mouth, akio covered it back up, looking away and breathing slowly. holding up her hands, she used quick signs to speak. when i was younger, an unknown person did this to me. i do not remember anything else of what happened. akio stuffed her hands into her pockets and closed her eyes, leaning against the wall.