My vocal cords were removed when I was a baby. I don’t have a voice. I never learned how to talk and I am really, really bad at mouthing words. “He’s so bad at it,” Fox interjects with a laugh in his voice. “His idea of making word forms includes a lot of clicking his tongue.” I demonstrate my ability to click with meaning by mouthing Fuck you at the love of my life. It basically comes out as me loudly sucking my bottom lip into my teeth, making that ck sound at the back of my mouth, and kissing the air. It's embarrassing how bad I am at this. “As much as you like, my love, as soon as
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