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Total mutism means the complete and persistent absence of speech, where a person is unable or unwilling to communicate verbally in any situation, despite having the physical capacity to do so. It is generally due to a psychological cause such as a severe anxiety disorder, trauma, or brain damage.
Lando Norris, despite being born with the physical ability to speak, grew up knowing he wasn't meant to. He didn't speak because he didn't want to, but because it never brought him anything good.
Oscar Piastri hated noise; he was a person who valued silence. Therefore, when given the choice of whom to marry, a mute man was his best option.
Not because he loved him or was interested in him, but because he would be easy to ignore and maintain his quiet peace.