• idiosyncrasy •

idiosyncrasy
ˌɪdɪə(ʊ)ˈsɪŋkrəsi/
noun: idiosyncrasy;

1. a mode of behaviour or way of thought peculiar to an individual.
2. something that makes us special.

spencer knows a lot of words. she knows that quixotic means unrealistic, and loquacious means talkative. she knows that autistic means weird, and it is a synonym for freak.

min knows another synonym for freak: stammer. she knows words too, but can never find the right way to say them. she knows that a stutter means she will never truly be listened to, except maybe by a weird girl with too many thoughts and never enough words to say them with.

a lovely little story about a girl who can't quite talk, and a girl who can't quite stop.