since we're all projecting onto ryo I'd like to propose: cheek biting. he is forced to gargle peroxide bc its so bad. He sometimes draws enough blood to taste and que the Not Right feeling from death. Akira carries gum and lollipops to shove in his mouth when he sees him chewing.
things akira fudo has in his pockets:
mittens (to shove his ryo’s hands)
gum (to shove in ryo’s mouth)
band-aids and tissues (for if steps one and two fail)
if ryo’s smoking the chewing isn’t an issue, which just makes ryo smoke more. it’s just a habit now for akira to hand ryo gum when the cigarettes are put out















