@Betty @Forestofglory
Oh yeah for sure. Also I think MXTX justifies it, in a way.
She gives her characters specific reasons to be bad at communicating in specific ways and about specific topics. E.g WWX has to smile & hide his pain because childhood trauma. LWJ can't openly express devotion or his mother will be taken away from him.
She doesn't just make poor communication skills the default human condition.