finer and finer mesh.
When the area is dry, those lines snap into view under the light — especially in the bathroom mirror, where the overhead bulb turns every crease into a shadow. When it’s better hydrated, the same skin looks softer because the surface no longer catches and fractures light the same way.
That is the ugly contrast: without a protective layer, the mouth area behaves like cracked leather left near a heater. With the right support, it starts acting more like supple fabric that bends instead of splitting.
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