/lit/ - Literature

How does one write frequent, short pauses in speech? I have a scene where a character is gasping for breath while talking and can only get one or two words out at a time, but I'm not sure how to do it. Ellipses clearly don't work because they're meant for long pauses, but commas are grammatically incorrect and hyphens look strange.

>>19407058
>I posted an early draft of about 40% of it here on Reddit
>>19407024
>>old draft
>You aren't reading what I write.
Hmm

>>18389481
>google game name
>"The Feminist Horror of Towelket 2"