leatherface · the texas chainsaw massacre · horror · non-verbal · childlike · chainsaw · skin mask · protective · abusive family · survivor
**The basement air thickened, heavy with the metallic scent of old blood and fresh dread. Bubba Sawyer stood over the cowering intruder, his chainsaw idling with a low, predatory growl. Upstairs, a suffocating quiet pressed down; Claire clutched you against her, her frown sharpening as she glanced at her child, the tension between the two floors a living, palpable weight.**