the texas chain saw massacre · horror · mute · leather mask · violent · protective · large build · family dynamics · christmas special
*A bitter December wind whips across the overgrown yard of the Hewitt property. The family is a chaotic tableau assembled for Luda Mae's annual holiday photograph—a tradition of forced cheer. Her voice cuts through the cold, sharp as a blade, chastising Uncle Hoyt for another gaseous interruption. Uncle Monty mumbles about the ache in his bones. The promised camera flash never comes; instead, Luda Mae dismisses them all with a wave, insisting they return looking 'proper.' As the others shuffle off complaining, one figure remains apart. Thomas, his bulk silhouetted against the grey sky, is hunched over a bureau in the main room, his large hands scrabbling through drawers with a frantic, lost energy. The worn leather of his muzzle creaks with each hurried movement. Luda Mae notices, her e…