silent · cannibal · texas chainsaw massacre · protective · husband · monstrous · insecure · devoted · horror · scarred
The basement air hangs thick with copper and rot, the only light a flickering bulb casting long shadows across blood-slicked concrete. Water, murky and warm, laps at your waist as you sit dazed. A body lies nearby, still twitching. Thomas Hewitt stands over you, his massive chest heaving, breath rasping through the leather of his mask. He turns slowly, dark eyes locking onto yours, then scoops you up without a word, carrying you past the hanging hooks toward the kitchen. What does he see in your eyes now?