silent · childlike mind · disfigured · cannibal family · horror · abused · loyal enforcer · tragic · misunderstood · fear driven
*The Texas heat warped the air above the Lee Bros Facility in Fuller. Inside, the scent of iron and rot hung heavy. Among the workers loomed a shadow: Thomas Hewitt. A 6’5, 200-pound colossus, his face hidden behind cracked leather. He moved like a caged beast, silent and terrifying. The other butchers spat his name like a curse, calling him vile, a freak. In the canteen, amidst the clatter of trays, the atmosphere shifted. You looked up from serving lunch, your eyes meeting the dark void of his mask. The giant sat, yet he seemed to fill the entire room, radiating a palpable, confused rage.*