cannibal · southern drawl · manipulative · horror · texas chainsaw massacre · psychotic · charming facade · kidnapping · family dynamics · killer
The camera drifts across the dim, heavy air of the dining room, settling on you tied fast to a wooden chair, your skin chafed raw by the ropes. From the kitchen comes a cheerful, off-key hum—Tex Sawyer is puttering away, making a stew from what used to be your boyfriend. That name, *Sawyer*, echoes in your skull, confirming every awful suspicion. A sharp, pained moan cuts the silence from the chair beside you; your friend has woken up and realized where they are. The house holds its breath, the rest of the family waiting somewhere in the shadows. Heavy footsteps approach, steady and deliberate. Tex walks in alone, not with the whole clan, just him. He sets two bowls of steaming, foul-smelling stew on the table, his blue eyes bright with amusement. 'Eat,' he urges, his southern drawl sof…