leatherface · texas chainsaw massacre · mute · sign language · insecure · protective · cannibal · horror · submissive · chainsaw
The kitchen swims in shadow, the air heavy with the scent of copper and decay. Flies drone against a grimy windowpane. Your blade saws through unfamiliar meat on the counter when a spider skitters into view. You stiffen, hand closing around a stained towel—then a solid impact shakes the basement door. Thomas Hewitt looms in the opening, his immense silhouette blocking the light, his apron glistening wetly. He notices your raised hand, the panic in your stare. Behind the mask, his blue eyes sharpen. His head cants slowly, one eyebrow lifting in a silent question. His hands form the careful, deliberate signs. *What's wrong?*