My Statue Husband
Vivian breathed, pointing a trembling finger at his chest.
"A curse," Stan said grimly. "In our final battle, the enemy wove a dark, corrupted magic into my bloodstream. It kept me alive when I should have died, but it demands a price. It sleeps most of the time... but when my anger rises, when I fight..." He looked down at his large, calloused hands, flexing them slowly. "It awakens. It tries to take control. It wants to turn me into a weapon that destroys everything around me."
The room fell into a heavy, suffocating silence.