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[treatmelikeasmut]

Day 22 - Tenacity

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~Canon for The Artist and the Engineer~

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"I'll say this, song burd," Kuegler started, "the boy sure has tenacity. Showing up 'ere like that. Fat lot of good it did, though."

Boulder's grip was bruising around your arms. Viktor laid in a lump in the floor; his cane snapped in half and smoldering in the fireplace. You wanted to break free. To run to him. To get him to safety. Of course, that stupid, beautiful boy just couldn't keep from getting involved.

"You have what you wanted," you cried, "all of it."

"That's the thing - the goods needed to be delivered by you. Not a messenger pigeon."

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[heartofafiend]

Day 22 - Tenacity

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Relentless, tenacious, just plain stubborn. 

There were many words you could use to describe a certain Colonel who now was standing in your kitchen space, rummaging over spices. 

“Just give me one more try, pips” he said, four attempts ago. 

Would you complain? Nah. 

You loved it, the attempt to amuse you, at this point you didn’t expect any of you would succeed. 

“Caleb… please, let’s just leave it, we can try again tomorrow.

“Na-ah, you say you wanted to try it and I will deliver.”

You shook your head, defeated by the smile he gave you. 

He always did. 

[mokaisathome]

Drabble Challenge — Day 22: Tenacity

On AO3

   The good thing about Kalim – from what the people around him say – is that he never gives up. Tenacity, Vil says when he’s in a good mood. Stupid stubbornness, Jamil says every time he’s mad. And Kalim uses this quality – it is a quality even if it annoys Jamil to the highest degree – daily for a very important thing.

“Jamil, I like you!”

“Great. And I hate you.”

   This little exchange has become a staple of their routine, and even if the answer he gets is always the same, Kalim knows that it’ll change someday if he keeps it up.

[themadlu]

May Drabble Challenge Day 22: Tenacity

Almost thereeeee.

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"Oh, look at that, Dr Ljiev!" Dusa whispered conspiratorially pointing at the biggest arcade stall of the fun fair. Her hand pressed firmly on Ljiev's shoulder, warm and demanding in a way that clashed with her pleading tone.

"You lovebirds wanna give it a go?" A large woman emerged from the shadows and pointed at the rows of rifles and guns available.

"You're mistaken-"

"Yes!" Dusa trilled.

"Find the Stigandr, hit it, not the humans, and you win our top prize. But beware," the vendor smirked, "it ain't easy. Requires real tenacity."

Dusa handed Ljiev the rifle.

"No. Absolutely not."

[mistressofherdomain]

Drabble Challenge 2025 Day 22 Prompt: Tenacity

“Come on, Rian, help me with this!” Dan-bi demanded.

Rian sighed.  “Why are you so insistent on this, babe?  The room’s fine as it is, the baby won’t care.”

“Our baby is going to have the best room in Sandrock, where she can grow and become the best citizen Sandrock has ever seen.  Now help me!”

Through her tenacity and force of will, with Rian’s reluctant help, Dan-bi meticulously directed every move, until, finally, the baby’s room was complete. 

“It’s perfect!” she sighed admiringly.

“Great, let’s get dinner,” Rian enthused, heading outside.

Dan-bi growled softly at her frustrating husband’s back.