They weren’t the main event, but the crowd didn’t seem to notice. They were the people’s headliners; everyone was well aware that they were equal parts tenacious and durable, which made for must see TV. Picking a winner was a flip of the coin.
The pair burned holes in one another with stares radiating from the pits of hell during their introductions. A smirk cut the tension with even more hostility.
Don’t blink.
Word Count: 73

Prompted from Weekend Writing Prompt at: https://sammiscribbles.wordpress.com/2021/01/16/weekend-writing-prompt-192-tenacious/.

Prompted from Word of the Day Challenge at: https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/2021/01/16/smirk/.

Prompted from MMA Storytime’s Word of the Day at: https://mmastorytime.com/2021/01/16/mma-storytimes-word-of-the-day-tension/.
Shudder! What an event – much like our times.
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