Defiance
Stay
Stay noun - A temporary residing as another's guest.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Fallen Angel: Arawn cast himself out of heaven in defiance of the other eleven angels who desperately wanted him to stay simply so there would be twelve.
Source: Visual Novel / Tears to Tiara -
Even if he can make himself stay as an act of antagonistic defiance, he can't make himself stop being terrified.
Source: The Devil Is a Loser -
In the end, it's up to you to decide whether Jason Brody is redeemable or not; - in an almost comical defiance of the page quote above - if he chooses to stay on the island and embraces it's warrior-culture, he dies a villain.
Source: Protagonist Journey to Villain
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