Fend off
Both terms in one sentence
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Dawn spends the entire episode alone in her house, having to fend off a demonic disturbance that, unlike the norm for this show, is played for pure horror instead of action/laughs.
Source: Out-of-Genre Experience -
Nonstandard Game Over: During "Home Invasion" waking up the occupant of the house before getting the minimum amount of crates results in Ryder ditching you, leaving you to fend off a wanted level.
- Marked, the first book in The House of Night series had Zoey get a hot boyfriend and try to fend off her ex-boyfriend, but it was still mostly about Zoey becoming familiar with the vampyre world.
Source: Romantic Plot Tumor
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