do I get it right that your response to Dwimordene's drabbles was loosely based on the premise of endeavours that do not undermine themselves but come to fruition in the end?

Sort of... I think one or two of them are about that. Although I think mainly the drabbles are about playing the long game, even in the face of defeat. And that the meaning of events shifts: that's partly what the second one is about, I think.

There are always points for spotting gratuitous TSE references! I'd like to think that the references are not always gratuitous, LOL!