The term “fad” in literature has been employed to capture the fleeting nature of trends and the ephemerality of popular pursuits. In works ranging from Katherine Mansfield’s portrayal of a “little feminine folly” that might merely be a temporary pursuit [1] to Sinclair Lewis’s characters dismissing entire movements as passing whims [2, 3], the word is often laced with critical irony. It appears in contexts as varied as the slim, fashionable cards of a bygone era noted by Emily Post [4, 5] to its role in characterizing enthusiastic yet transient behaviors in academic circles [6]. Even in classical texts, such as Homer’s epic verse where a blaze of glory is destined to “fad away” [7], or in George Eliot’s depiction of creative but short-lived endeavors in “drawing plans” [8, 9, 10], “fad” functions as a marker of impermanence and superficiality. This multifaceted usage underscores literature’s broader commentary on the cultural penchant for abandoning earnest endeavors in favor of the latest, often ephemeral, trend [11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16].