The term “waiting” in literature serves as a versatile device that captures both concrete anticipation and deeper metaphorical states. Authors often employ it to depict moments when characters pause—whether to meet someone important, as Otto awaits Beatrice [1] or a hospitable gentleman waits for his guest [2]—or to mirror broader themes of destiny and deferred action, such as the tension before a turning point in Dracula [3] or the quiet longings in Tom Sawyer [4]. In many instances, waiting underscores inner states of anxiety, hope, or resignation, as seen in the measured vigilance of armies and rulers in War and Peace [5][6] and the existential pause before fate intervenes in works by Dostoyevsky [7][8]. Thus, “waiting” becomes a thread that weaves together personal and universal experiences, highlighting the interplay between time, expectation, and the inevitability of change in narrative art.