->'''Tsutomu:''' ''(sternly)'' "I don't intend to tell you anything about this."
->'''Natsumi:''' ''(dismayed)'' "But, Tsutomu, I--"
->'''Tsutomu:''' ''(expression softening)'' [[ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies "It's better that you don't know.]] Please... don't ask me anymore."
->''(long pause, as rain continues to fall)''
->'''Natsumi:''' ''([[TryingNotToCry voice breaking]])'' "Fine. Just... forget it. I won't force you."
->''(another pause)''
->'''Natsumi:''' "I will wait for you."
->''(Tsutomu looks at her in surprise)''
->'''Natsumi:'''' "I'll wait, until you feel you can tell me everything. Is it okay if I wait...?"
->''(Tsutomu's eyes widen [[LoveConfession in realization]] and blushes)''
->'''Tsutomu:''' ''(smiles softly and nods)''
-->''Anime/BirdyTheMighty'', OVA episode 3

->Though the hours take no notice\\
Of what Fate might have in store\\
Our love, come what may, shall never age a day! \\
I'll wait, forevermore!
--> -- [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic Aria di Mezzo Carattere]], ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI''


-> ''Seven years ago, you walked out of my life. You never came back. I didn't know if I'd ever see you again. I missed you, [[PrecisionFStrike dammit!]] I missed you so much!''
-->-- '''Cheria Barnes''', regarding [[ChildhoodFriend Asbel]], ''VideoGame/TalesOfGraces''

->"Whenever you return to Ordon, [[ImpliedLoveInterest I'll]] be waiting for you."
-->--'''Ilia''' (to Link), ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess''

->''I know she'll wait\\
I know that she'll be true\\
(chorus) Look down, look down\\
They've all forgotten you''
-->-- ''Theatre/LesMiserables'', "Work Song" (Prologue)

->"Young man," she gave answer, "your suit I disdain,\\
For I once had a sweetheart, [=MacDonald=] is his name,\\
He went to the wars about ten years ago,\\
And a maid I'll remain 'til he is back in Glencoe."

->"Perhaps your [=MacDonald=] regards not your name,\\
Or has pledged his affection to some other one.\\
He may not remember, for all that you know,\\
The lovely young lass that he left on Glencoe."

->"[=MacDonald=] will ne'er from his promise depart\\
For love, truth and honor reside in his heart,\\
And if I never see him, it's single I will go,\\
For he promised one day he'd come back to Glencoe."
-->-- ''Lass of Glencoe,'' traditional Scottish

->''It will soon be 2090... can you hear me, Asuna-san? It's [[ChildhoodFriend Yukihiro Ayaka]]. Heh... I'm a grandmother now. Most of our old friends have already gone. The reason I'm still living is the see the surprise on your face.''
-->--Recorded message left for [[RipVanWinkle Asuna]] in ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi''

->''Bitter Green they called her,\\
Walking in the sun\\
Loving everyone that she met\\
Bitter Green they called her,\\
Waiting for someone\\
To take her home''
-->--'''Music/GordonLightfoot''' ''Bitter Green''

->''If someday you do manage to overturn the expectations created by the adults and you remember me… Then let’s have an important talk. A very, very sweet, kind, and important talk.''
-->--'''Misaki Shokuhou''', ''Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex''

->''Happily waiting, all on my own''
->''Under the endless sky''
->''Counting the seconds, standing alone''
->''As thousands of years go by''

->''Happily wondering, night after night,''
->''"Is this how it works? Am I doing it right?"''
->''Happy to listen, happy to stay''
->''Happily watching her drift away''
-->--'''Spinel''', "Drift Away", ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverseTheMovie''

->'''Tracey''': I love you, Darryl.
->'''Darryl''': Wait for me, Tracey.
->'''Chris''': Wait for me an' all, Sharon.
->'''Sharon''': What?! You must be ''bloody'' joking! I've waited long enough.
-->-- ''Series/BirdsOfAFeather'', "[[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherS1E1Nicked Nicked]]"
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