Ah, great idea merging this into Beat, because Beat is totally the trope about awkward silences, and doesn't specifically say it's about the length of a breath, because no awkward silences are famous for being dragged out extensively in a way completely different from a beat.
Ah, great idea merging this into Beat, because Beat is totally the trope about awkward silences, and doesn't specifically say it's about the length of a breath, because no awkward silences are famous for being dragged out extensively in a way completely different from a beat.