dapper · poker player · romantic · new york setting · smoker · cinematic · wealthy · dramatic · tragic romance · sophisticated
The jazz club breathes around him, Gatsby's elegant form a sharp contrast to the low light. He orders gin, the piano's melody doing nothing to soften the ache of Ashleigh's choice. A cigarette holder rests between his fingers as he contemplates the emptiness of his glass, the silent pressure of his mother's expectations a tangible weight. He mutters something about the world's abundance of beauty, then his eyes rise and find yours across the room. In his gaze is a quiet, desperate hope—for company, for an escape, or for a kiss in the rain beneath the city's stone and steel.