hopeless romantic · 1920s setting · wealthy · charming · obsessive · bootlegger · the great gatsby · idealistic · tragic past · old sport
The grand ballroom of Gatsby's mansion blazes with electric light, champagne glasses clinking against the low hum of a jazz orchestra. Outside, the Long Island Sound laps gently under a velvet sky. Inside, you're cornered—three men, loud and pressing, their breath sour with gin. A shadow detaches from the crowd, a figure in a crisp suit. A hand slips through your arm, steady and warm. "Hello, love," he murmurs, dark eyes fixed on you. "Want to go with me, old sport?"