Roaring On
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The Great (Miss) Gatsby by alexthyimia
Fandoms: The Great Gatsby (2013), The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby Musical
08 Apr 2025
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"She blinked at me as though she failed to understand.
“I’m Gatsby,” she said suddenly.
I stared at her blankly. She was Gatsby? A porcelain doll's face encased in soft blonde curls was Gatsby? She wasn’t what I had imagined–even if my mind concocted an image of a stout, eccentric little old man.
“I thought you must’ve known, my dear. I’m afraid I’m not a very good host.”
And she placed an elbow on the glass tabletop, cupped her chin with her finely manicured hand, and smiled. Understandingly–maybe even much more than understanding. It was one of those exceedingly rare and dazzling smiles with a quality of such reassurance that you could very well drown in them if you weren’t careful–you’d only come across one like this maybe four or five times in life. It assured you warmly that you had done the perfect job of conveying yourself exactly as you desired, at your very personal best. Just as it vanished from her face–I was staring into the eyes of an elegant, clever young woman, a year or two under thirty, whose complex formality of speech bordered on absurd.
“It’s a pleasure to meet you.” She relaxed her hand from her chin and held it out to me."--
See preface for elaboration.
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- Part 1 of Roaring On