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  1. Public Bookmark 25

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    Gatsby. The very sound of the name, the thought of it, shakes him to his soul. How can it be? Jay Gatsby is dead, nothing more than a name on a gravestone and a body rotting six feet under, nothing more than a name and a face engraved on the most secret recesses of Nick’s heart. He can’t have invited Nick anywhere, because he is dead. And yet…
    The invitation is crumpled in one tightened fist, and when he smooths it out he can barely read the words through the wetness in his eyes. It doesn’t matter, he already knows what it says.

    Dear Neighbor,
    It would be entirely my honor if you were to attend a little party I am hosting tonight. I must apologize for not calling on you sooner. I have been kept busy by a particular set of circumstances, but that is no excuse. I dearly hope you will let me make it up to you by hosting you in my home.
    Your Neighbor,
    J. Gatsby
    --
    Or, after finishing his book, Nick goes to sleep. Then Nick wakes up: on the morning of Gatsby's party. The only thing is, Nick isn't sure that he's really awake at all. Still, if this is his last chance to see the man he loves - alive - then he's damn well not going to waste it.

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    10 Apr 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 24

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    Another short Nick sickfic, this time written for a challenge on Tumblr
    Nick gets sick, Jay looks after him, I'm not exactly reinventing the wheel here

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    08 Apr 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 77

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    After years of pining after Daisy Buchanan and realizing she will never leave her husband for him, Jay Gatsby sets his sights on his neighbor, her softhearted cousin, Nick Carraway.

    Unfortunately for him, Nick has yet to acknowledge his romantic advances and he's running out of ideas.

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    07 Apr 2026

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    "I can buy you the whole damn city, old sport; anything you can possibly dream of," Gatsby whispers feverishly into Nick's ear, pressing a kiss to the other man's temple. "The New Amsterdam Theatre, Central Park Zoo, even....hell, even Lady Liberty, baby."

    Nick laughs and shakes his head, the liquor still warm in his throat and causing the world around him to spin too fast. If it weren't for Gatsby's arms around his waist, he'd surely be laying in a heap on the ground.

    "You don't need to buy me anything, Jay," he insists softly, feeling as if he's said such a thing too many times to count now.

    "But I could. I could buy-"

    Nick shakes his head again, turning around in Gatsby's arms and silencing him with a a lopsided smile and a sloppy kiss.

    "You could, yes, but you don't have to. In fact...in fact you could sell this grand palace of yours, Jay, and....and lose all of your damned money in the stock market, and I'd still want you."

    Gatsby doesn't respond, looking torn between disbelief and tears.

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    25 Mar 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 26

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    Nick Carraway, instead of staying with Tom and Jordan during that disastrous outing they had, chose instead to leave early with Gatsby and Daisy that day. Fortunately he did, managing to wrench the steering wheel to swerve the car away from hitting Myrtle.

    Unfortunately for Nick, seat belts were not yet implemented in his era. As a result, he was flung out of the vehicle.

    Follow Gatsby as he takes responsibility for Nick when no one else was willing to, taking him in and caring for him as he recovers. When Nick finally wakes, Gatsby discovers he has no memory of the incident.

    Or of anything at all.

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    A case study of Nick Carraway and Jay Gatsby with the added element of an amnesia fic.

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    13 Mar 2026