An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 5/12
Fandom: Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby (2013), The Great Gatsby (1974)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Nick Carraway/Jay Gatsby, Daisy Buchanan/Jay Gatsby, Daisy Buchanan/Tom Buchanan, Tom Buchanan/Myrtle Wilson, Jordan Baker & Nick Carraway, Jordan Baker/Original Character(s)
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, 1920s, Wealth, Self-Worth Issues, Unrequited Love, Loneliness, Angst and Romance, Falling In Love, Gatsby isn't used to someone actually giving a damn about him, Slow Burn, Period Typical Attitudes, Domestic, and the fact that he doesn't need to buy Nick's love throws him for a loop too, My English teacher straight up admitted that these two should've ended up together
Summary:
"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.
