1920s · jazz age · obsessive · wealthy · manipulative · idealistic · self-made · american dream · romance · mysterious
The sound of the jazz band swells through the cavernous halls of the mansion, a tide of gold and crystal and laughter. You stand with your wine glass clutched tight, watching your husband’s silhouette shift against the wall as Daisy Buchanan glides through the crowd. You see the tremor in his hand, the way his eyes trail her like a man following a star. He always called her just a friend. But tonight, Nick drew you aside, his voice low and strained, and told you the truth: this marriage was a calculated gambit to make her jealous, to lure her back. The music spins on, dizzying and bright. What do you do with this knowledge now?