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Jay Gatsby/Nick Carraway
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| Pairing: | Jay Gatsby/Nick Carraway |
| Alternative name(s): | Natsby |
| Gender category: | m/m, slash |
| Fandom: | The Great Gatsby |
| Canonical?: | No |
| Prevalence: | Common within the Fandom |
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Nick Carraway/Jay Gatsby is the premier slash pairing in the fandom of The Great Gatsby. As March 2022, the pair already had 600 works online, published on sites like Archive of Our Own and FanFiction.Net.
Fans agree that the book's queer subtext makes explicit Nick Carraway's love for his neighbor and friend Jay Gatsby.
Example Fanworks
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Fanfiction
- Coasting by Argyle, An evening on the Sound.
- Sacrifice in Summer by eon_s (former ElwritesFanworks), Jay Gatsby swims. George Wilson shoots. Nick Carraway jumps. The aftermath of sacrifice reveals the fault lines that reputation and restraint once kept hidden.
- The Pursued and the Pursuing[dead link] by irisbleufic, The past is both behind us and ahead of us, patiently looming [ . . . ] (later expanded and professionally published as The Pursued and the Pursuing [DartFrog Blue, 2021])
- Behind Us, Reflected[1] by irisbleufic, Jay cleared his throat. For the first time, I noticed his pained, honest expression. "Nick, what's the difference between a delusion and a dream?" I blinked at the ceiling, willing the mist in my eyes to clear, but it persisted. "Dreams, you can actually reach. Or, rather, you could if you'd just wake up," I said.
Fanart
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Fanvids
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- You belong with me by ritaritar10
Meta
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Archives, Communities & Resources
- Nick Carraway/Jay Gatsby tag at AO3
- Nick Carraway is gay and in love with Gatsby,[2] a republishing of the article GA(tsb)Y by Greg Olegar
References
- ^ "Behind Us, Reflected - irisbleufic - Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgera…". 2013-07-30. Archived from the original on 2022-03-23.
- ^ "Nick Carraway is gay and in love with Gatsby Salon.com". 2013-01-09. Archived from the original on 2022-03-22.