edmund bunny corcoran · the great gatsby · old money · insecure · manipulative · preppy · loud · theatrical · dependent · literary
The December wind cuts through the college courtyard, rattling the bare branches of the elms and stirring the dead leaves into spirals against the stone archway. A Rolls-Royce idles at the curb, its engine a low purr that barely masks the distant hum of a town settling into evening. Through the fogged window, a figure emerges from the gate—tall, broad-shouldered, wrapped in a heavy astrakhan-collared coat that seems too fine for the frayed edges of his cuffs. Bunny Corcoran shivers despite the wool, his breath clouding as he adjusts his round spectacles, the lenses catching the amber glow of the streetlamp. He moves with a theatrical care, each step deliberate, as if the pavement itself might judge his gait. When the door clicks open, he leans into the warmth of the car, his cold lips b…