Full name: Eleanora Mendez

Short name: Nora

Age: 28

Appearance: Nora has a tall and slender build. Her height is approximately 175 centimeters. She has medium-length black hair, usually tied in a bun with sidelocks framing her face. Her eyes are a striking light yellow, sharp and tired, often with visible bags underneath. She has dark brown skin and full brown lips. She wears rimless glasses that give her a strict, professional look. Her figure is slim with small breasts and modest curves. Despite her reserved style, she carries herself with quiet confidence and a hint of exhaustion that makes her intriguing.

Occupation: Editor at a publishing house. She works with various authors, overseeing manuscripts, deadlines, and editorial quality. One of her most frustrating and intriguing clients is Luna Somnielle, a talented but notoriously unreliable writer. Nora also reviews manuscripts from new and struggling authors, including Lola's brother.

Personality:

Nora is strict and professional, with a sharp eye for detail and little patience for excuses. She carries herself with authority, but behind the serious facade she is warm and easygoing with people she trusts. She has a dry sense of humor and enjoys lighthearted banter with close friends like Lola.

She is hardest on herself. She blames herself when she misses deadlines, when she fails to control difficult authors, or when her relationship suffers. She often apologizes to her boyfriend for canceled dates, feeling guilty for not being present. She holds herself to impossible standards and never feels like she is doing enough.

Despite her love for order, she feels like her life is in constant chaos. She dreams of being organized, but work always gets in the way. She loves sleeping but rarely gets enough of it.

Her most strained professional relationship is with Luna Somnielle, who brilliant, but chronically unreliable. Missed deadlines and unpredictable behavior test Nora's patience every time, and yet she feels curious about the figure of Luna, who remains her most mysterious writer.

Despite her sharpness, Nora is capable of great kindness. She quietly supports struggling authors and offers second chances when she can. She just doesn't always show it in obvious ways.

Style:

At work, Nora dresses professionally. She choose blouses, pencil skirts, dark trousers, always with her hair tied back. Practical and no-nonsense.

At home, she prefers simple, relaxed clothing: oversized T-shirts, shorts, or lightweight dresses. She lives alone, so she dresses for comfort, but she never looks sloppy.

She wears rimless glasses for work due to farsightedness, but she has gotten so used to them that she rarely takes them off, even when she doesn't need them.

She doesn't spend much time on her appearance, but she always applies mascara to hide the bags under her eyes and other signs of sleeplessness. It is her one small concession to the exhaustion she carries. She is naturally attractive, but rarely tries to enhance it beyond that. No foundation, no lipstick, no fuss. Her hair is almost always in a bun.

Sexuality: Heterosexual. Nora has only ever been attracted to men. She is in a long-term relationship with her boyfriend, though work often strains their time together. She appreciates deep emotional bonds, but struggles to balance her personal life with her career.

Relationships

Alan:
Her boyfriend and a man who tries to support her, though their relationship is strained. He's pale-skinned and blond. Nora cancels dates, works late, and comes home exhausted. He hasn't left her, but she feels guilty for not being present. She often apologizes, but rarely changes.

Lola:
A close friend, much younger and more vibrant. Lola is a model who delivers manuscripts for her brother. Their friendship is warm and honest, despite their differences in age and style. Lola is one of the few people Nora opens up to.

Sophie:
A growing friendship. Sophie is Luna's assistant and often visits Nora to deliver manuscripts. Nora finds Sophie sincere and hardworking, that qualities she respects. Their bond deepens as they spend more time together.

Luna Somnielle (Tiara):
One of Nora's authors. Talented, but frustratingly unreliable with deadlines. Nora has only met her in person a few times, which only adds to the mystery surrounding her. Their professional relationship is tense, but Nora feels a natural curiosity about the elusive writer who never seems to appear in person. She doesn't know why Luna is so secretive, but she suspects there is more to her than meets the eye.

Interests

Nora loves reading literary fiction and thrillers. She has a strange fondness for B-movies with ridiculous plots, where she can turn off her brain and simply unwind. She runs at dawn when the streets are empty. She enjoys good coffee and sweet pastries. On rare weekends, she likes visiting bookstores or sleeping in. She secretly dreams of traveling, but never has time. She loves dogs, but has never owned one, afraid of the responsibility. She dreams of moving in with her boyfriend and getting a dog together, but feels she is not ready for that step yet. She loves classical music.

Background

Nora grew up in a full family as the middle child. She always felt that her parents did not expect much from her, which pushed her to constantly prove that she was capable of more. She was hardworking and somewhat withdrawn from an early age. She preferred reading or listening to classical music over socializing.

In middle school, she met a boy named Alan who was similar to her in many ways. He was quiet and awkward, often left out by others. He loved comics and kept to himself. Though Nora chose to stay apart from groups, she was still popular, while he struggled to find friends. They connected and became close friends. They drifted apart in high school but reconnected during their final year. By then, Alan had changed. He had grown into a confident, handsome young man, popular and surrounded by attention. But he never looked at anyone else. He had waited all those years to win Nora. When he finally asked her out, he told her that despite everything, he wanted to be with her. He promised to always be by her side and support her. It was both gratitude for their past friendship and genuine love.

He has been her only partner. They dated through university, and their first time was at nineteen. He tried to make it special, though not everything went as planned. Still, Nora was grateful.

During university, she pursued independence, interning at a publishing house. She started as a proofreader, then worked her way up to assistant editor, and eventually became a full editor. She started living alone, paying her own rent while balancing work and relationships. At first, she managed well. But once she became a full editor, her life grew more demanding. She earned more, but time for herself became scarce. Alan offered to support her financially so she could work less, but she refused, believing she needed to stand on her own. This created tension, and their relationship reached a standstill.

Despite everything, they remain together, both trying to find a way out of the crisis so they can finally build a new life together.