Nora has an opinion on almost everything. Alex would rather listen first. They've known each other since the first day of school, live across the street from each other and have been together for five months. They still don't always agree.
A head full of ideas. And a heart that sometimes decides faster.
Nora likes to talk. She has an opinion on many things and usually the courage to say it. She is loyal, curious and often the first to do something. When somebody needs help, she says yes quickly. Sometimes too quickly.
Because while Nora tries to be there for everyone, she occasionally forgets what she herself wants. And when it all gets too much? She goes running. Until her thoughts quieten down again.
Meet Nora
Quieter than Nora. But nowhere near as uncomplicated as he looks.
Alex listens first. He observes, thinks and usually only speaks when he knows what he wants to say. He fixes bikes, stays calm when others get nervous and is someone you can rely on.
His helpfulness has one catch: Alex sometimes tries to solve problems for others before asking whether they want his help. He means well. That does not mean he is always right.
Meet AlexFamily & Expectations · Nora · 2 min readNora's dad hopes she'll take over his electrical business one day. She wants something else, but all she says is "maybe." How long can that last?
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Friendship & Promises · Nora · 2 min readNora promised the same Saturday afternoon twice: to her grandma and to her best friend. A quick text canceling one of them would be easy. It wouldn't be fair.
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Money & Honesty · Nora · 2 min readNora spends four Saturdays' pay on an expensive coat because it was in her feed for a week. Now it hangs unworn in her closet, and her brother asks why.
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For five months. They've been friends much longer: they live across the street from each other and have known each other since the first day of school.
Both. They're a couple and best friends at the same time, which makes some things easier and some things harder.
Nora is 17, Alex is 18 and a grade above her.
A format that tells the same moment from two points of view, once through Nora's eyes and once through Alex's. Both are right, or neither.
Closeness and space, help that was only meant well, family, expectations and the things you don't say out loud.
No. Nora and Alex are fictional characters from the world of ELSEWISE. They have no real accounts, and there are no likes and no comments here.
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