Nour Nadja Naciri, second generation Morrocan-American, software engineer, and aspiring lesbian

• 5'5'', though she often 'feels' taller
• Long wavy black hair, often worn down, usually parted down the middle; sometimes pulled back tightly for more formal events or when she wants it out of her face
• Dark brown eyes, can be piercing
• Strong brows
• Slender build, average fitness
• Doesn't wear much make up but favors a bold lip when she does
• Tends to wear comfortable neutrals on her own time, but will occasionally dress up in bright colors. There's not much in-between

• Serious, efficient, and rational
• Struggles with emotional intimacy and being vulnerable
• Very introverted and slow to warm up to people; a bit of a wallflower
• A perfectionist; likes to have everything neat and in its place
• Aware of her attraction to women but has never done anything about it
• A solutions-based thinker, doesn't always consider other viewpoints
• Methodical problem solver
• Mildly a workaholic
• Sometimes prone to black and white thinking
• Very loyal to her friends but not great about keeping in touch
• Always finishes what she starts

• Baseline human
• A more than competent computer scientist; very good at her job
• Knows various programming languages
• Multi-lingual

• Grew up in Chicago, eldest daughter of Moroccan immigrants
• Largely uneventful childhood, though she was an overachiever at school
• Originally intended to attend UChicago but got an opportunity to study computer science at the University of Cambridge in the UK and took that instead
• Became a non-practicing Muslim at school for a variety of reasons
• Met Michael Taylor her junior year and began dating him, the only serious relationship she's ever had
• Moved to London with Michael upon graduation and began working for a tech start up as a software engineer
• Got engaged to Michael around 25
• The wedding was supposed to be last year; she realized the day of that she was following the script of getting married and eventually having children more so so than actually wanting it, and that she didn't love Michael enough to spend the rest of her life with him; left him at the altar
• Took advantage of her company's “work anywhere” policy and moved home to Chicago to start over
• Temporarily living in her family home while she figures things out, though she rents a co-working space to do her job in peace; hasn't thought to contact any of her old friends since her plate is so full

• Abbas Naciri: Father; was something of a daddy's girl growing up but has drifted away from him as she matured
• Zaineb Naciri: Mother; a neurotic perfectionist, more like her than she likes to admit
• Ilyas Naciri: Younger brother; protective of him and fairly close, but doesn't tell him her secrets
• Michael Taylor: Ex-fiance and former schoolmate; he keeps trying to patch things up and doesn't understand that their relationship is not fixable because it's not a relationship problem
• Lucia Tramonto: Childhood best friend