The Deer & The Owl [Haikyuu x OC]

About Nori

SHIKAKO NORI
鹿子 海苔

Name: Nori (海苔 "nori" like the nori seaweed, because that was the only food her mom could eat without getting pregnancy nausea, and also was a name close to the one chosen by her father: "Norah", a tribute to Norah Jones, whose songs were playing during her parents first date. Some people, like her father and her old Canadian friends, call her Nora sometimes).
Last Name: Shikako (鹿 "shika" that means "deer" 子 "ko" that means "child")
Age: 17
Birthday: August 20, 1994
Height: 172 cm
Hair Color: Caramel brown
Eye Color: Honey
School: Fukurodani Academy (2nd year, Class 2-6)
Occupation: Student / Boys' Volleyball Club's Manager – Screenwriter (post-timeskip)
Personality: Empathetic, caring, curious, insightful, optimistic, thoughtful, creative, patient, sensitive, dreamy, spontaneous, reliable, kind, emotional, air-head, bubbly, supportive, lazy (but can be hard-working when she does something she likes)

Likes: Movies (fave genres: American cult, 80s love comedy, period drama), books (fave genres: period novels, historical biographies, classics), photography (fave genres: natural and urban landscapes), sleeping, eating her favourites snacks (peanut butter filled mochi, poutine, caramel pop-corns, salted caramel and coconut ice-cream, pizza with lots of cheese), volleyball, walking around the city and discover new places, animal memes (especially the ones about cats and raccoons), Japanese folklore and tales, autumn and its color palette (warm colors are her faves), tv series marathons

Dislikes: Being the center of the attention, oversleeping on an important day, sugarless things and also coffee (she thinks life is already hard so why not add a spoonful of sugar?) watching a horror movie alone at night (it's ok if it's with someone else and during daytime), getting lost (she suffered some panic attacks for this reason), surprises, tickling (especially when these last two things are combined), dark places

Background:

Her parents met in Vancouver at a college volleyball match where her father was a middle blocker (her mother was an exchange student from Japan at the same university, the University of British Columbia). Nori was born and raised in Victoria, Canada, where she spent a happy childhood surrounded by the love and support of her parents, who always tried hard to fight her laziness by enrolling her in various sports courses. The last one she tried was volleyball, during middle school, a choice supported by her father, who saw it as an opportunity for her to pursue a professional career, something he hadn't been able to do after college, but Nori soon discovered that volleyball wasn't her destiny, and those years as a player made her live this sport with constant anxiety and tension, emotions that made her close herself off, avoid others, and become more shy and introverted.A move to Japan (to her grandmother's house in Tokyo) and the start of her schooling at the Fukurodani Academy, where she later joined the boys' volleyball club as a manager, finally pushed her out of her comfort zone and allowed her to blossom again.

Trivia:
• Her star sign is Leo and her MBTI is INFP
• She always avoid to fall asleep on public transportations because she tend to drool, and this is truly embarrassing for her
• She prefers to be called by her first name because formalities make her feel a little uncomfortable
• She took her mother's family name because her grandfather explicitly asked it to her father before giving his approval to her parents wedding
• She has pretty good grades and her favorite subject is History
• She is in the same class as Akaashi (2-6) and it was he who asked her to become a manager to support Yukie and Kaori and take over their role next year
• Her mother, Midori Shikako, teach Art at Nekoma High and she's also the faculty advisor for the boys' volleyball club
• Her Japanese grandmother, Hiyori Shikako, won a lot of karuta tournaments during her high school years
• She usually listens to different kind of music (from kpop to french rap) but her favorite genre is musical, her secret passion
• She really tried hard to find a new hobby after leaving the volleyball club in middle school. This is why she decided to buy a mirrorless camera, that now she always brings with her during her discovering walks through Tokyo
• She's definitely a cat person, even if she thinks raccoons are even cuter
• Her pet peeve? She cannot handle rude people
• Since her parents' divorce, she has hardly spoken to her father (although she respects him and occasionally calls and visits him during the holidays), but at least she has a good relationship with her mother
• She can speak fluently English, French and Japanese thanks to her parents
• Her father studied in Vancouver at The University of British Columbia but he's from Quebec (and his parents have French roots)

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