Nora (Joshua Lane)

Nora is a character in the web serial Joshua Lane, she is the former significant other of title character and main protagonist Joshua Lane. In the first season, Nora is a hallucination of Joshua Lane's own creation, the spirit of a woman who he had been in a romantic relationship with prior to the start of the series. In the season one finale, "I Already Made You a Promise", Nora is revealed to have been a former victim of Joshua Lane, her real life counterpart having been murdered by Joshua prior to the beginning of the series. Her spirit influences Joshua Lane to take his own life by throwing himself off a bridge into an icy river in the final moments of the season.
== Representation ==
Nora is presented as a ghostly figure influencing Joshua Lane's every move, her intentions muddy and uncertain. The words of Nora's apparition are not the direct feelings or beliefs of her true, deceased self, but rather, the beliefs and feelings she holds in the eyes of Joshua, her intentions based solely on what his interpretation of them are. In the season finale, Joshua Lane takes his own life by jumping off a bridge into a mid-winter river, imagining Nora pulling him over the edge as he does so, disguising his actions to himself. Joshua Lane holds the woman's death over his own head, considering himself to be responsible for her demise, thus, rendering himself to forever be under the influence of a haunting reminder of the ghostly existence he created, never truly allowing himself to be content or move on.
== Appearances ==
=== Season 1 (2021) ===
* Guardian Angel
* Stolen Identity
* Buffalo
* Any Questions?
* I Already Made You a Promise
== Killed By ==
* Joshua Lane (presumed)