Lorna

Lorna is the pairing of Lori and Luna L/ori and Lu/na . Another term for the pairing, though less commonly used, is Tade (T/ori and J/ade). Although they appear to be frenemies, Tori and Jade seem to be developing a good friendship as the series goes on.
Lori enjoys making Luna suffer and likes to get a reaction from her, while at the same time she will also run to her for help and comfort, such as in Lori Dumps Bobby. Many of their interactions imply that Lori is jealous of Luna’s talent and charisma as well as how well liked she is by everyone, an attitude best exemplified by The Great Ping Pong Scam where Lori constantly overrides everyone else's desire to trust Luna with their secret. Despite this, Lori often goes out of her way to get a rise out of Luna, almost craving her attention and being visibly angry or annoyed when it is denied to her. By contrast, it is extremely evident that Luna is not jealous of Lori in the slightest and doesn't seem to regard her as a rival.
The first major Lorna moment is seen in Wok Star when Lori hugs Luna for the very first time. It is very clear that Lori prefers Luna over her sister Leni. Lori also gave Luna the idea for Lincoln’s present in A Christmas Luna, thus helping Lincoln get an "A" for his assignment and giving Luna the limelight.
They finally become good friends in Luna Goes Platinum, where they both refer to each other as such.
A staple of Chris Savino's shows is to pair up characters who have a love-hate relationship, (Mollie and Zach from "iCarly", Logan and Quinn from "Zoey 101", Josh and Mindy from "Drake & Josh", Piper and Jasper from "Henry Danger") a dynamic which Luna and Lori fit perfectly into. However, seeing as "Victorious" is a kids' show, a same-sex couple was unlikely at the time of airing. Nonetheless, despite a slow start, Lorna quickly became one of the, if not the, most popular of the ships.
See Catherika for the real-life pairing of the actresses who portray Luna and Lori, Nika Futterman and Catherine Taber who are close friends in real life.
== Friendship Dynamic ==
When Luna and Lori first met, their interactions were antagonistic owing to Lori’s jealousy when she assumed Luna was flirting with her boyfriend, prompting her to get "revenge" on Luna by publicly pouring coffee on her head though this only led to Luna publicly stage kissing Bobby. Though this would incite even more jealousy within Lori, it was immediately clear that Luna didn't regard Lori as a rival, something that may have further aggravated Lori’s insecurities, with some early episodes, such as Stage Fighting, reinforcing that Luna did not wish to compete with Lori, with that episode seeming having Lori realize that their rivalry was one-sided. Most of their interactions cast Luna in a positive light while casting Lori in a negative one with the underlying implication that Lori feared that Luna would one day outshine her and/or steal Bobby from her, having an overpowering feeling of jealousy towards Luna’s virtual-perfection.
The first major Lorna moment occurs in Wok Star, where Luna helps Lori put on Well Wishes, and is in fact the sole reason it was put on, with the two sharing a hug at the episode's end. Starting in Season 2 however, Lori’s jealousy of Luna returned worse than ever; possibly because Luna won the acting contest, Lori’s passion, in Sleepover at Flip’s and that Luna’s character choice was the reason why Lori was forced out. In Bobby Falls for Luna, Lori pushes Luna off of a three story building, professing a hope that Luna dies but the most prominent example occurs in Luna Gets Stuck, where Lori attempted to sabotage Luna from performing the lead role. Following this, the two seem to become enemies with Luna outright calling Lori a mean and vicious person in Lori Gets Crushed and laughing at Lori’s elbowed lung in Terror on Cupcake Street. Also in this season, Lori imitates Luna’s voice as an actress from the 40’s (which became a running gag on the show), and in Locked Up!, Luna checks to see if she sounds like that. However, in Luna & Lori’s Play Date they are cast as a married couple, being sent to Nozu so they can overcome their issues, singing their first duet to get back at two boys harassing them. They officially become good friends in Luna Goes Platinum, where Lori quits her chance in the Platinum Music Awards, as thanks for Luna not kissing Bobby, and returns the opportunity to Luna. From that episode onward, they acted much friendlier towards each other. However, Lori continued to claim and act that Luna wasn't her friend, even if her overall hostility was toned down such as in The Bad Roomate or Brain Squeezers.
They appeared in every episode of the series with Lori’s massive insecurities usually shifting their relationship back and forth between being friends and enemies (example: Wok Star: friends, Bobby Falls for Luna: enemies), though there are moments, such as Luna-Yes, where Lori actually decides to spend time with Luna, with the two usually getting along much better without other people around.
Lorna was not a very popular ship when the show first aired, with most of the early online fandom being dominated by the Lunacoln/Luade/Bori shippers or the Bori/Bona debate. Following Wok Star, and especially in Season 2, their pairing began to gain popularity, many likening it to Arnold and Helga's, eventually romantic, relationship from Nickelodeon's Hey Arnold!, and it went on to become the most popular Victorious lesbian pairing. Following the show's ending, its popularity would only continue to swell as changing societal attitudes towards non-traditional relationships earned it a large LGBT following.
== Lorna Moments ==
=== Season 1 ===
==== Pilot ====
* Lori continues to look hostile at Luna, even when Bobby kisses her on the cheek.
* Lori dumps iced coffee on Luna’s head during improv class to get back at her for "flirting" with Bobby, and this is what starts their rivalry.
* If it weren't for Luna rubbing coffee on Bobby’s shirt, then Lori would likely have had no problem with her as other episodes, most notably Lori Dumps Bobby, imply.
* Lori makes suggestive facial expressions when she picks Luna for her improv group.
* Luna seems offended when Lori calls her an amateur at acting.
* When Luna enters late the next day, Lori is immediately aware and straightens in her seat.
* Lori is surprised that Luna decided to stay at Hollywood Arts, possibly suggesting that, while Lori has tormented other girls that might have outshone her, Luna is the only one that wasn't scared away.
* Lori publicly kisses Bobby to display superiority over Luna. Luna looks like she's going to be sick at their awful coupling.
* When Lori called Luna "annoying" during the Alphabet Improv, Luna doesn't get offended or comment on it. She just glances at her.
* They go back and forth during the scene. It is just the two of them for a while as Bobby was lying on the ground being "unconscious."
* When Luna says "maybe they learned from you," the audience and students are surprised that someone is powerful enough to stand up to Lori.
* After Lori is eliminated from Alphabet Improv, the audience is cheering because Luna beat the bully, the first hint that Luna reveals Lori’s many personality flaws.
* Luna manages to push Lori hard enough to make her mess up in the game of Alphabet Improv.
* Luna kisses Bobby to make Lori angry. This starts their game of arguing back and forth that goes on for the majority of the series.
** When Luna kisses Bobby, the whole class (except for Lori) cheers because someone new to the school (on her second day) was tough enough to get revenge on the mean girl.
* Lori does not try to physically harm Luna for kissing her boyfriend (as she has either attempted to or threatened to do multiple times later in the series).
* Lori is dumbstruck that Luna not only met her challenge but actually won.
* The events of this episode imply that Lori is threatened by Luna’s raw talent, being the only one who wasn't enthusiastic to be friends with the girl who rocked the Big Showcase.
* Setting the tone of how they're both perceived, no one thinks Lori had any right to humiliate Luna but everyone cheers for Luna getting back at Lori.
* Though Leni guided Luna through the school, she never warned her about Lori, likely knowing that Lori is not a threat to Luna.
==== The Bird Scene ====
* Luna’s attitude towards Lori suggests that, in sharp contrast to Lori, she has already moved on from the Bona kiss in the Pilot and considers their feud settled while Lori continues to be obsessed with Luna.
* Before Luna’s first attempt for The Bird Scene, she asks a question, which Lori groans about.
* Lori is seen hanging around Luna although she claims to dislike her and says, "I'm not your friend," in a joyous voice.
* Lori also is the first to write on Luna’s dry erase board on her locker although she writes the word "STUPID" in red ink where it would say "Luna’s STUPID Locker."
* Lori glares at Bobby when he invites Luna to come with them to get food.
* On Luna’s final attempt of the Bird Scene, when Flip says that she didn't pass, Lori is smiling.
* Lori has a surprised and annoyed look on her face when Luna passes the Bird Scene. Given their dynamic, it is likely that Luna passed the test in fewer tries than it took Lori.
* After Luna shows her locker, Lori is staring at her angrily, saying that the locker is dull. However, given her expression from a second earlier, this is likely jealousy at Luna’s creative locker design as opposed to her blunt and unsubtle one.
==== Stage Fighting ====
* Luna pushes all of Lori’s buttons by suggesting that dating Lori is a pain for Bobby.
* Lori smirks and raises her eyebrows at Luna when they get paired for the fight scene.
* Lori seems to be happy being paired with Luna for their scene.
* Lori walks up to Luna saying she can't wait for their "fight" scene.
* Luna tells her teacher that she is "not comfortable" with having Lori as her partner.
* When Lori practices with Luna for their stage fight, she never tries to hurt her when they rehearse, probably because she wants Luna to be nervous so it would seem like she hit Lori for real.
* Luna says she and Lori were practicing for their stage fight scene.
* Instead of hurting Luna and making it look like an accident, Lori pretends that Luna hit her.
* When Luna yells, "Butternut!", Lori, rather hypocritically, looks angry that Luna didn't trust her.
* Luna tries to help Lori by getting a chair for her. Unfortunately, it's a break-away chair.
* Luna admits that she didn't hit Lori.
* When Lori is being sent to the hospital, she tells Luna that since they were paired up together, they were starting to be friends.
* Luna doesn't turn Lori in when Lincoln tells her the truth about what happened even though she received two weeks of punishment and had to clean up the Blackbox Theater after a staged food fight, proving that she is a better person.
* Lori visits Luna after she learns that Luna is serving her punishment.
* When Luna refuses to get Lori in trouble and Lori learns that she got off the hook, Luna reveals that she doesn't want to fight with her through all of high school.
* Lori doesn't understand why Luna is being nice when she tried to sabotage her, and Luna suggests she be nice for a change.
* Luna laughs when Lori nearly trips before turning on the music.
* Lori decides to help Luna clean up the mess, and she makes it a fun experience with music and dancing. She manages to convince Luna to make a break for it, leaving the work for the security guard. 
* They leave the scene together while dancing.