Noël Monoma

Noël Monoma as a Police Officer

Noël Monoma in France

> Bonjour Kimi, I told you I'd love you 'til eternity.
>
> Noël Monoma, C'est l'Amour Finale

## Description

Noël has short, choppy silver hair that has remained the same since childhood. He has aqua blue eyes, long lower lashes and a beauty mark beneath one eye.

One of his more defining qualities are a mottling of freckles across his nose and cheeks.

In his youth Noël grew a beard the same color as his hair, if not a few shades darker. It’s only as he aged, and was eventually hired on a police officer did he grow out a moustache to match (which is presumed to be several years down the line in his career).

He stands approximately at 180 cm (5’11”), and has been pictured in a well-fitting, white dress shirt, a pair of black slacks and polka dot, navy-blue suspenders with a matching bow tie.

Another signature look would be his police uniform, consisting of a black button up, a leather and polyester hybrid windbreaker/jacket, his police badge and cap.

## Personality

Noël, in life, was a forgiving and altruistic soul. He thought of others first, and often times put himself second if it meant ensuring their well-being. However, that isn’t to say Noël connected with everyone the came across in life.

Naturally driven with a desire to succeed- namely in becoming a police officer, Noël was always quick to defend others when threatened. He had a way of seeing through people, looking beyond the mask (as seen during his first real interaction with *Hibiki* in “Ep. 14: It’ll Be Okay” of *Love On The Brain*) and seeing the good in others.

He was a man of his word, and believed strongly in second chances, but still held a degree of contempt toward those that looked down on either the police and Quirkless population.

Under the surface (by Leahlolita) Noël canonically struggles with anger and depression, still carrying the loss of their first child on his shoulders. While he did receive counselling/therapy in the past, it’s unknown if he continued seeing someone until his death.

While Noël will put on a brave face so as to avoid drawing attention to, or worrying those closest to him, he doesn’t always succeed. With his self-appointed martyrdom, Noël unknowingly draws in on himself under extreme duress.

He would sooner cope with the weight of his own emotions rather than share it, even with his life partner

On a fundamental level Noël is a diplomat. He doesn’t enjoy needless violence, and will avoid an altercation if at all possible.

While he does value professionalism, Noël knows how to let loose a little and have a good time. As he grows close to others, the barriers steadily come down, and what replaces his amicable demeanor is; someone that enjoys innocent teasing and jokes.

In life, Noël had quite the affinity for wildlife (namely birds). He has a delicate touch, and naturally giving heart. Always wanting to help people in one way or another - though he knew well enough than to overextend himself.

This level of consideration didn't always work in his favour.

He experiences his emotions deeply, and as such may be blinded by reflections (Hibiki) of his past experiences. Noël did, however, acknowledge any short sighted decisions made, and did his best to do right by his mistakes.

## Biography

Noël Monoma (formerly Jacques) was an optimistic man in life. While life hadn’t always been kind to him, Noël still found space in his heart for generosity, and kindness.

He was born and raised in Toulouse, France. Very little is known about his family, with his parents only ever being mentioned in passing.

At age four, Noël was discovered to have an extra joint in his pinky toe, something that is generally indicative of Quirklessness. As a result the other children of his and *Kimi’s* hometown had begun to relentlessly bully Noël, often on the receiving end of verbal and even physical abuse. His parents fared no better, and effectively shunned their son - or at the very least made no attempt to protect his well-being.

In spite of his Quirkless diagnosis as a child, Noël never allowed his *affliction* - as society would see it - to discourage him. The world was against him at every step, be it the village children raised to enforce their elders bigoted perception of the quirkless, or even his oldest friend’s cool demeanor (albeit temporary), Noël was not dissuaded from his pursuit of happiness.

Things changed when Noël rekindled his friendship with Kimi Monoma, a girl who’d otherwise turned her back to him like everybody else. He had selflessly stepped in when the other village kids turned their attention to Kimi after learning she was deemed Quirkless by technicality.

While it is unknown as to whether he ever stood against his assailants in the past, *C’est L’Amour* gave us our first official face reveal of Noël, and pictures him fighting back against his bullies in *Episode 5: Allez.*

To be continued..

## Trivia

* Noël doesn't like the taste of Coca-Cola, but he drinks it for Kenji
* Noël loves to drink coffee
* Noël suffers from Depression