Noénique

DomiNoé is the het ship between Dominique de Sade and Noé Archiviste from the The Case Study of Vanitas fandom.

Canon
Noé is incredibly close to Dominique, and the two of them grew up together alongside with her brother, Louis, when their grandfather took him in and brought him to Castle de Sade. She was one of Noé's first friends. Noé, Dominique, and Louis would often spend a lot of time together. Noé and Dominique were always kind and friendly to one another. The two of them would play together very often, and even danced beneath the blue moon. After Louis’s death the two seemed to become even closer because of their mutual shared suffering, with Noé encouraging Domi to grow out her hair again and giving her confidence in herself. Dominique on the other hand constantly worried about Noé and how he was blaming himself for Louis' death. Noé said to Dominique that her worrying about him made him happy since she cared a lot for him.

Noé sees Dominique as the most precious thing in his life and something he needs to protect. He is willing to drink Vanitas’s blood without consent, (something Noé has despised since the start of the manga) to protect Dominique. The desire to protect Dominique also stems from Noé's inability to protect her brother back when they were kids.

At the beginning of the manga, Noé and Dominique seem to have a playful friendship. Domi teased Noé quite frequently and even joked around and introduced herself as Noé’s fiancée. Domi also put a collar on him to stop him from getting lost as she took him to Ball Masque. The two dance together at the Ball Masque and Domi teases him about how she's glad he didn't forget how to dance after spending a long time as a "hermit." Noé replies that he couldn't because she had constantly installed dancing in his mind when they were very young. On multiple occasions throughout the Manga, Domi has shown interest in Noé romantically, however, Noé is unaware and oblivious of Domi's feelings for him.

Quotes
"Domi, you always worry about me. It makes me really happy, you know."

- Noé to Dominique. "Domi. You aren’t ever going to grow your hair out again? Oh... it’s not that I don’t like it this way. It looks good on you, of course, it’s just… I like it… when you have long hair, too. It just feels so much like you’re Domi then, and… I really like it"

- Noé to Dominique about her hair.

Fanon
DomiNoé is the most popular ship for Dominique and the second most popular ship for Noé. It is rivaled by VaNoé and DomiJeanne. Many fans who ship DomiNoé also ship another popular pairing VaniJeanne as a side-pairing. Fans like to ship DomiNoé because of the mutual trust and care Dominique and Noé have for each other. It is also popular for the Childhood Friends trope and the Unrequited Love trope.

Currently on AO3, DomiNoé has 173 works.

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Trivia

 * Dominique and Noé have danced beneath the blue moon in Castle de Sade.
 * Dominique calls Noé by the nickname "Mon Chéri" which stands for "My Dear."