IsaLeslie

"I loved. I love my home. I loved Leslie [...] I could stay strong, because I had that tune with me [...] I must live for myself, to give purpose to Leslie´s life [...] I was unbelievably frustrated to find out he had been killed..."

- Isabella's thoughts

IsaLeslie is the het ship between Isabella and Leslie from The Promised Neverland fandom.

Anime
When Isabella was a child, she often went to the same tree, where Leslie sat and played a song in his guitar. Once, he played her a melody he liked a lot, and Isabella sat nearby and heard him play it. Months later, Leslie was "adopted", and it was his time to leave. Isabella was pretty sad the day he left. When it was Isabella's time to go, she was chosen to be a mother instead, so she went through training. Years passed by, she got pregnant and gave birth to Ray. One time she was walking near the wall, she heard a little kid humming the melody Leslie played her years ago, and she was shocked to realize Ray was his son.

The time passed by and Isabella officially became a mother, taking care of the kids in her respective farm. When she discovered that Emma, Norman, Don and Gilda were already aware of the fact they were being raised as food for the Demons, she made up a plan and told them Norman was going to be the next to get "adopted". When it was Norman's time to leave, Emma jumped to his arms and hugged him. Isabella reacted with a surprised face, as if she was remembering Leslie's departure.

Months passed and Emma, Ray and the other kids were ready to escape. After Ray burnt the farm and everyone escaped, Isabella went behind them. When she finally reached them, she could see that Emma was the only one left to cross the cliff, she knew she couldn't do nothing else. After she crossed, she remembered the time she passed with Leslie. Instead of trying to stop them, she wished them luck, and told herself that they should try to live the life the deceased children and Leslie couldn't live.

Manga
There is actually no big difference between the manga and anime. It's only when Emma, Ray and the others are escaping, that Isabella says to herself:

"I loved. I love my home. I loved Leslie. I love... I could stay strong, because I had that tune with me. I have no regrets. After all, this was the path I chose for myself. I can't change the world. What would my death do? If anything, I need to make the best of what I do have. I must provide all the love inside of me. I must let them live as long as possible.

''This children know nothing. He's no longer around. I must live for myself, to give purpose to Leslie's life. I wanted to live longer than anybody else. I was unbelievably frustrated to find out he had been killed. I can't do or change a single thing. And that's exactly why...''

''I wanted to do the least I could do... to live, as a human they couldn't eat! I suppose it doesn't matter anymore. This is my defeat. Those children have escaped. I am now an useless keeper who couldn't protect her own goods. Just now, all of my efforts to reach the top have been utterly destroyed. No matter how hard I try to capture those children again, I...''

''Perhaps if I had kept Krone around... If I hadn't let Norman see the other side of the wall that day... The result may have been different.''

''No. it's useless to think of 'what if'. In any case it still remains true that I wasn't able to see through the growth of those children. This is my defeat.''

''They were so small... all of the used to be... so small... I wish I could have just loved them normally.''

Farewell, stay safe.

If the world will permit it, I sincerely hope you all find a light at the end of the tunnel."

Songs

 * Isabella's Lullaby | Takahiro Obata
 * The official soundtrack of Leslie's melody, officially called "Isabella's Lullaby"

Fanon
When Isabella's backstory was revealed, many fans stop hating her like they did before, and started having a soft spot on her. This ship is really loved due to the fact that both of them were shown to be interested in one another, showing that Isabella did care for something and someone, and her purpose on living was thanks to him.

It's a popular ship in the fandom. Although Leslie just appeared in a really short time, It was enough to show us how much both cared for each other. You can see it as Leslie only played his song to her, and how he smiled to her when he was leaving, so she wouldn't be sad anymore.

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