Barbenee

Barbenee is the femslash ship between Barbie Roberts and Renee Chao from the Barbie fandom.

Canon
Barbie and Reene are best friends. In the promotional video for Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures, Barbie dedicates the whole video to describe Renee, introducing her to the audience. Barbie says that one of the things she loves the most about Renee is how fearless she is. She also mentions how Renee really goes for it when she commits to an idea. Finally, when she mentions that Renee also doesn't forget to relax and have fun, she says "fearless and fun, what a combination!" referring to Renee.

During one of Barbie's vlogs in her YouTube channel, the depth of their relationship and how much they know each other is shown when they start naming stuff they know about one another, little details that not even they remember about themselves. When Barbie asks at one point if there's anything Renee knows about her that Barbie never told her about, she answers "yes" with no hesitation. Another important detail is revealed when Renee details exactly how Barbie snores, which makes Barbie laugh. Then, a kind of intimate, awkward moment happens between the two when Barbie says that Renee has a sensitive, soft side that she doesn't show to anyone. Renee is surprised to hear this at first, but then she agrees with Barbie, saying that it's easier to be more outgoing than to show that side of yourself. Barbie agrees and awkwardly grazes Renee's hand, making her chuckle.

Finally, they show how much they know about each other once more when Renee asks Barbie what are two things that she has in her room that no one else knows about. Barbie is quick to mention she has a yellow cat toy under her bed that not even Renee knew about. And  she also mentions that Renee still keeps the shoes she learned how to walk in, which Barbie finds cute. Renee mentions that they do know a lot about each other, which Barbie agrees with. And for the last question, Barbie shares that Renee and her always text each other goodnight before going to sleep. The both of them say "I love you to each other" and hug one another, as the video ends.

Fanon
Barbenee is a relatively rare ship in the Barbie fandom, in comparison to Barbie's most popular ships. However, it has seen an increase of shippers in recent times due to Barbie's vlogs in her YouTube channel. In her vlog with Renee, where they test how much they know about each other, many fans noticed how close the two of them were, even being awkward while touching hands. This particular interaction made fans of the ship start thinking they are more than friends and even joking that they really want "what they have." Due to the fact there are little to none fanworks for Renee in AO3, the ship doesn't have any fanfiction works there yet.

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