Lennabel

Lennabel is the femslash ship between Lenore and Annabel Lee from the Nevermore fandom.

History
Lenore and Annabel Lee were the daughters of noble families, from New York and London respectively. After attempting to flee from being married to a suitor, Lenore and her brother Theo get into an accident, which results in Theo’s death and Lenore sustaining a major injury in her hip. Lenore is deemed hysterical and confined to the attic of her home. One day, Lenore receives a visit from Annabel Lee, allowing her to leave the attic for the first time. In their first meeting, Annabel Lee says that she believes they can help each other and wants to be friends with her. Lenore is easily drawn to her and accepts.

Six months into their friendship, Annabel sits with Lenore, who is playing one of Theo’s compositions on the piano. Annabel compliments Lenore’s talent, but Lenore replies that she is merely an accompanist at best; In the past, she would accompany Theo’s violin playing. Annabel still believes she makes a lovely soloist, requesting Lenore to write her a song, but Lenore says she can’t. Annabel replies that it’s a shame, and starts to depart with one final goodbye. Annabel explains that she’s traveling to the city for the social season and will never return, as she will have to be engaged afterwards. She vowed only to marry a man who can beat her in a game of chess, which is how she has avoided being engaged for three years, but now the fun must come to a stop. Lenore asks if this is what Annabel truly wants, to which Annabel replies it hardly matters. Lenore insists that it does, asking her again if this is what she wants. Annabel breaks, screaming of course not, that it’s like death. But it is inevitable. Lenore begs Annabel to visit her again, where Annabel reveals that this whole arrangement was because Lenore’s father wanted Annabel to serve as a good, ladylike influence on Lenore. Lenore asks if this was all an act then. Annabel says that everything in her life is an act, though Lenore doesn’t believe her. As Annabel leaves, Lenore screams that she knows it isn’t true.

After Annabel’s departure, Lenore disguises herself as a man, packing a bunch of belongings including a song she wrote for Annabel Lee. She burns the house down and leaves. While Annabel has dinner with Lenore’s parents and her next potential suitor, Lenore’s father is informed about the fire. Annabel asks about his daughter, to which he replies he has no daughter. Annabel, worried about Lenore’s wellbeing, starts having a panic attack, but her father forces her to stop it.

That night, Annabel has a nightmare about Lenore's ghost, feeling partly responsible for Lenore’s supposed death. Annabel insists that Lenore was doomed from the start, that all madwomen die twice. Lenore’s ghost asks how long Annabel has been mad, saying that one day people will realize Annabel is a madwoman too. In the morning, Annabel’s maid says that a mysterious visitor has arrived asking for her. Her father introduces the suitor as "Leo Vandernacht", and Annabel is shocked to see that this man is actually Lenore in disguise. Lenore kisses her hand, saying it's a pleasure to meet her. Annabel faints shortly after, and Lenore falls as well in an attempt to catch her. Once returning to consciousness, Annabel Lee apologizes, saying she's not sure what happened. Lenore smoothly replies that it seems Annabel Lee has fallen for her.

After an unknown period of time, Lenore and Annabel die. It is only known that Annabel died before her wedding.

Nevermore
After their deaths, Lenore and Annabel Lee find themselves on the shore with no memory of their lives. Lenore saves Annabel from an orb of what is presumably a soul. The two introduce themselves and Lenore helps Annabel up, blushing as she takes her hand. They run towards a building at the top of a cliff, hoping to find help there. On the way, they encounter a beast. Lenore shields Annabel, saying she'll protect her. The two continue to run, as the orbs warn them not to, and make their way into Nevermore Academy. Lenore is worried from a vision she saw. She voices her worries to Annabel, who replies that this is merely a dream. Lenore and Annabel make a promise to watch out for each other until they wake up. Inside, they're met by two deans, who inform them that they're enrolled in the academy, and that they're both dead. The Deans take them to their class. To demonstrate spectres to the class, the Deans whisper to Annabel how she died, which transforms her into her spectre. Lenore yells at the them for putting Annabel through such pain.

While Annabel is recovering, Lenore makes friends with her roommate Morella and fellow delinquent Duke. In the common room, Lenore asks where Annabel Lee is. Ada, Annabel’s roommate, questions if Annabel even wants to see Lenore. Lenore insists that they are friends. Back in the dorms, Morella requests for Lenore to stay here, where it's safe. Lenore concedes, because she won’t leave this place without Annabel Lee.

The next day, Annabel Lee starts teaming with Morella and denies being friends with Lenore. Upon seeing Lenore in class, Annabel blushes. But she acts distant, kindly telling Lenore that she didn’t mean to give the impression that they were friends and to leave her alone. Duke comforts Lenore saying that Annabel Lee is too much of a priss to keep up with people like them anyways.

The next lesson is a maze trial, where students encounter different phobias. Lenore partners with Duke and Annabel with Ada. In a room with monsters, Lenore saves Morella, though finds herself being attacked by the monsters. Annabel helps Morella fight them off, telling Morella that her friends can flee. As Lenore is running, she gets held down by monsters again, and Annabel immediately swoops in to destroy the monsters and bring Lenore out of the room.

Quote
"Charmed to meet you, Lenore."

- Annabel Lee, Ep. 1 and 22

"Well… it appears that you’ve fallen for me, Annabel Lee."

- ”Leo”, Ep. 65

Fanon
As the main romance of the webtoon, Lennabel is the most popular ship in the fandom.

Fandom

 * FAN FICTION

Trivia

 * Lenore and Annabel Lee, like all of the students, are named after Edgar Allen Poe poems. Both Lenore and Annabel Lee (as well The Raven, which mentions a Lenore) are about a dead lover.