Niinael

Niinael is the het ship between Niina and Mikael from the Lumiponi fandom.

Canon
Niina and Mikael met on a fall day when Niina was 12 and Mikael was 14. Niina was walking Roni, the guide dog of her blind sister Anne, when the dog escaped, not responding to any of her commands as Roni had been trained to only listen to Anne. Luckily for Niina, Mikael managed to catch the dog. Niina had an instant crush on Mikael, thinking he would make the perfect boyfriend for her. As Mikael's clothes got dirty from catching the dog, Niina offered him to come to her place and get clean clothes, which he accepted.

At Niina's home, Mikael was introduced to Anne. He also learned of Niina's passion, which was knitting, and that people could pay her to make a unique piece of clothing. Mikael decided to buy something for his sister, Maria, whose birthday was soon.

Later, Niina agreed to come take photos of her best friend, Miuku, who was participating in a horse riding event. To her shock, she saw Mikael there, not knowing that the owner of the stable was, in fact, Mikael's mother. One of the photos Niina took at the event was a close-up of Mikael's face.

Niina was saddened to learn that Miuku also had a crush on Mikael, and that he had a girlfriend. Despite this, Niina continued to visit the Backlund stable and hang out with Mikael more.

The following summer, Sonja (Mikael's girlfriend) went to England, while a summer camp was held at Backlund stable. During this camp, Niina spent time with Mikael, and for a while, Niina forgot about Mikael having a girlfriend (until she was reminded of it when Mikael got a letter from her).

Eventually, the two parted ways as Mikael decided to move to Italy to live with his father after Sonja had decided to move to England. Niina, on the other hand, started hanging out with another boy, Lari. Lari had feelings for Niina, but Niina was unable to return the feelings as she still had feelings for Mikael.

Fanon
Due to the obscurity of the Lumiponi series, this pairing has barely any support online. One instance of them getting shipped is the Finnish MovieStarPlanet users Niina Lumiponista and Mikael Lumiponista dating on the website. Fanart of the two was made in 2019, suggesting the ship names Niinael and MikaNiina.

Fandom
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