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* SmartPeoplePlayChess: [[ChildProdigy Lisa]] apparently plays chess with Lily and, upon losing, suspects her of cheating.
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* SmartPeoplePlayChess: [[ChildProdigy Lisa]] apparently plays chess with another sister (unstated, but probably Lily since the others were complaining about their roommates) and, upon losing, suspects her of cheating.
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* ShoutOut: Lori mentions that Lana [[WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse once cried about snakes because they don’t have any arms.]]
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* SmartPeoplePlayChess: [[ChildProdigy Lisa]] apparently plays chess with one of her sisters and, upon losing, suspects the sister of cheating.
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* SmartPeoplePlayChess: [[ChildProdigy Lisa]] apparently plays chess with one of her sisters Lily and, upon losing, suspects the sister her of cheating.
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* TastesLikeDiabetes: InUniverse, Lynn thinks Lori's favourite anime is too sugary, with its reliance on "the power of love and friendship and butterfly kisses".
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* TastesLikeDiabetes: SweetnessAversion: InUniverse, Lynn thinks Lori's favourite anime is too sugary, with its reliance on "the power of love and friendship and butterfly kisses".
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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Downplayed. Lio has white hair like Lincoln, but dyes it black.
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We open with Lincoln informing us that this is a "special" episode (so he likely has all his sisters, although it's not outright stated), and it is unusual, even by their standards. Lisa is curious, so he clarifies that it introduces an extra Loud, who is Fic!Lincoln's twin brother. Lola expresses displeasure at the idea of "another Lincoln", but Lincoln points out that a twin is not a clone, and they go onto the story, which is aptly titled ''Lincoln's Twin Brother''.
It begins at four AM on a Saturday morning, but the brother, whose name is revealed to be Lio, is already up and about. It turns out that he wants to be first to buy a new comic book at the store and is leaving early to avoid a rush of customers. Fic!Lincoln reveals that Lio is interested in anime and manga and styled his hair after his favourite anime villain.
Lori calls Lio a weeb. Lincoln points out that liking anime doesn't make you a weeb, and Lori agrees, but states that styling your hair after an anime character ''does'' make you a weeb. Then, Lio puts on an anime longcoat, which Lori takes as further evidence of his weeb-dom. She reveals that she likes some anime, but doesn't base her entire personality on it. Lynn then critiques Lori's taste in anime, preferring more action-oriented anime, and the two argue. Then, Lucy reveals that she likes an anime about vampires that she is too young for.
Lio is about to head out, when he hears a sniffle. He fears being grounded by Fic!Rita (even though the real Rita doesn't ground her kids for waking up too early). However, Fic!Rita is absent. Lio hears the TV and is surprised, but brushes it off, until he hears crying. It's revealed that Lio hates hearing people being sad, which is described as his "weakness", even though, as Lisa points out, most people dislike hearing people being sad-- that's what empathy is.
He goes into the living room to find that it's Fic!Luan who's crying. Luan wonders why, and Lori reveals that Lana has recently cried about snakes not having arms. Lio is shocked because apparently Fic!Luan is always happy (even though, as the real Luan points out, no one is ''always'' happy) and asks her what is wrong. Fic!Luan claims that she was watching an emotional movie, but somehow Lio can tell that's a lie.
It begins at four AM on a Saturday morning, but the brother, whose name is revealed to be Lio, is already up and about. It turns out that he wants to be first to buy a new comic book at the store and is leaving early to avoid a rush of customers. Fic!Lincoln reveals that Lio is interested in anime and manga and styled his hair after his favourite anime villain.
Lori calls Lio a weeb. Lincoln points out that liking anime doesn't make you a weeb, and Lori agrees, but states that styling your hair after an anime character ''does'' make you a weeb. Then, Lio puts on an anime longcoat, which Lori takes as further evidence of his weeb-dom. She reveals that she likes some anime, but doesn't base her entire personality on it. Lynn then critiques Lori's taste in anime, preferring more action-oriented anime, and the two argue. Then, Lucy reveals that she likes an anime about vampires that she is too young for.
Lio is about to head out, when he hears a sniffle. He fears being grounded by Fic!Rita (even though the real Rita doesn't ground her kids for waking up too early). However, Fic!Rita is absent. Lio hears the TV and is surprised, but brushes it off, until he hears crying. It's revealed that Lio hates hearing people being sad, which is described as his "weakness", even though, as Lisa points out, most people dislike hearing people being sad-- that's what empathy is.
He goes into the living room to find that it's Fic!Luan who's crying. Luan wonders why, and Lori reveals that Lana has recently cried about snakes not having arms. Lio is shocked because apparently Fic!Luan is always happy (even though, as the real Luan points out, no one is ''always'' happy) and asks her what is wrong. Fic!Luan claims that she was watching an emotional movie, but somehow Lio can tell that's a lie.
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We open with Lincoln informing us that this is a "special" episode (so he likely has all his sisters, although it's not outright stated), and it is unusual, even by their standards. Lisa is curious, so he clarifies that it introduces an extra Loud, who is Fic!Lincoln's Lincoln's twin brother. Lola expresses displeasure at the idea of "another Lincoln", but Lincoln points out that a twin is not a clone, and they go onto the story, which is aptly titled ''Lincoln's Twin Brother''.
It begins at four AM on a Saturday morning, but the brother, whose name is revealed to be Lio, is already up and about. It turns out that he wants to be first to buy a new comic book at the store and is leaving early to avoid a rush of customers.Fic!Lincoln Fanfic Lincoln reveals that Lio is interested in anime and manga and styled his hair after his favourite anime villain.
Lori (the real one) calls Lio a weeb. Lincoln points out that liking anime doesn't make you a weeb, and Lori agrees, but states that styling your hair after an anime character ''does'' make you a weeb. Then, Lio puts on an anime longcoat, which Lori takes as further evidence of his weeb-dom. She reveals that she likes some anime, but doesn't base her entire personality on it. Lynn then critiques Lori's taste in anime, preferring more action-oriented anime, and the two argue. Then, Lucy reveals that she likes an anime about vampires that she is too young for.
Lio is about to head out, when he hears a sniffle. He fears being grounded byFic!Rita Rita (even though the real Rita doesn't ground her kids for waking up too early). However, Fic!Rita fanfic Rita is absent. Lio hears the TV and is surprised, but brushes it off, until he hears crying. It's revealed that Lio hates hearing people being sad, which is described as his "weakness", even though, as the real Lisa points out, most people dislike hearing people being sad-- that's what empathy is.
He goes into the living room to find that it'sFic!Luan Luan who's crying. The real Luan wonders why, and Lori reveals that Lana has recently cried about snakes not having arms. Lio is shocked because apparently Fic!Luan Luan is always happy (even though, as the real Luan points out, no one is ''always'' happy) and asks her what is wrong. Fic!Luan Fanfic Luan claims that she was watching an emotional movie, but somehow Lio can tell that's a lie.
It begins at four AM on a Saturday morning, but the brother, whose name is revealed to be Lio, is already up and about. It turns out that he wants to be first to buy a new comic book at the store and is leaving early to avoid a rush of customers.
Lori (the real one) calls Lio a weeb. Lincoln points out that liking anime doesn't make you a weeb, and Lori agrees, but states that styling your hair after an anime character ''does'' make you a weeb. Then, Lio puts on an anime longcoat, which Lori takes as further evidence of his weeb-dom. She reveals that she likes some anime, but doesn't base her entire personality on it. Lynn then critiques Lori's taste in anime, preferring more action-oriented anime, and the two argue. Then, Lucy reveals that she likes an anime about vampires that she is too young for.
Lio is about to head out, when he hears a sniffle. He fears being grounded by
He goes into the living room to find that it's
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Fic!Luan goes on, saying that she thinks her siblings don't love her, and that she's been worrying about it for a few months, even considering running away. The real Luan reveals that she too has occasionally thought of running away, scaring her siblings. Leni then gives Luan a hug that is so powerful it causes an explosion and puts the latter into a daze.
Fic!Luan reveals that she isn't very close to Fic!Luna and took up comedy to deal with loneliness. Luna points out that she and Luan are actually pretty close due to both being performers. Lio can relate-- he doesn't trust Fic!Lincoln to cheer him up when he's sad, and he has very few friends due to his shy personality. He then reveals that his interest in anime and manga is also to deal with loneliness.
Lio then talks about his and Fic!Lincoln's first day of school, and we get a flashback. Fic!Kindergartener!Lincoln and Kindergartener!Lio return home from school, crying and not wanting to go back. Kindergartener!Lio even thinks he might ''die'' if he goes back to school. Fic!Third-grader!Luan asks what's wrong, and the boys reveal that their classmates teased them for their white hair, calling them old men and albino freaks.
Lynn points out that kindergarteners don't generally know the word "albino", but Lily does. Fic!Third-grader!Luan starts telling jokes to cheer the boys up, which the real Luan rates.
The next morning, Kindergartener!Lio is still scared to go to school, so Fic!Third-grader!Luan gives him a pep talk about times he was brave, and has him wear a cape. Lori thinks that's a recipe for more teasing, but it works. He also picks up a manga at the library, starting his interest in Japanese culture.
We then go into the present briefly, where Fic!Luan is surprised that Lio remembers the incident. Another flashback shows Fic!Third-grader!Lincoln and Third-grader!Lio arguing. It turns out that Fic!Third-grader!Lincoln released the mice his teacher wanted to dissect (though only as a joke and not to save them) and Fic!Principal Huggins suspended them both for three days due to not being able to tell them apart (apparently, Lio is no longer wearing a cape). Third-grader!Lio is frustrated at being confused with Fic!Third-grader!Lincoln, so Fic!Sixth-grader!Luan suggests changing his hair and clothes, leading to Third-grader!Lio dyeing his hair black.
The hair dye came from Fic!Sixth-grader!Luan, who wanted to prank Fic!Ninth-grader!Lori or Fic!Eight-grader!Leni, even though the real Lori wouldn't mind having her hair dyed black, and the real Leni would like it. The flashback ends, and Lincoln wonders why Lio didn't forgive his fanfic counterpart. Lucy points out that forgiveness is something you earn and doesn't happen immediately, but Lincoln points out that a three-day suspension isn't that big a deal.
Lio then goes on to compliment Fic!Luan for cheering him up when he's sad, and Lincoln expresses surprise at Fic!Luan being such a major character. Luan points out that the previous OC protagonist, Nolan, had a favourite sister too: Leni.
Fic!Luan is finally feeling better, and Lio decides to stay to make sure she really is feeling better, reading the manga online instead of buying it at the store. The two watch a reality TV show, and several hours later, Lio draws a manga-stylised comic with a theme of family. He then later gets given the manga he wanted (either by Fic!Luan or Fic!Lincoln probably).
Fic!Luan reveals that she isn't very close to Fic!Luna and took up comedy to deal with loneliness. Luna points out that she and Luan are actually pretty close due to both being performers. Lio can relate-- he doesn't trust Fic!Lincoln to cheer him up when he's sad, and he has very few friends due to his shy personality. He then reveals that his interest in anime and manga is also to deal with loneliness.
Lio then talks about his and Fic!Lincoln's first day of school, and we get a flashback. Fic!Kindergartener!Lincoln and Kindergartener!Lio return home from school, crying and not wanting to go back. Kindergartener!Lio even thinks he might ''die'' if he goes back to school. Fic!Third-grader!Luan asks what's wrong, and the boys reveal that their classmates teased them for their white hair, calling them old men and albino freaks.
Lynn points out that kindergarteners don't generally know the word "albino", but Lily does. Fic!Third-grader!Luan starts telling jokes to cheer the boys up, which the real Luan rates.
The next morning, Kindergartener!Lio is still scared to go to school, so Fic!Third-grader!Luan gives him a pep talk about times he was brave, and has him wear a cape. Lori thinks that's a recipe for more teasing, but it works. He also picks up a manga at the library, starting his interest in Japanese culture.
We then go into the present briefly, where Fic!Luan is surprised that Lio remembers the incident. Another flashback shows Fic!Third-grader!Lincoln and Third-grader!Lio arguing. It turns out that Fic!Third-grader!Lincoln released the mice his teacher wanted to dissect (though only as a joke and not to save them) and Fic!Principal Huggins suspended them both for three days due to not being able to tell them apart (apparently, Lio is no longer wearing a cape). Third-grader!Lio is frustrated at being confused with Fic!Third-grader!Lincoln, so Fic!Sixth-grader!Luan suggests changing his hair and clothes, leading to Third-grader!Lio dyeing his hair black.
The hair dye came from Fic!Sixth-grader!Luan, who wanted to prank Fic!Ninth-grader!Lori or Fic!Eight-grader!Leni, even though the real Lori wouldn't mind having her hair dyed black, and the real Leni would like it. The flashback ends, and Lincoln wonders why Lio didn't forgive his fanfic counterpart. Lucy points out that forgiveness is something you earn and doesn't happen immediately, but Lincoln points out that a three-day suspension isn't that big a deal.
Lio then goes on to compliment Fic!Luan for cheering him up when he's sad, and Lincoln expresses surprise at Fic!Luan being such a major character. Luan points out that the previous OC protagonist, Nolan, had a favourite sister too: Leni.
Fic!Luan is finally feeling better, and Lio decides to stay to make sure she really is feeling better, reading the manga online instead of buying it at the store. The two watch a reality TV show, and several hours later, Lio draws a manga-stylised comic with a theme of family. He then later gets given the manga he wanted (either by Fic!Luan or Fic!Lincoln probably).
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Lio then talks about his and
Back on the couch, Lynn points out that kindergarteners don't generally know the word "albino", but Lily does.
The next morning,
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* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: Fic!Luna and Fic!Luan are distant, while the real Luna and Luan are close.
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* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: Fic!Luna The fanfic versions of Luna and Fic!Luan Luan are distant, while the real Luna and Luan are close.
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* AlbinosAreFreaks: Fic!Kindergartener!Lincoln and Kindergartener!Lio's classmates call them "albino freaks".
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* AlbinosAreFreaks: Fic!Kindergartener!Lincoln The kindergartener Lincoln and Kindergartener!Lio's Lio's classmates call them "albino freaks".
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* CoolBigSis: Lio looks up to Fic!Luan because of her cheering him up when he was sad, and inspiring his life choices.
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* CoolBigSis: Lio looks up to Fic!Luan Luan because of her cheering him up when he was sad, and inspiring his life choices.
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* DarkFic: While the flashbacks aren't that dark, the story as a whole is pretty dark, with Fic!Luan feeling useless and unloved.
* TheDitz: The fish in Fic!Third-grader!Luan's joke forgot how to swim.
* DontExplainTheJoke: Fic!Third-grader!Luan claims that a joke isn't a joke if you need to explain it.
* TheDitz: The fish in Fic!Third-grader!Luan's joke forgot how to swim.
* DontExplainTheJoke: Fic!Third-grader!Luan claims that a joke isn't a joke if you need to explain it.
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* DarkFic: While the flashbacks aren't that dark, the story as a whole is pretty dark, with Fic!Luan Luan feeling useless and unloved.
* TheDitz: The fish inFic!Third-grader!Luan's the third-grade Luan's joke in the story forgot how to swim.
* DontExplainTheJoke:Fic!Third-grader!Luan In the story, the third-grade Luan claims that a joke isn't a joke if you need to explain it.
* TheDitz: The fish in
* DontExplainTheJoke:
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* {{Fingore}}: Fic!Third-grader!Luan's joke involves a girl breaking her finger.
* FreeTheFrogs: Played with. Fic!Third-grader!Lincoln saves some mice from dissection, though as a prank and not to save them.
* FreeTheFrogs: Played with. Fic!Third-grader!Lincoln saves some mice from dissection, though as a prank and not to save them.
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* {{Fingore}}: Fic!Third-grader!Luan's joke One of the younger Luan's jokes in the story involves a girl breaking her finger.
* FreeTheFrogs: Played with.Fic!Third-grader!Lincoln In the story, the third-grade Lincoln saves some mice from dissection, though as a prank and not to save them.
* FreeTheFrogs: Played with.
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* LittleNo: Lio whispers, "No! No! NO!" when Fic!Luan reveals she feels unloved.
* LittleProfessorDialogue: Fic!Kindergartener!Lincoln and Kindergartener!Lio's classmates know the word "albino", as does ''Lily'' (though she pronounces it "abano".)
* LittleProfessorDialogue: Fic!Kindergartener!Lincoln and Kindergartener!Lio's classmates know the word "albino", as does ''Lily'' (though she pronounces it "abano".)
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* LittleNo: Lio whispers, "No! No! NO!" when Fic!Luan Luan reveals she feels unloved.
* LittleProfessorDialogue:Fic!Kindergartener!Lincoln Lincoln and Kindergartener!Lio's Lio's kindergarten classmates know the word "albino", as does ''Lily'' (though she pronounces it "abano".)
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Lio is scared to see the normally cheerful Fic!Luan sobbing.
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Lio is scared to see the normally cheerful Fic!Luan Luan sobbing.
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* OutOfCharacter: Implied. Lio fears being grounded by Fic!Rita for waking up too early, even though the real Rita shows no ill-will towards her kids waking up too early.
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* OutOfCharacter: Implied. Lio fears being grounded by Fic!Rita Rita for waking up too early, even though the real Rita shows no ill-will towards her kids waking up too early.
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** Fic!Third-grader!Luan makes jokes about a sandwich cooking when it's "bacon" lettuce and tomato, a fish "floundering", light travelling faster than sound because someone can appear "bright" until you hear them speak, stairs being "up to something", someone breaking her finger but being fine "on the other hand", and the opposite of Slim Shady being Thicc Sunny.
** In the present, Fic!Luan makes a joke about how 19 and 20 got into a fight and "21".
* TheRunaway: Discussed. Both Fic!Luan and the real Luan have thought of running away, but never actually done it.
* SadClown: Downplayed for Fic!Luan. Usually her comedic persona is genuine, but over the past few months, she has been feeling unloved, and when she initially took up comedy, it was to deal with being lonely.
** In the present, Fic!Luan makes a joke about how 19 and 20 got into a fight and "21".
* TheRunaway: Discussed. Both Fic!Luan and the real Luan have thought of running away, but never actually done it.
* SadClown: Downplayed for Fic!Luan. Usually her comedic persona is genuine, but over the past few months, she has been feeling unloved, and when she initially took up comedy, it was to deal with being lonely.
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** Fic!Third-grader!Luan In the story, a third-grade Luan makes jokes about a sandwich cooking when it's "bacon" lettuce and tomato, a fish "floundering", light travelling faster than sound because someone can appear "bright" until you hear them speak, stairs being "up to something", someone breaking her finger but being fine "on the other hand", and the opposite of Slim Shady being Thicc Sunny.
** In the present,Fic!Luan fanfic Luan makes a joke about how 19 and 20 got into a fight and "21".
* TheRunaway: Discussed. BothFic!Luan fanfic Luan and the real Luan have thought of running away, but never actually done it.
* SadClown: Downplayed forFic!Luan.fanfic Luan. Usually her comedic persona is genuine, but over the past few months, she has been feeling unloved, and when she initially took up comedy, it was to deal with being lonely.
** In the present,
* TheRunaway: Discussed. Both
* SadClown: Downplayed for
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** Fic!Lincoln and Lio both read comics, although Lio reads exclusively manga. Lincoln has read manga in canon, but his interest in comics is more culturally varied.
** A dark example-- Fic!Luan and Lio both chose their hobbies to deal with loneliness and feeling unloved.
** A dark example-- Fic!Luan and Lio both chose their hobbies to deal with loneliness and feeling unloved.
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** Fic!Lincoln Fanfic Lincoln and Lio both read comics, although Lio reads exclusively manga. Lincoln has read manga in canon, but his interest in comics is more culturally varied.
** A dark example--Fic!Luan Fanfic Luan and Lio both chose their hobbies to deal with loneliness and feeling unloved.
** A dark example--
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* SilentTreatment: When Third-grader!Lio is angry at Fic!Third-grader!Lincoln, he refuses to talk to him.
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* SilentTreatment: When Third-grader!Lio the third-grade Lio is angry at Fic!Third-grader!Lincoln, Lincoln, he refuses to talk to him.
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* StepfordSmiler: Downplayed for Fic!Luan, who usually is happy, but when she does get sad, she gets ''very'' sad but pretends to still be happy.
* StockYuck: Kindergartener!Lio promises to eat his vegetables, suggesting that he dislikes eating vegetables.
* SuperheroesWearCapes: Fic!Third-grader!Luan has Kindergartener!Lio wear a cape so that his bullies would see him as a superhero, and, despite Lori's doubts, it ''works''.
* StockYuck: Kindergartener!Lio promises to eat his vegetables, suggesting that he dislikes eating vegetables.
* SuperheroesWearCapes: Fic!Third-grader!Luan has Kindergartener!Lio wear a cape so that his bullies would see him as a superhero, and, despite Lori's doubts, it ''works''.
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* StepfordSmiler: Downplayed for Fic!Luan, fanfic Luan, who usually is happy, but when she does get sad, she gets ''very'' sad but pretends to still be happy.
* StockYuck:Kindergartener!Lio The kindergarten-aged Lio promises to eat his vegetables, suggesting that he dislikes eating vegetables.
* SuperheroesWearCapes:Fic!Third-grader!Luan In the story, Luan has Kindergartener!Lio kindergartener Lio wear a cape so that his bullies would see him as a superhero, and, despite Lori's doubts, it ''works''.
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* SuperheroesWearCapes:
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* TearsOfJoy: Fic!Luan cries tears of joy after Lio's pep talk.
* ThemeTwinNaming: Downplayed-- the brothers are (Fic!)Lincoln and Lio, but considering all the Loud siblings have "L" names, it's not really that big a deal.
* ThemeTwinNaming: Downplayed-- the brothers are (Fic!)Lincoln and Lio, but considering all the Loud siblings have "L" names, it's not really that big a deal.
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* TearsOfJoy: Fic!Luan Fanfic Luan cries tears of joy after Lio's pep talk.
* ThemeTwinNaming: Downplayed-- the brothers are(Fic!)Lincoln Lincoln and Lio, but considering all the Loud siblings have "L" names, it's not really that big a deal.
* ThemeTwinNaming: Downplayed-- the brothers are
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* YouAreGrounded: Discussed. Lio fears being grounded by Fic!Rita for waking up too early.
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* YouAreGrounded: Discussed. Lio fears being grounded by Fic!Rita Rita for waking up too early.
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Lio then goes on to compliment Fic!Luan for cheering him up when he's sad, and Lincoln expresses surprise at Fic!Luan being such a major character. Luan points out that the previous OC protagonist, Nolan, had a favourite sister too: Leni.
Fic!Luan is finally feeling better, and Lio decides to stay to make sure she really is feeling better, reading the manga online instead of buying it at the store. The two watch a reality TV show, and several hours later, Lio draws a manga-stylised comic with a theme of family. He then later gets given the manga he wanted (either by Fic!Luan or Fic!Lincoln probably).
With the story over, Lincoln asks his sisters what they thought of Lio. Lori likes his individuality, both she and Lynn want to see more of his day-to-day life, Lola still only wants one brother, Luan actually ''wants'' Lio around, and Lucy wouldn't mind having another "tormented artist" around.
* AlternateUniverseFic: This story follows the premise of "What if Lincoln had an identical twin?".
* ButYouWereThereAndYouAndYou: Implied. Lio's comic he draws features a ponytailed heroine.
* ContinuityNod: Luan remembers Nolan, who appeared in ''Lynn's Bruised Hand'' from Episode 11, and ''Nolan's Birthday'' from Episode 14.
* ContinuityNod: Luan remembers Nolan, who appeared in ''Lynn's Bruised Hand'' from Episode 11, and ''Nolan's Birthday'' from Episode 14.
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* {{Pun}}: Fic!Third-grader!Luan makes jokes about a sandwich cooking when it's "bacon" lettuce and tomato, a fish "floundering", light travelling faster than sound because someone can appear "bright" until you hear them speak, stairs being "up to something", someone breaking her finger but being fine "on the other hand", and the opposite of Slim Shady being Thicc Sunny.
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* {{Pun}}: {{Pun}}:
** Fic!Third-grader!Luan makes jokes about a sandwich cooking when it's "bacon" lettuce and tomato, a fish "floundering", light travelling faster than sound because someone can appear "bright" until you hear them speak, stairs being "up to something", someone breaking her finger but being fine "on the other hand", and the opposite of Slim Shady being ThiccSunny.Sunny.
** In the present, Fic!Luan makes a joke about how 19 and 20 got into a fight and "21".
** Fic!Third-grader!Luan makes jokes about a sandwich cooking when it's "bacon" lettuce and tomato, a fish "floundering", light travelling faster than sound because someone can appear "bright" until you hear them speak, stairs being "up to something", someone breaking her finger but being fine "on the other hand", and the opposite of Slim Shady being Thicc
** In the present, Fic!Luan makes a joke about how 19 and 20 got into a fight and "21".
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* TearsOfJoy: Fic!Luan cries tears of joy after Lio's pep talk.
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We open with Lincoln informing us that this is a "special" episode (so he likely has all his sisters, although it's not outright stated), and it is unusual, even by their standards. Lisa is curious, so he clarifies that it introduces an extra Loud, who is Fic!Lincoln's twin brother. Lola expresses displeasure at the idea of "another Lincoln", but Lincoln points out that a twin is not a clone, and they go onto the story, which is aptly titled ''Lincoln's Twin Brother''.
It begins at four AM on a Saturday morning, but the brother, whose name is revealed to be Lio, is already up and about. It turns out that he wants to be first to buy a new comic book at the store and is leaving early to avoid a rush of customers. Fic!Lincoln reveals that Lio is interested in anime and manga and styled his hair after his favourite anime villain.
Lori calls Lio a weeb. Lincoln points out that liking anime doesn't make you a weeb, and Lori agrees, but states that styling your hair after an anime character ''does'' make you a weeb. Then, Lio puts on an anime longcoat, which Lori takes as further evidence of his weeb-dom. She reveals that she likes some anime, but doesn't base her entire personality on it. Lynn then critiques Lori's taste in anime, preferring more action-oriented anime, and the two argue. Then, Lucy reveals that she likes an anime about vampires that she is too young for.
Lio is about to head out, when he hears a sniffle. He fears being grounded by Fic!Rita (even though the real Rita doesn't ground her kids for waking up too early). However, Fic!Rita is absent. Lio hears the TV and is surprised, but brushes it off, until he hears crying. It's revealed that Lio hates hearing people being sad, which is described as his "weakness", even though, as Lisa points out, most people dislike hearing people being sad-- that's what empathy is.
He goes into the living room to find that it's Fic!Luan who's crying. Luan wonders why, and Lori reveals that Lana has recently cried about snakes not having arms. Lio is shocked because apparently Fic!Luan is always happy (even though, as the real Luan points out, no one is ''always'' happy) and asks her what is wrong. Fic!Luan claims that she was watching an emotional movie, but somehow Lio can tell that's a lie.
He convinces her to open up, despite her believing he wouldn't understand, and it turns out that she is sad because she fears being seen as obnoxious. The real Loud siblings tell Luan that they don't find her obnoxious, or at least not moreso than most siblings annoying each other.
Fic!Luan goes on, saying that she thinks her siblings don't love her, and that she's been worrying about it for a few months, even considering running away. The real Luan reveals that she too has occasionally thought of running away, scaring her siblings. Leni then gives Luan a hug that is so powerful it causes an explosion and puts the latter into a daze.
Fic!Luan reveals that she isn't very close to Fic!Luna and took up comedy to deal with loneliness. Luna points out that she and Luan are actually pretty close due to both being performers. Lio can relate-- he doesn't trust Fic!Lincoln to cheer him up when he's sad, and he has very few friends due to his shy personality. He then reveals that his interest in anime and manga is also to deal with loneliness.
Lio then talks about his and Fic!Lincoln's first day of school, and we get a flashback. Fic!Kindergartener!Lincoln and Kindergartener!Lio return home from school, crying and not wanting to go back. Kindergartener!Lio even thinks he might ''die'' if he goes back to school. Fic!Third-grader!Luan asks what's wrong, and the boys reveal that their classmates teased them for their white hair, calling them old men and albino freaks.
Lynn points out that kindergarteners don't generally know the word "albino", but Lily does. Fic!Third-grader!Luan starts telling jokes to cheer the boys up, which the real Luan rates.
The next morning, Kindergartener!Lio is still scared to go to school, so Fic!Third-grader!Luan gives him a pep talk about times he was brave, and has him wear a cape. Lori thinks that's a recipe for more teasing, but it works. He also picks up a manga at the library, starting his interest in Japanese culture.
We then go into the present briefly, where Fic!Luan is surprised that Lio remembers the incident. Another flashback shows Fic!Third-grader!Lincoln and Third-grader!Lio arguing. It turns out that Fic!Third-grader!Lincoln released the mice his teacher wanted to dissect (though only as a joke and not to save them) and Fic!Principal Huggins suspended them both for three days due to not being able to tell them apart (apparently, Lio is no longer wearing a cape). Third-grader!Lio is frustrated at being confused with Fic!Third-grader!Lincoln, so Fic!Sixth-grader!Luan suggests changing his hair and clothes, leading to Third-grader!Lio dyeing his hair black.
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* AdaptationalJerkass: Apparently, the fanfic versions of the Loud siblings all don't mind seeing/hearing people sad, and they view Lio's empathy as his "weakness".
* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: Fic!Luna and Fic!Luan are distant, while the real Luna and Luan are close.
* AgeInappropriateArt: Lucy watches an anime that she is apparently way too young for.
* AlbinosAreFreaks: Fic!Kindergartener!Lincoln and Kindergartener!Lio's classmates call them "albino freaks".
* BigStupidDoodooHead: Lincoln reveals that in second grade, there was a boy in his class who called him "powdered sugar", but he wasn't very good at being a bully because it's not that mean.
* BoomerangBigot: Lynn, despite being a girl, disses Lori's favourite anime by calling it "girly".
* CoolBigSis: Lio looks up to Fic!Luan because of her cheering him up when he was sad, and inspiring his life choices.
* CopycatMockery: Lori and Lynn, while arguing over anime, mimic the characters of the other's favourite anime to make them seem unflattering.
-->'''Lynn''': "Ooooh, I'm gonna beat all those big scary monsters with the power of love and friendship and butterfly kisses!"
-->'''Lori''': "Grrr, power level this, power level that, I can solve every problem by punching it really hard!"
* DarkFic: While the flashbacks aren't that dark, the story as a whole is pretty dark, with Fic!Luan feeling useless and unloved.
* TheDitz: The fish in Fic!Third-grader!Luan's joke forgot how to swim.
* DontExplainTheJoke: Fic!Third-grader!Luan claims that a joke isn't a joke if you need to explain it.
* EvenNerdsHaveStandards: Lori and Lynn like anime, but they agree that styling your hair after an anime character makes you a weeb.
* EvilIsCool: InUniverse, Lio's favourite anime character is a villain.
* {{Fingore}}: Fic!Third-grader!Luan's joke involves a girl breaking her finger.
* FreeTheFrogs: Played with. Fic!Third-grader!Lincoln saves some mice from dissection, though as a prank and not to save them.
* HiddenDepths: Lori, Lynn, and Lucy watch anime, and Lily knows what an albino is.
* LittleNo: Lio whispers, "No! No! NO!" when Fic!Luan reveals she feels unloved.
* LittleProfessorDialogue: Fic!Kindergartener!Lincoln and Kindergartener!Lio's classmates know the word "albino", as does ''Lily'' (though she pronounces it "abano".)
* NearDeathExperience: Apparently, Luan has a tape in her collection called "Lincoln almost dies".
* NiceGuy: Lio's defining trait besides his being, as Lori puts it, a weeb, is his empathy.
* NoodleIncident:
** Lana once cried about snakes, and it had something to do with them not having arms.
** When the sisters give examples of their siblings' annoying behaviours, Lisa reveals that she was beaten at chess by an unknown sister, who Lisa is certain cheats.
** Luan apparently has a video tape called "Lincoln almost dies".
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Lio is scared to see the normally cheerful Fic!Luan sobbing.
* OriginalCharacter: Lio is not a canon ''Loud House'' character.
* OutOfCharacter: Implied. Lio fears being grounded by Fic!Rita for waking up too early, even though the real Rita shows no ill-will towards her kids waking up too early.
* {{Pun}}: Fic!Third-grader!Luan makes jokes about a sandwich cooking when it's "bacon" lettuce and tomato, a fish "floundering", light travelling faster than sound because someone can appear "bright" until you hear them speak, stairs being "up to something", someone breaking her finger but being fine "on the other hand", and the opposite of Slim Shady being Thicc Sunny.
* TheRunaway: Discussed. Both Fic!Luan and the real Luan have thought of running away, but never actually done it.
* SadClown: Downplayed for Fic!Luan. Usually her comedic persona is genuine, but over the past few months, she has been feeling unloved, and when she initially took up comedy, it was to deal with being lonely.
* SayMyName: Lincoln exclaims, "Lola!" when Lola calls Luan annoying.
* SharedFamilyQuirks:
** Fic!Lincoln and Lio both read comics, although Lio reads exclusively manga. Lincoln has read manga in canon, but his interest in comics is more culturally varied.
** A dark example-- Fic!Luan and Lio both chose their hobbies to deal with loneliness and feeling unloved.
* ShrinkingViolet: Apparently, Lio is shy and has hardly any friends.
* SilentTreatment: When Third-grader!Lio is angry at Fic!Third-grader!Lincoln, he refuses to talk to him.
* SingleMindedTwins: Discussed. Lola is initially concerned that if Lincoln had a twin brother, it'd be like having two Lincolns, but he points out that it wouldn't necessarily be the case.
* SmartPeoplePlayChess: [[ChildProdigy Lisa]] apparently plays chess with one of her sisters and, upon losing, suspects the sister of cheating.
* StepfordSmiler: Downplayed for Fic!Luan, who usually is happy, but when she does get sad, she gets ''very'' sad but pretends to still be happy.
* StockYuck: Kindergartener!Lio promises to eat his vegetables, suggesting that he dislikes eating vegetables.
* SuperheroesWearCapes: Fic!Third-grader!Luan has Kindergartener!Lio wear a cape so that his bullies would see him as a superhero, and, despite Lori's doubts, it ''works''.
* TastesLikeDiabetes: InUniverse, Lynn thinks Lori's favourite anime is too sugary, with its reliance on "the power of love and friendship and butterfly kisses".
* ThemeTwinNaming: Downplayed-- the brothers are (Fic!)Lincoln and Lio, but considering all the Loud siblings have "L" names, it's not really that big a deal.
* WingdingEyes: When Leni hugs Luan, the latter gets heart-shaped pupils and rainbow-coloured sclerae.
* YouAreGrounded: Discussed. Lio fears being grounded by Fic!Rita for waking up too early.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Downplayed. Lio has white hair like Lincoln, but dyes it black.
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It begins at four AM on a Saturday morning, but the brother, whose name is revealed to be Lio, is already up and about. It turns out that he wants to be first to buy a new comic book at the store and is leaving early to avoid a rush of customers. Fic!Lincoln reveals that Lio is interested in anime and manga and styled his hair after his favourite anime villain.
Lori calls Lio a weeb. Lincoln points out that liking anime doesn't make you a weeb, and Lori agrees, but states that styling your hair after an anime character ''does'' make you a weeb. Then, Lio puts on an anime longcoat, which Lori takes as further evidence of his weeb-dom. She reveals that she likes some anime, but doesn't base her entire personality on it. Lynn then critiques Lori's taste in anime, preferring more action-oriented anime, and the two argue. Then, Lucy reveals that she likes an anime about vampires that she is too young for.
Lio is about to head out, when he hears a sniffle. He fears being grounded by Fic!Rita (even though the real Rita doesn't ground her kids for waking up too early). However, Fic!Rita is absent. Lio hears the TV and is surprised, but brushes it off, until he hears crying. It's revealed that Lio hates hearing people being sad, which is described as his "weakness", even though, as Lisa points out, most people dislike hearing people being sad-- that's what empathy is.
He goes into the living room to find that it's Fic!Luan who's crying. Luan wonders why, and Lori reveals that Lana has recently cried about snakes not having arms. Lio is shocked because apparently Fic!Luan is always happy (even though, as the real Luan points out, no one is ''always'' happy) and asks her what is wrong. Fic!Luan claims that she was watching an emotional movie, but somehow Lio can tell that's a lie.
He convinces her to open up, despite her believing he wouldn't understand, and it turns out that she is sad because she fears being seen as obnoxious. The real Loud siblings tell Luan that they don't find her obnoxious, or at least not moreso than most siblings annoying each other.
Fic!Luan goes on, saying that she thinks her siblings don't love her, and that she's been worrying about it for a few months, even considering running away. The real Luan reveals that she too has occasionally thought of running away, scaring her siblings. Leni then gives Luan a hug that is so powerful it causes an explosion and puts the latter into a daze.
Fic!Luan reveals that she isn't very close to Fic!Luna and took up comedy to deal with loneliness. Luna points out that she and Luan are actually pretty close due to both being performers. Lio can relate-- he doesn't trust Fic!Lincoln to cheer him up when he's sad, and he has very few friends due to his shy personality. He then reveals that his interest in anime and manga is also to deal with loneliness.
Lio then talks about his and Fic!Lincoln's first day of school, and we get a flashback. Fic!Kindergartener!Lincoln and Kindergartener!Lio return home from school, crying and not wanting to go back. Kindergartener!Lio even thinks he might ''die'' if he goes back to school. Fic!Third-grader!Luan asks what's wrong, and the boys reveal that their classmates teased them for their white hair, calling them old men and albino freaks.
Lynn points out that kindergarteners don't generally know the word "albino", but Lily does. Fic!Third-grader!Luan starts telling jokes to cheer the boys up, which the real Luan rates.
The next morning, Kindergartener!Lio is still scared to go to school, so Fic!Third-grader!Luan gives him a pep talk about times he was brave, and has him wear a cape. Lori thinks that's a recipe for more teasing, but it works. He also picks up a manga at the library, starting his interest in Japanese culture.
We then go into the present briefly, where Fic!Luan is surprised that Lio remembers the incident. Another flashback shows Fic!Third-grader!Lincoln and Third-grader!Lio arguing. It turns out that Fic!Third-grader!Lincoln released the mice his teacher wanted to dissect (though only as a joke and not to save them) and Fic!Principal Huggins suspended them both for three days due to not being able to tell them apart (apparently, Lio is no longer wearing a cape). Third-grader!Lio is frustrated at being confused with Fic!Third-grader!Lincoln, so Fic!Sixth-grader!Luan suggests changing his hair and clothes, leading to Third-grader!Lio dyeing his hair black.
!! This episode provides examples of
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* AdaptationalJerkass: Apparently, the fanfic versions of the Loud siblings all don't mind seeing/hearing people sad, and they view Lio's empathy as his "weakness".
* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: Fic!Luna and Fic!Luan are distant, while the real Luna and Luan are close.
* AgeInappropriateArt: Lucy watches an anime that she is apparently way too young for.
* AlbinosAreFreaks: Fic!Kindergartener!Lincoln and Kindergartener!Lio's classmates call them "albino freaks".
* BigStupidDoodooHead: Lincoln reveals that in second grade, there was a boy in his class who called him "powdered sugar", but he wasn't very good at being a bully because it's not that mean.
* BoomerangBigot: Lynn, despite being a girl, disses Lori's favourite anime by calling it "girly".
* CoolBigSis: Lio looks up to Fic!Luan because of her cheering him up when he was sad, and inspiring his life choices.
* CopycatMockery: Lori and Lynn, while arguing over anime, mimic the characters of the other's favourite anime to make them seem unflattering.
-->'''Lynn''': "Ooooh, I'm gonna beat all those big scary monsters with the power of love and friendship and butterfly kisses!"
-->'''Lori''': "Grrr, power level this, power level that, I can solve every problem by punching it really hard!"
* DarkFic: While the flashbacks aren't that dark, the story as a whole is pretty dark, with Fic!Luan feeling useless and unloved.
* TheDitz: The fish in Fic!Third-grader!Luan's joke forgot how to swim.
* DontExplainTheJoke: Fic!Third-grader!Luan claims that a joke isn't a joke if you need to explain it.
* EvenNerdsHaveStandards: Lori and Lynn like anime, but they agree that styling your hair after an anime character makes you a weeb.
* EvilIsCool: InUniverse, Lio's favourite anime character is a villain.
* {{Fingore}}: Fic!Third-grader!Luan's joke involves a girl breaking her finger.
* FreeTheFrogs: Played with. Fic!Third-grader!Lincoln saves some mice from dissection, though as a prank and not to save them.
* HiddenDepths: Lori, Lynn, and Lucy watch anime, and Lily knows what an albino is.
* LittleNo: Lio whispers, "No! No! NO!" when Fic!Luan reveals she feels unloved.
* LittleProfessorDialogue: Fic!Kindergartener!Lincoln and Kindergartener!Lio's classmates know the word "albino", as does ''Lily'' (though she pronounces it "abano".)
* NearDeathExperience: Apparently, Luan has a tape in her collection called "Lincoln almost dies".
* NiceGuy: Lio's defining trait besides his being, as Lori puts it, a weeb, is his empathy.
* NoodleIncident:
** Lana once cried about snakes, and it had something to do with them not having arms.
** When the sisters give examples of their siblings' annoying behaviours, Lisa reveals that she was beaten at chess by an unknown sister, who Lisa is certain cheats.
** Luan apparently has a video tape called "Lincoln almost dies".
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Lio is scared to see the normally cheerful Fic!Luan sobbing.
* OriginalCharacter: Lio is not a canon ''Loud House'' character.
* OutOfCharacter: Implied. Lio fears being grounded by Fic!Rita for waking up too early, even though the real Rita shows no ill-will towards her kids waking up too early.
* {{Pun}}: Fic!Third-grader!Luan makes jokes about a sandwich cooking when it's "bacon" lettuce and tomato, a fish "floundering", light travelling faster than sound because someone can appear "bright" until you hear them speak, stairs being "up to something", someone breaking her finger but being fine "on the other hand", and the opposite of Slim Shady being Thicc Sunny.
* TheRunaway: Discussed. Both Fic!Luan and the real Luan have thought of running away, but never actually done it.
* SadClown: Downplayed for Fic!Luan. Usually her comedic persona is genuine, but over the past few months, she has been feeling unloved, and when she initially took up comedy, it was to deal with being lonely.
* SayMyName: Lincoln exclaims, "Lola!" when Lola calls Luan annoying.
* SharedFamilyQuirks:
** Fic!Lincoln and Lio both read comics, although Lio reads exclusively manga. Lincoln has read manga in canon, but his interest in comics is more culturally varied.
** A dark example-- Fic!Luan and Lio both chose their hobbies to deal with loneliness and feeling unloved.
* ShrinkingViolet: Apparently, Lio is shy and has hardly any friends.
* SilentTreatment: When Third-grader!Lio is angry at Fic!Third-grader!Lincoln, he refuses to talk to him.
* SingleMindedTwins: Discussed. Lola is initially concerned that if Lincoln had a twin brother, it'd be like having two Lincolns, but he points out that it wouldn't necessarily be the case.
* SmartPeoplePlayChess: [[ChildProdigy Lisa]] apparently plays chess with one of her sisters and, upon losing, suspects the sister of cheating.
* StepfordSmiler: Downplayed for Fic!Luan, who usually is happy, but when she does get sad, she gets ''very'' sad but pretends to still be happy.
* StockYuck: Kindergartener!Lio promises to eat his vegetables, suggesting that he dislikes eating vegetables.
* SuperheroesWearCapes: Fic!Third-grader!Luan has Kindergartener!Lio wear a cape so that his bullies would see him as a superhero, and, despite Lori's doubts, it ''works''.
* TastesLikeDiabetes: InUniverse, Lynn thinks Lori's favourite anime is too sugary, with its reliance on "the power of love and friendship and butterfly kisses".
* ThemeTwinNaming: Downplayed-- the brothers are (Fic!)Lincoln and Lio, but considering all the Loud siblings have "L" names, it's not really that big a deal.
* WingdingEyes: When Leni hugs Luan, the latter gets heart-shaped pupils and rainbow-coloured sclerae.
* YouAreGrounded: Discussed. Lio fears being grounded by Fic!Rita for waking up too early.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Downplayed. Lio has white hair like Lincoln, but dyes it black.
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