Lincoln has brought along Lisa, Lori, Luna, and Lily. Lincoln apologises for the "four weirdos" who showed up in Episode 17 and it's revealed that Lincoln had to go to the ER because of what Kirby did. Lincoln announces that they will be reading Hughs and Kisses, prompting Lori, Luna, and Lisa to gush and him and Lily to roll their eyes.
It begins with fanfic Mrs. Johnson telling her class to pick a random country to study the culture and history of. Lincoln gets England (which, as Lisa points out, is not a sovereign country). On the way home, Lincoln tells Clyde that he's thinking of asking Hugh for information but is unsure (and Luna, back on the couch, gushes about Ms. Dimartino, only to be scolded by Lori because of Lily). Fanfic Clyde says, "Even Lori?" when told about the sisters' lust and Lincoln (the real one) tells Lori she was the worst, causing an argument over who was the worst, with everyone coming to the conclusion that it was Leni.
Fanfic Lincoln decides to bring Lily over to meet Hugh (after all, she didn't fall for him and she's just a baby). So Clyde goes off to find Ms. Shrivinas to learn about India, while Lincoln and Lily go off to see Fic!Hugh. When they get to his office, he freaks out upon seeing Lily, which the real Louds point out is odd. Thankfully, Hugh warms up to Lily quickly, making the real Lily proud.
Fanfic Hugh reveals that he's now afraid of the rest of the Loud sisters, making the real Luna a bit put-out. Fanfic Lincoln and Hugh study, while Lily plays with a conveniently-placed toy. When they're done, Lincoln goes home, but apparently he smells of bangers and mash, then Lily says Hugh's name. The family begins to talk about Hugh (During the gushing, Luan mentions "British standup", to the confusion of Lori (the real one) and the real Lisa starts complaining about the lack of body language and expressions).
The next day, the fanfic counterparts of Lincoln and Lily go back to Hugh's dorm, but Lincoln is sleep deprived and he explains that his love-crazed sisters kept him awake last night. Lily poops her diaper and accidentally gets poop in Hugh's dorm... that requires a hazmat team and will take a week to clean up.
Fanfic Lincoln suggests studying at his place while the dorm is being cleaned, but Hugh is terrified at the idea. Unfortunately, no one else is available. At the house, Lincoln and Hugh study in the former's room with the door barricaded and the sisters try to break down the door. The real Lori points out the similarities to a horror film and Lincoln helps her put it in perspective by having her imagine nine Clydes. Then, the non-Lily sisters on the couch apologise.
Fanfic Hugh escapes through the emergency slide and Lincoln tells his sisters off, including Lori and Lucy for having boyfriends— even though, as Lori points out, Edwin isn't real and Lucy and Rocky didn't go on more than two dates.
When the report is done, fanfic Lincoln wants to thank Hugh and sees an auditorium where people are acting out a fight. Later, at the Loud house, Hugh shows up looking angry and seems to be wanting to hit Lincoln for being "ungrateful". The fanfic sisters get very angry (as does Lisa when her fanfic self mentions her ratio of attraction without specifying what to).
Fanfic Lori takes Hugh away, lifting him by his pants, surprising the real Lincoln. Lisa points out that maybe it's hysterical strength and Luna reveals that Lori once got hysterically strong saving a three-year-old Lincoln from a falling piano. Lincoln realises this is especially amazing, since if he was three that would make her nine. Then, Hugh comes back and it's revealed that he was only pretending to be mean (although, as Lori points out, it's a bit unnecessary because the report is done and he's not needed anymore).
Fanfic Lincoln gives his report and gets praise despite his misuse of "indigenous", but when Hugh shows up, the girl classmates and Mrs. Johnson pass out.
The episode ends with Lincoln thanking the person who sent the story in because his sisters needed to see it.
This episode provides examples of
- Big "NO!": Fanfic Hugh imagines the girls trying to kiss him and him shouting, "NO! NO! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!".
- Cargo Ship: Discussed In-Universe when Lori is grossed out by the implication that fanfic Luan and Mr. Coconuts are an item.
- Department of Redundancy Department: One sentence in the fanfic is, "'Thanks', Lincoln thanked."
- Dirty Kid: Discussed when fanfic Lincoln points out that it'd be creepy if Lily fell for Hugh, and the real Louds point out that it's creepy that Hugh in the story worries that Lily will fall for him.
- Face Palm: Fanfic Lincoln facepalms when Lily says, "Hugh!".
- Fainting: All the females, including Mrs. Johnson, in the class pass out upon seeing Hugh at the end of the story.
- Fantasy Sequence: At the thought of going back to the Loud house, fanfic Hugh imagines the sisters (sans Lily) ravishing him in their colours from the theme song.
- First-Name Basis: Pointed out when Lisa mentions that fanfic Lincoln is lucky that there is only one "Hugh" in the university and he didn't even have to mention Hugh's surname.
- Flowery Insult: Lori says that Clyde has "the physique of a seven-year-old with leukaemia".
- Full-Name Ultimatum: Fanfic Hugh says, "Lincoln Loud!" when pretending to be angry.
- Hollywood Cuisine: Exaggerated— fanfic Hugh, being British, wears cologne that smells of bangers and mash.
- I Resemble That Remark!: Subverted. Lori nearly shouts her denial of shouting, but then corrects herself.
- Me's a Crowd: Discussed when Lincoln tells Lori to imagine nine Clydes fawning over her to try to put herself in Hugh's shoes.
- Narrating the Obvious: Lisa says that the narrator should not state the obvious when the narrator points out that the girls were disgusted after they clearly acted disgusted.
- Pun:
- When fanfic Hugh says, "I can't bare to go through that!", Lisa quips that she'd like to see him bare to go through anything.
- Fanfic Luna claims she and the others have a sweet tooth for eye candy.
- Shout-Out: Luna starts singing "Whatta Man" when Hugh is brought up.
- Sleep Deprivation: Fanfic Lincoln ends up sleepy because his sisters kept him awake gushing about Hugh.
- Speak in Unison: The fanfic sisters say, "He's so—-" in unison about Hugh.
- Take That!: When fanfic Mrs. Johnson says, "It's a big world after all", Luna nearly starts singing to the tune of "It's a Small World", but Lori tells her not to.
- Twitchy Eye: Lisa's eye twitches in annoyance at a grammatically-incorrect sentence.
- Vulgar Humour: Lori and Luna start blushing when Lincoln wonders what sort of toy a grown man might have.
- Would Hurt a Child: Subverted. It seems as though fanfic Hugh wants to hit Lincoln but he's just acting.
- Zero-Approval Gambit: Fanfic Lincoln's way of thanking Hugh for helping him. They trick the girls into thinking Hugh is actually a bully, causing them to lose interest in him.
