History Fanfic / NoSuchLuckNoSuchLove

* WhyCouldntYouBeDifferent: In Chapter 13 when his father addresses him as "Future Superstar", Lincoln realizes that his father expects him, as a boy, to love and play sports like Lynn Jr.

* AllTakeAndNoGive: While venting to Lori, one of the things Lincoln brings up is how he has to jump through hoops and bribe them with chocolate and doing their chores before they do anything for him, but when it's the other way around they expect him to do whatever they want without question or benefit to himself.

** It also does this to AdultsAreUseless. Their parental favoritism towards their daughters is the cause of the girls treating their brother as mentioned above. Lynn Sr. tries to force Lincoln into something that interests 'him' and only makes Lincoln realize he isn't the kind of son his dad wanted. Not only is their behavior causing their son to lose respect for them, but their daughters as well. Lisa is quick to point out any hypocrisy their parents carry out, and Lori chews them out for forgetting to talk to their son then flat out promotes herself to be her younger siblings parent, since Rita and Lynn Sr. clearly can't do the job themselves.

* BrokenPedastal: The revelation in chapter 17 that neither of them told Lincoln they knew he'd been lying has caused Lori to lose respect for her parents 'as' parents as she makes clear in chapter 18 when she decides if they are too incompetent to look after their children then she will have to do it herself.

* PrecisionFStrike: Happens in Chapter 16 when [[spoiler: Lincoln slaps Lynn for trying to apologize to him]].

* PromotionToParent: Lori has effectively promoted 'herself' to parent as of chapter 18 after realizing how much Rita and Lynn Sr. have screwed up with Lincoln. As shown with the way she handles Lola's punishment for swearing. She doesn't yell or threaten her like an aggressive big sister, but forces the girl to admit what she did wrong, makes her wash her mouth out with soap then comforts her as she sobs as a responsible parent should.

* ArmorPiercingSlap: [[spoiler:When Lynn tries to apologize to Lincoln during dinner for how she treated him, he slaps her in the face hard enough to cause her a lot of pain.]]
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Chapter 12 has [[spoiler:Ronnie Anne]] ask Lincoln if he still loves his family despite what they did. Lincoln can't give a direct answer.

* IHaveNoSon: At first, Lincoln doesn't outright tell his family that he's disowning them, but whenever the story focuses on him, his sisters (except for Lily) and parents are referred to as his "ex-sisters" and "ex-parents", respectively. In Chapter 12, he admits to [[spoiler:Ronnie Anne]] that, at the very least, he no longer considers Rita and Lynn Sr. to be his parents. In Chapter 16, he finally tells his family straight to their faces that he only considers Lily to be his family.

* PrecisionFStrike: Happens in Chapter 16 when [[spoiler:Lincoln slaps Lynn for trying to apologize to him]].

** In Chapter 16, when Lynn apologizes to Lincoln for blaming him for her loss, he [[spoiler:slaps her in the face]] and refuses to forgive her, then he delivers a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech about how one apology won't suffice. [[DisproportionateRestitution After everything he went through, a simple "I'm sorry" won't cut it]].

-->'''Lincoln:''' ''(Tone starting out genuine, but eventually turning sarcastic)'' OH!, Right. I'm sorry about that Lynn, I'm just going to say it's all water under the bridge cause [[spoiler:your cheek no longer hurts]] cause I've said sorry.

-->'''Lincoln:''' THAT'S MY POINT EXACTLY LYNN! [[spoiler:JUST LIKE I DID WITH YOU,]] YOU SAYING SORRY TO ME DOES NOT SUDDENLY MAKE EVERYTHING YOU DID OKAY AND ACCEPTABLE! YOU SAYING SORRY DOESN'T TAKE AWAY THE FACT THAT I SLEPT OUTSIDE FOR TWO NIGHTS, IT DOESN'T BRING BACK MY FURNITURE AND IT DOESN'T UNDO ALL THE PAIN AND SUFFERING YOU DID TO ME OVER THE YEARS! ''(with a bitter, yet controlled tone)'' Just because you say sorry doesn't mean I suddenly forget about everything you did and everything that has happened to me. Sorry does not absolve you of your actions Lynn. The same goes for the rest of you. ''(gestures to his family; sans Lily)'' Now I'm going to say this once, and only once. The only person in this room I consider family is Lily, and that is because she hasn't done anything wrong to me, whereas all of you ''have''... ''Especially'' you two! ''(points at his parents)'' I don't want any of you near me unless you are fixing your mistakes! Understood?

It centers around an AlternateTimeline involving the events of the infamous episode "No Such Luck", where the Loud family thought that Lincoln was bad luck... except in this story, the family never believed that he was bad luck in the first place. They knew that Lincoln lied about it so that he could get out of going to his sisters' events, so they banned him from attending activities that he actually enjoyed, sold his furniture, and locked him outside the house at night [[DisproportionateRetribution just to teach him a lesson about lying]].

* AdultsAreUseless: Rita and Lynn Sr., who always seem to take the girls' side in any argument or incident where they cause all of the trouble, which leads to Lincoln getting punished for things he had little to no involvement in. The two of them fail to realize that what they're doing is causing Lincoln to avoid his sisters. It gets even worse in Chapter 12 when they sign up Lincoln for dodgeball without his knowledge.

** In chapter 17, they both thought that the other one was going to talk to Lincoln about why they had to punish him for lying, which means that 'nether' of them gave him that talk and Lincoln believes they really were punishing him for being unlucky.

* AlternateTimeline: Instead of the Louds believing Lincoln when he said that he was bad luck like in the canon version of "No Such Luck", they knew he was lying about it. Also, all the stuff they did in that episode, such as boarding up his room and making him stay outside, was actually done to punish him for being dishonest.

** In Chapter 15, Lynn Jr. finds out that the team she lost against cheated, which means she made Lincoln's life miserable for no reason. However, she is the only member of the family (besides Lincoln himself) who actually believes Lincoln was being treated that way because of bad luck, not because he lied about being unlucky.
* DramaticIrony: Lincoln thinks that his family really thought he was bad luck when they really didn't (except Lynn); they knew he lied about it and decided to punish him for it, but they [[PoorCommunicationKills never told him this]] after they let him back inside the house.
** In Chapter 9, Rita and Lynn Sr. still think that Lincoln was responsible for getting the Loud family banned from the grocery store in "Cereal Offender" when it was really his sisters' fault.

* HeelRealization: As of Chapter 13 Lisa, Lucy, and Luna have all realized how their treatment towards their only brother has affected him. Lisa comes to the conclusion on her own, while the other two realize after Lucy comes across a (very well drawn) picture Lincoln drew explaining his feelings, who then shows it to Luna.

* HiddenDepths: Lincoln's "Loud talent" is strongly hinted to be art. He really enjoys art class and, whether he realizes it or not, those who see his work (even the sad drawings) agree that they are ''very'' well drawn.

* InternalReveal: [[spoiler:In Chapter 11, Lincoln tells Clyde and Ronnie Anne about what happened during the "bad luck" incident.]]

* PoorCommunicationKills: The Loud family punished Lincoln for lying about being bad luck... except they never told him this after ending his punishment, which results in him thinking that they actually thought he had bad luck.
** Chapter 17 reveals that both Loud parents thought that the other one was going to explain their actions and his punishment to their son. Overhearing them say that, Lori and they now realize that Lincoln believes they really did kick him out because they thought he was bad luck.
* PragmaticVillainy: Chandler's reason for giving Lincoln's bags back[[note]]"No Such Luck" was created before "Jeers For Fears", where the latter episode ends with Chandler and Lincoln on friendlier terms, so he is still a {{Jerkass}} in this story[[/note]] is that he doesn't want to get in trouble if everyone else attacks Lincoln in the locker room.

* SecretKeeper: Lucy has Luna promise to keep Lincoln's artistic talent a secret from the family. She can talk about the negative feelings he portrayed in his drawing, but not the picture itself, saying that it's something he himself needs to reveal, and only when he is ready.

* Chapter 17 reveals that both Loud parents thought that the other one was going to explain their actions and his punishment to their son. Overhearing them say that, and Lisa confirming it, now the family finally realize that Lincoln believes they really did kick him out because they thought he was bad luck.

* BigBrotherInstinct: In Chapter 14, Lana has a nightmare about Lincoln running away. When she wakes up, she rushes to Lincoln's bedroom to make sure he's still there and then breaks down sobbing while hugging him. Despite his current negative feelings towards his sisters, Lincoln comforts Lana, doesn't probe her about the details of the nightmare, and allows her to share his bed for the rest of the night. Before he leaves early for school the next morning, he leaves the still-sleeping a note telling her she can talk about it when she's ready.

** In Chapter 16, when Lynn apologizes to Lincoln for blaming him for her loss, he [[spoiler:slaps her in the face]] and refuses to forgive her. [[DisproportionateRestitution After everything he went through, a simple "I'm sorry" won't cut it.]] Then Lincoln delivers TheReasonYouSuckSpeech about how one apology won't suffice.

** In Chapter 16, when Lynn apologizes to Lincoln for blaming him for her loss, he [[spoiler:slaps her in the face]] and refuses to forgive her. [[DisproportionateRestitution After everything he went through, a simple "I'm sorry" won't cut it.]]

* In Chapter 16, Lynn tells Lincoln that the team she lost against cheated and she apologizes for blaming him, but Lincoln [[RejectedApology refuses to forgive her]]. As he points out, just because Lynn apologized doesn't mean that he can just forget about everything that happened to him and act like everything is okay now.

* IHaveNoSon: He doesn't outright tell his family that he's disowning them, but whenever the story focuses on Lincoln, his sisters (except for Lily) and parents are referred to as his "ex-sisters" and "ex-parents", respectively. Then in Chapter 12, he admits to [[spoiler:Ronnie Anne]] that, at the very least, he no longer considers Rita and Lynn Sr. to be his parents.

* SelectiveEnforcement: Their parents say nothing when Lynn swears at Lincoln, yet when Lisa insults Lynn back because of it they tell she shouldn't speak to her sister like that. Lisa pointing out that they didn't have a problem with their daughter speaking 'worse' than that to their son shuts them both up.

* SelectiveEndorcement: Their parents say nothing when Lynn swears at Lincoln, yet when Lisa insults Lynn back because of it they tell she shouldn't speak to her sister like that. Lisa pointing out that they didn't have a problem with their daughter speaking 'worse' than that to their son shuts them both up.

* ArmorPiercingResponse: In Chapter 16, after Lincoln unloads on Lynn Jr., Lisa insults her sisters in agreement for him doing so. Rita and Lynn Sr. tell her she shouldn't speak to her sisters like that, but Lisa responds by pointing out that they were oddly quiet when Lynn Jr. was outright swearing at Lincoln, causing the two of them to go quiet.

* ArmorPiercingSlap: [[spoiler:When Lynn tries to apologize to Lincoln during dinner for how she treated him, he slaps her in the face hard enough to cause a stinging pain on Lynn's cheek.]]

* In Chapter 16, when Lynn apologizes to Lincoln for blaming him for her loss, he refuses it, as [[DisproportionateRestitution after everything he went through, a simple "I'm sorry" won't cut it.]]

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Lincoln gives one of these to Lori in Chapter 6 when she gets mad at him for leaving early for school again and not being there to help everyone else get ready in the morning.

* ArmorPiercingResponse: After Lincoln offloads on Lynn, and Lisa insults her sisters in agreement for him doing so. Rita and their father tell her she shouldn't speak to her sisters like that. Lisa responds by pointing out that they were oddly quiet when Lynn was outright swearing at Lincoln. This causes the two of them to go quiet.

* In chapter 16 when Lynn apologizes to Lincoln for blaming him for her lose, he refuses it as [[DisproportionateRestitution after everything he went through throw, a simple "I'm sorry" won't cut it.]]

''([[{{Beat}} beat]])''\\

'''Lincoln:''' ''(looks Lori in the eye, crosses his arms, and sits up straight)'' I'm sorry that I'm my own person, I'm sorry that I'm doing my own thing, I'm sorry that I'm prioritizing myself, ''(angrier)'' I'm sorry that all of you are so incompetent to get yourself ready in the morning, I'm sorry I'm not your slave! ''(stands up)'' It's not my fault that half of you can't set an alarm properly, it's not my fault you all argue over the bathroom EVERY morning, it's not my fault that the roads are busy during the school rush hour, ''and it's not my fault that YOU can't control your sisters!''