History WMG / RequiemForALoud

[[WMG: Lincoln won't die in the end]]

[[WMG: At least some of the Loud sisters will miss the moment that Lincoln dies]]

** [[spoiler:The what-if bonus epilogue has Lincoln die with only Rita actually by his side, but his sisters send him some final voice messages that he listens to while passing away]]

[[WMG:Lincoln will give Bun-Bun to Lily]]

[[WMG: Lincoln's final fate will be left ambiguous]]
Right now fans are pretty divided about whether Lincoln really should die in the end, or if Lisa should succeed in finding a cure. So instead of choosing one of those endings and thus alienate the other party, the story will not reveal if Lincoln dies or not. Probably, the final chapter will be set in the third week after Lincoln has been diagnosed, so he is already in the danger zone, with Lincoln just having finished all the points of Operation Farewell, and receiving Lisa's final experimental cure. There it will end, leaving it up to the reader to decide for themselves if the cure works and Lincoln lives, or if it doesn't work and he dies (but at least he has managed to give his family some final good memories of him).

[[WMG: Pop-Pop will appear later on, and feel guilty about Lincolns condition]]

As of Chapter 14, Leni has received the least amount of exposure among the five oldest sisters (who all know about Lincoln's fate). While I believe she will receive the limelight at some point, for now I propose this notion. There are two scenes that act as clues to support this idea. One is the scene in Chapter 8 when Lincoln comes downstairs to eat. He catches Leni in the corner of his eye noticeably sad as she sits at the table. Once she notices he's there, however, she jerks around and acts cheery. The other scene is in the next chapter when she drags him to her room after being cooped up alone in his to take some selfies. No indication of sadness is present and the narrator even questions the peculiar nature of Leni's attitude. While it is true that she got emotional with her other sisters in the hospital upon learning that Lincoln would die, this was before the drama that resulted in subsequent chapters (concerning Luna, Luan, and Lynn). After seeing those three devolve into dysfunction and conflict, Leni decided to swallow her sadness around Lincoln in order to make his last two weeks as happy as possible.
** Chapter 21 reveals that Lincoln himself also suspects this, but is afraid to outright ask her because he enjoys how she still treats him normal.
*** Confirmed in the final chapter, where she admits that she does cry about Lincolns situation. A lot actually, but never in his prescence. Her reason being that she has plenty of time to mourn Lincoln once he's gone, and she wants to be happy with him during what time they have left.

[[WMG: Lucy will also try to save Lincoln]]

[[WMG:Leni knows how Lincoln can still win a real trophy before his death (or at least knows which sister can help him get one)]]

[[WMG: Lincolns final fate will be left ambiguous]]

* Pop-Pop finally appears in chapter 22, but by the end of the chapter he's still oblivious to Lincolns' condition.

** Definately jossed.

*** Confirmed in the final chapter, where she admits that she does cry about Lincolns situation. A lot actually, but never in his prescence.

I already came across 2 spin-off fanfics that give their own take on the ending for Requim, and what they both have in commmon is that Lincoln dies surrounded by his entire family. However, sad as it may sound, that is not the most likely thing to happen. After all, Lincoln has only been given a rough estimation; 2 to 3 weeks. So its entirely possible his passing comes at a moment at least some of his sisters or loved ones are not around.

Right now fans are pretty devided about wheather Lincoln really should die in the end, or if Lisa should succeed in finding a cure. So instead of chosing one of those endings and thus alienate the other party, the story will not reveal if Lincoln dies or not. Probably, the final chapter will be set in the third week after Lincoln has been diagnosed, so he is already in the danger zone, with Lincoln just having finished all the points of Operation Farewell, and receiving Lisa's final experimental cure. There it will end, leaving it up to the reader to decide for themselves if the cure works and Lincoln lives, or if it doesn't work and he dies (but at least he has managed to give his family some final good memories of him).

[[WMG: Leni is a Stepford Smiler.]]

** If chapter 17 is any indication, this is very likely to be {{jossed}}.

Just like Lisa, Lucy will try to save Lincoln's life, in her own way; through consulting the spirits and/or performing some occult ritual.

As of Chapter 14, Leni has received the least amount of exposure among the five oldest sisters (who all know about Lincoln's fate). While I believe she will receive the limelight at some point, for now I propose this notion. There are two scenes that act as clues to support this idea. One is the scene in Chapter 8 when Lincoln comes downstairs to eat. He catches Leni in the corner of his eye noticeably sad as she sits at the table. Once she notices he's there, however, she jerks around and acts cheery. The other scene is in the next chapter when she drags him to her room after being cooped up alone in his to take some selfies. No indication of sadness is present and the narrator even questions the peculiar nature of Leni's attitude. While it is true that she got emotional with her other sisters in the hospital upon learning that Lincoln would die, this was before the drama that resulted in subsequent chapters (concerning Luna, Luan, and Lynn). After seeing those three devolve into dysfunction and conflict, Leni decided to swallow her sadness around Lincoln in order to make his last two weeks as happy as possible.

Seeing how close he and Lincoln are, it would be strange for him not wanting to see his grandson one final time. And since we now know that Lincolns white hair is not something he inherited from his grandfather, but was actually caused by the tumors, Pop-Pop will feel like it is his fault that Lincoln's condition was not diagnosed earlier, since he always called him his lookalike.

Right now fans are pretty devided about wheather Lincoln really should die in the end, or if Lisa should succeed in finding a cure. So instead of chosing one of those endings and thus alienate the other party, the story will not reveal if Lincoln dies or not. Probably, the final chapter will be set in the third week after Lincoln has been diagnosed, so he is already in the danger zone, with Lincoln just having finished all the points of Operation Farewell, and receiving Lisa's final attempt at finding a cure. There it will end, leaving it up to the reader to decide for themselves if the cure works and Lincoln lives, or if it doesn't work and he dies (but at least he has managed to give his family some final good memories of him).

He already tried to do so when he mistakingly believed his parents were going to kick him out of the house in "Ties that Bind", so he likely will do it again now, to give her something to remember him by.