History YMMV / WhatIsAPersonWorth

** Ronnie Anne and Lincoln receive a minor RelationshipUpgrade later on in the story, namely in that Ronnie Anne feels bad for all the times she bullied Lincoln and starts showing more legitimate respect towards him, but a lot of readers thought that it was ''another'' cheap excuse for Ronnie Anne to not get punishment for her bullying of Lincoln. Others, however, are more willing to forgive her and found the entire scene adorable.

*** Subverted from chapters 4 and 5 onwards. [[spoiler: After Lincoln gives them a much needed TheReasonYouSuckSpeech and runs away after his fight with Lynn, they start to realize how bad they have behaved. Rita even wonders if she's a bad mother because [[RealityEnsues parenting boys, regardless of personality, is different from parenting girls and the methods she used on her daughters fell flat with her son]].]]

* BrokenBase: Was Lincoln right in [[spoiler:deciding not to call the police?]] Opinions are split on whether it's a nice break from the usual cliché and a heartwarming moment (see below) or a [[HonorBeforeReason stupid way to have]] [[spoiler:the Louds [[KarmaHoudini get away without a proper punishment]]]]. The fact that he outright states that if [[spoiler: the family doesn't give him space until they've proven to his satisfaction that they've learned their lesson, he'll get the police involved]] helps a little but again, there's still a division of opinion.

** Chandler as well. In the canon-series, he was just a jerk who used Lincoln to get free food and tokens from the Arcade in return for inviting Lincoln and Clyde to his party. In this story, [[spoiler: he is turned into a BarbaricBully who takes great delight in tormenting Lincoln about his situation, and even physically bullies 6-year-old Lana]].
* TearJerker: In general, seeing how much stained Lincoln's relationship with his family has become.

** Chapter 11 [[spoiler: has the aftermath of the aforementioned fight being very good for the soul, including all of the girls realizing that Lincoln's DeclarationOfProtection extends to ''all'' of them.]] Also [[spoiler: Lincoln assures Ronnie, who's feeling guilty about the way she treated him when she was his bully and even after they got together, that he's forgiven her and loves her, also reassuring her that he'll never hurt her. Possibly hurt anyone who tried to hurt her but never her. Then he gives a LoveConfession, earning him an impromptu kiss, which is only as awkward as it needs to be to be ridiculously adorable.]]

** Chapter 11 [[spoiler: has the aftermath of the aforementioned fight being very good for the soul, including all of the girls realizing that Lincoln's DeclarationOfProtection extends to ''all'' of them.]]

* NightmareFuel: The narration doesn't shy away from showing how violent the fights can be when the fighters are really pissed off. After reaching his RageBreakingPoint, like with Lynn in chapter 4 or [[spoiler:Chandler]] in chapter 10, Lincoln basically becomes an 11-years-old version of TheUnfettered. And the injuries he intended to give Lynn, and those he actually gave to [[spoiler:Chandler]], are rather severe compared to what an average kid can do. Even a 6-years-old like Lana can be scary when she gets mad. In chapter 8, in a fit of mad rage, she nearly ''strangled'' her twin sister after the latter struck a personal nerve by saying that Lana would not have cared if Lincoln got eaten by the gator that attacked him earlier in the story, something that gave Lana nightmares.

* NightmareFuel: The narration doesn't shy away from showing how violent the fights can be when the fighters are really pissed off. After reaching his RageBreakingPoint, like with Lynn in chapter 4 or Chandler in chapter 10, Lincoln basically becomes an 11-years-old version of TheUnfettered. And the injuries he intended to give Lynn, and those he actually gave to Chandler, are rather severe compared to what an average kid can do. Even a 6-years-old like Lana can be scary when she gets mad. In chapter 8, in a fit of mad rage, she nearly ''strangled'' her twin sister after the latter struck a personal nerve by saying that Lana would not have cared if Lincoln got eaten by the gator that attacked him earlier in the story, something that gave Lana nightmares.

** In Chapter 10, Lincoln finally gets to teach [[TheBully Chandler]] a lesson and gives him a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown after the latter hurt Lana. Before that, Lana tried to help her brother when Chandler and his friends harassed him. The chapter ends with Lincoln hugging Lana to comfort her.

** Chapter 10 ends with Lana attacking Chandler and his friends, who were bullying Lincoln, by throwing mud at them in order to protect her brother. And then, when they start bullying her, [[BigBrotherInstinct Lincoln]] loses it and beats them up. All five of them. The chapter ends with Lincoln and Lana hugging each other, as both are hurt and need comfort after what happened, with Lana [[CryIntoChest crying into Lincoln's chest]].
-->'''Lincoln:''' ''(after having curbstomped Chandler)'' "You can pick on me all you want... but if you, or your friends, go ''anywhere'' near my sisters or mess with my friends again... you better ''pray'' that I don't find you..."

** In chapter 4, Lynn crosses it when she claims that she never loved Lincoln, wanted a sister instead of a brother, and wishes he was never born. A little muddled by the fact that she said it without thinking during a moment of anger (and after getting into a vicious fight with Lincoln). The narration does note that she feels guilt once her anger diminishes. She has a MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment in chapter 5. Though, whether or not her remorse is too little, too late is yet to decide.

** Chandler as well. In the canon-series, he was just a jerk who used Lincoln to get free food and tokens from the Arcade in return for inviting Lincoln and Clyde to his party. In this story, he is turned into a BarbaricBully who takes great delight in tormenting Lincoln about his situation, and even physically bullies 6-year-old Lana.

** Chapter 10 ends with Lana attacking Chandler and his friends, who were bullying Lincoln, by throwing mud at them in order to protect her brother. And the, when they start bullying her, [[BigBrotherInstinct Lincoln]] loses it and beats them up. All five of them. The chapter ends with Lincoln and Lana hugging each other, as both are hurt and need comfort after what happened, with Lana [[CryIntoChest crying into Lincoln's chest]].

* NightmareFuel: The narration doesn't shy away from showing how violent the fights can be when the fighters are really pissed off. After reaching his RageBreakingPoint, like with Lynn in chapter 4 or Chandler in chapter 10, Lincoln basically becomes an 11-years-old version of TheUnfettered. Even a 6-years-old like Lana can be scary. In chapter 8, in a fit of mad rage, she nearly ''strangled'' her twin sister after the latter struck a personal nerve by accusing Lana to not have cared if Lincoln got eaten by

* RonTheDeathEater: '''The. Louds.''' Minus Lincoln, of course, but seriously, it's dang near ''impossible'' to see these Louds as the same Louds we've been seeing on the series. Special mention goes to Lynn, who seems to have gotten this treatment the worst out of all of them. In chapter 4, an argument with Lincoln turns into a vicious fight between one another, and it ends with Lincoln running away after Lynn admits that she wanted another sister instead of a brother. Even going as far as to flat-out tell Lincoln that she wishes he was ''never born'' in a moment of anger.
** Subverted from chapters 4 and 5 onwards. [[spoiler: After Lincoln gives them a much needed TheReasonYouSuckSpeech and runs away after his fight with Lynn, they start to realize how bad they have behaved. Rita even wonders if she's a bad mother because [[RealityEnsues parenting boys, regardless of personality, is different from parenting girls and the methods she used on her daughters fell flat with her son]].]]

** Chapter 8 actually has things start looking up a bit. Pop-pop gently calls Rita out because he raised her better but also comforts her by telling her that the fact that she's so regretful proves that she can grow past it. Leni is rebuilding all of Lincoln's furniture with pinpoint precision, even stating she's going to make him the best bedroom ever. Luna and Luan are able to combine their talents into a song that helps both of them start to deal with the mess. And Lola forgives Lana for nearly strangling her because she understands they're both touchy about the situation they've found themselves in.

** Chapter 8 actually has things start looking up a bit. Pop-pop gently calls Rita out because he raised her better but also comforts her by telling her that the fact that she's so regretful proves that she can grow past it. Leni is rebuilding all of Lincoln's furniture with pinpoint precision, even stating she's going to make him the best bedroom ever. And Lola forgives Lana for nearly strangling her because she understands they're both touchy about the situation they've found themselves in.

*** It's...a bit weird but the fact that even when he's beyond upset with them, Lincoln finds the idea of his parents going to jail and his family possibly breaking up utterly horrifying and despite the fact that he has every right to call the police on his parents (something that is starting to become a bit of a cliche for "No Such Luck" DeconstructionFic stories), he doesn't go through with it for the family's sake, which implies that Lincoln, deep down still wants to forgive his family despite all that crap he's been through. (The author has stated outright that he wanted to do a story where the Louds fixed their problems without police intervention).
* JerkassWoobie: The Loud family sans Lincoln and perhaps Lily, on the grounds that she's only a baby. Despite of all the crap they treated Lincoln, they were none too proud of themselves after experiencing a JerkassRealization. Not to mention that Lincoln refuses to go anywhere near ''any'' of them if he can help it and has outright stated [[spoiler: he intends to get the police involved, possibly permanently ''destroying'' the family, if they don't leave him alone]].

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally, it was Lynn Lincoln met up with in the library but the author quickly realized that such a scenario would have caused a fist fight that would have ended with Lincoln suspended and Lynn severely injured, leading to Lucy being the one to find out what Lincoln's been up to and what he wants.

* BrokenBase: Was Lincoln right in [[spoiler:deciding not to call the police?]] Opinions are split on whether it's a nice break from the usual cliché and a heartwarming moment (see below) or a [[HonorBeforeReason stupid way to have]] [[spoiler:the Louds [[KarmaHoudini get away without a proper punishment]]]].

* JerkassWoobie: The Loud family sans Lincoln and perhaps Lily, on the grounds that she's only a baby. Despite of all the crap they treated Lincoln, they were none too proud of themselves after experiencing a JerkassRealization.

** Subverted from chapters 4 and 5 onwards. [[spoiler: After Lincoln gives them a much needed TheReasonYouSuckSpeech and runs away after his fight with Lynn, they start to realize how bad they have behaved.]]

* BrokenBase: Was Lincoln right in [[spoiler:deciding not to call the police?]] Opinions are split on whether it's a nice break from the usual cliché and a heartwarming moment (see below) or a [[HonorBeforeREason stupid way to have]] [[spoiler:the Louds [[KarmaHoudini get away without a proper punishment]]]].

* BrokenBase: Was Lincoln right in [[spoiler:deciding not to call the police?]] Opinions are split on whether it's a nice break from the usual cliché and a heartwarming moment (see below) or a [[HonorBeforeREason stupid way to have]][[spoiler:the Louds [[KarmaHoudini get away without a proper punishment]]]].

* BrokenBase: Was Lincoln right in [[spoiler:deciding not to call the police?]] Opinions are split on whether it's a nice break from the usual cliché and a heartwarming moment (see below) or a stupid way to have [[spoiler:the Louds [[KarmaHoudini get away without a proper punishment]]]].

* BrokenBase: Was Lincoln right in [[spoiler:deciding not to call the police?]] Opinions are split on whether it's a nice break from the usual cliché and a heartwarming moment (see below) or a stupid way to have [[spoiler:the Louds [[KarmaHoudini avoid a deserved punishment]]]].

*** It's...a bit weird but the fact that even when he's beyond upset with them, Lincoln finds the idea of his parents going to jail and his family possibly breaking up utterly horrifying and despite the fact that he has every right to call the police on his parents (something that is starting to become a bit of a cliche for "No Such Luck" DeconstructionFic stories), he doesn't go through with it for the family's sake is heartwarming on both his part and the author's (the author has stated outright that he wanted to do a story where the Louds fixed their problems without police intervention).