History YMMV / WhatIsAPersonWorth

** Lincoln's experiences at the Santiago residence, mentioned under HeartwarmingMoments, were definitely a needed change of pace from the rest of the story.

* HeartwarmingMoments: [[Heartwarming/WhatIsAPersonWorth Have their own page.]]

* AlasPoorScrappy: Whether you're ready to consider forgiving Lynn or not, it's kinda painful to see her have a full on panic attack at the idea of going to sleep because her nightmares, all of which are about her little brother hating her, have gotten so bad.

* {{Ass Pull}}: [[spoiler: Mr. Santiago's sudden death in chapter 26. While his death gives a reason for the surviving [[InSpiteOfANail Santiagos a reason to move]], killing the patriarch of the family felt spur of a moment and rushed]].

* {{Ass Pull}}: [[spoiler: Mr. Santiago's sudden death in chapter 26, while his death gives a reason for the surviving [[InSpiteOfANail Santiagos a reason to move]]. Killing the patriarch of the family felt spur of a moment and rushed]].

** Really, the whole ordeal with the Louds over whether or not they truly deserve Lincoln's forgiveness and respect after all the times they've neglected him is so far the story's biggest debate. The later chapters finally opened up and earned not only Lincoln's forgiveness but the same readers as well. However, as mentioned NeverLiveItDown below, there are some grudge-holders see this as [[ThisIsUnforgivable too little, too late]].

** Chapter 25 ends with [[spoiler: Lincoln finally forgiving his family and reconciling in the end. But wouldn't it be great to have a chapter involving Lisa and Lola earning their forgiveness? Granted, the latter did have Lincoln attending her ballet recital and sent a letter to tell her why Lincoln should return]].

** The appearance of Mr. Santiago, a decent man who appears to be a good father in this AU, becomes this when "[[Recap/TheLoudHouseS2E10FedUpShellShocked Shell Shocked]]" revealed that Bobby and Ronnie's father is canonically out of the picture [[note]]Although the chapter he appears in wasn't posted until after the episode aired, it was still being written ''before'' "Shell Shocked" premiered[[/note]].

* HilariousInHindsight: Chandler being the ArchEnemy to Lincoln and being a BarbaricBully who's not above hurting Lana. This was already pretty OOC back when the fic was first published, and particularly since the episode "Jeers For Fears" debuted, which showed Chandler and Lincoln on friendlier terms.

* HilariousInHindsight: Chandler being the ArchEnemy to Lincoln and being a BarbaricBully who's not above hurting Lana. When the episode "Jeers For Fears" debuted, it showed Chandler and Lincoln on friendlier terms.

* HilariousInHindsight: Chandler being the ArchEnemy to Lincoln and being a BarbaricBully who's not above hurting Lana. When the episode "Tears For Jeers" debuted, it showed Chandler and Lincoln on friendlier terms.

* HilariousInHindsight: Chandler being the ArchEnemy to Lincoln and being a BarbaricBully who's not above hurting Lana. When the episode "Tears For Jeers" debuted, shows Chandler and Lincoln on friendlier terms.

** Chandler plays this much more straight compared to the Louds. 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, and as of "Jeers for Fears" he is actually on friendly terms with Lincoln and Clyde.[[note]]Though this is forgivable considering the fic was only 1 chapter away from being completed when this episode first aired[[/note]] In this story, he is turned into a BarbaricBully who takes great delight in mocking and tormenting Lincoln about his situation, [[spoiler:and even physically bullies 6-year-old Lana in chapter 10]].

** Chandler plays this much more straight compared to the Louds. 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, and as of "Jeers for Fears" he is actually on friendly terms with Lincoln and Clyde. In this story, he is turned into a BarbaricBully who takes great delight in mocking and tormenting Lincoln about his situation, [[spoiler:and even physically bullies 6-year-old Lana in chapter 10]].

** Chandler plays this much more straight compared to the Louds. 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 mocking and tormenting Lincoln about his situation, [[spoiler:and even physically bullies 6-year-old Lana in chapter 10]].

* AwesomenessWithdrawal: The update schedule is ''really'' erratic, and some readers have started getting impatient with the long waits. Of course, it should be noted that the author is also still working on ''Fanfic/{{Syngenesophobia}}'', which is just as long as this story, as well as having to deal with college at the moment.

* TearJerker: In general, seeing how much stained Lincoln's relationship with his family has become. After giving them a big TheReasonYouSuckSpeech in chapter 4, he runs away from home and refuses to see them again. In subsequent chapters, every accidental meeting with one of his sisters end badly, with another TheReasonYouSuckSpeech. His thoughts also show that he TookALevelInCynic and has become disillusioned towards his family, to the point that he barely remembers the good moments and can only remember the bad ones. [[spoiler:Fortunately, things start to change in chapter 10.]]
** Lynn's fear of Lincoln in chapter 13 and how badly she kicks herself for being too cowardly to attempt an apology is pretty painful, especially since she might be unconsciously [[SelfHarm starving herself and avoiding getting enough sleep]] [[TheAtoner to punish herself]]. To say nothing of the mixed emotions Lincoln would probably feel if he found out that she was doing something that could cause her permanent harm since the story has demonstrated that while Lincoln is furious over his family's behavior and wants nothing to do with them, he doesn't want them to get hurt.
** Chapter 15's NightmareSequence has completely broken Lynn in a way nothing else has and the only person who can snap her out of her self-loathing is Lincoln who wants nothing to do with her. And chapter 17 shows us it's gotten so bad ''she's scared to sleep at all'', having a full-on break down when Lori tries to make her get some rest (not knowing that Lisa had given their older sister a serum she had made that would let Lynn sleep without dreams).
** Luan's breakdown after Lincoln deconstructs her April Fool's Day antics is quite heartbreaking, in-universe and out.
** Lynn's breakdown in Chapter 21 where she admits all her faults is pretty sad to read, even if it was necessary.
** Lincoln's fear of Ronnie's anger in Chapter 22 [[MistakenForCheating when she thinks he's seeing Cristina behind her back]] is pretty heartbreaking since up to this point, the pair have just been getting closer than ever.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: While the author made it clear he wants to avoid getting the police involved, imagine if Connor found out and used that information as an advantage?

* NeverLiveItDown: Ironically, even though the later chapters involve the Louds doing their hardest to earn Lincoln's forgiveness and [[spoiler: Albert telling his grandson about why he should forgive them]], some readers see them [[ThisIsUnforgivable beyond forgiveness]], and wishes [[PayEvilUntoEvil bad things would happen upon them]].

* ToughActToFollow: Not to the author's work, but to ''No Such Luck'' {{Deconstruction Fic}}s of in general. While it might not be the very first fanfic to tackle the issue of the infamous episode, with over a 1000 reviews and over 600 faves, any following fics after this one will have a rough time to catch up to this one.

** Chapter 25 features an ''entire band'' of BarbaricBully thugs after Lincoln and Conner plus the bullies from the Dairyland trip and Lynn and Ronnie both losing ''badly'' to said bullies, with Ronnie getting StuffedInATrashCan and getting sick from it and Lynn literally a bloody pulp. Then when Lori and Carol show up, the latter ''nearly breaks one of the bullies' neck'' in her [[BigBrotherInstinct protective fury]].

* ToughActToFollow: Not to the author's work, but to ''No Such Luck'' {{Deconstruction Fic}}s of in general. While it might not be the very first fanfic to tackle the issue of the infamous episode, but with over a 1000 reviews and over 600 faves, any following fics after this one will have a rough time to catch up to this one.

* ToughActToFollow: Not to the author's work, but to the DeconstructionFic of ''No Such Luck'' in general. While it might not be the very first fanfic to tackle the issue of the infamous episode, any following fics after it will have a rough time to catch up to this one.

** Really, the whole ordeal with the Louds over whether or not they truly deserve Lincoln's forgiveness and respect after all the times they've neglected him is so far the story's biggest debate. The later chapters finally opened up and earned not only Lincoln's forgiveness but the same readers as well. However, as mentioned NeverLiveItDown below, there are some grudge-holders see this as too little, too late.

** The Loud family sans Lincoln and perhaps Lily, on the grounds that she's only a baby. Despite how they treated Lincoln like crap lately, 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]] and Mr. Grouse has expressed similar opinions. For the specific examples:

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: A {{downplayed}} example. Even though the fanfic is based on a Lincoln TorturePorn and practically requires the audience to watch him being constantly treated unfairly and sometimes beaten up (which, to be fair, you'd need to be able to do to watch the show sometimes anyway), the whole point of the fic is to have Lincoln finally stand up for himself after having to repeatedly deal with his family's behavior towards him as well as getting the rest of the family to realize that turning someone into their DesignatedMonkey is going to have consequences. Finally [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] as the Loud family earn Lincoln forgiveness and improve themselves so they will not make the same mistake again.

** The appearance of Mr. Santiago, a decent man who appears to be a good father in this AU, becomes this when "[[TheLoudHouseS2E10FedUpShellShocked Shell Shocked]]" revealed that Bobby and Ronnie's father is canonically out of the picture [[note]]Although the chapter he appears in wasn't posted until after the episode aired, it was still being written ''before'' "Shell Shocked" premiered[[/note]].

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: A {{downplayed}} example. Even though the fanfic is based on a Lincoln TorturePorn and practically requires the audience to watch him being constantly treated unfairly and sometimes beaten up (which, to be fair, you'd need to be able to do to watch the show sometimes anyway), the whole point of the fic is to have Lincoln finally stand up for himself after having to repeatedly deal with his family's behavior towards him as well as getting the rest of the family to realize that turning someone into their DesignatedMonkey is going to have consequences.

*** Similarly, during the fic's earlier days, readers are split about if the family can truly Lincoln's forgiveness or not. The later chapters finally opened up and earned not only Lincoln's forgiveness but the same readers as well. However, as mentioned NeverLiveItDown below, there are some grudge-holders see this as too little, too late.

** Really, the whole ordeal with the Louds over whether or not they truly deserve Lincoln's forgiveness and respect after all the times they've neglected him is so far the story's biggest debate.

* {{Narm}}: The lengthy speeches that the characters give each other throughout the story are supposed to be serious, [[NarmCharm and are for the most part]], but they can still feel a little forced and melodramatic at times as the speeches don't really sound like things you'd expect young kids and teens to say in such a setting (especially the occasional profanity).

** The Loud family sans Lincoln and perhaps Lily, on the grounds that she's only a baby. Despite how they treated Lincoln like crap lately, 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]] and Mr. Grouse has expressed similar opinions. For the specific: