Line #8 Fanfic/MySisterLeni


1	''My Sister Leni'' is a ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'' fanfic by [=Gumball2=] themed around Leni Loud. It can be read [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12318310/1/My-Sister-Leni here]].
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3	The fanfic begins with Leni starting kindergarten. Throughout 53 chapters it tells the story of Leni's childhood and how she relates to others. In the story, Leni is on the autism spectrum, though this isn't revealed until several chapters in.
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6	!!''My Sister Leni'' provides examples of:
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8	* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: At the start of the fanfic, Lori often finds Leni annoying and embarrassing. She doesn't understand how being autistic works and just thinks that her sister is "weird".
9	* BlandNameProduct: On top of the canon examples, there are several examples such as ''16.5'' magazine instead of ''17'' and "[=EyePage=]" instead of "Facebook".
10	* BookEnds: The story both begins and ends with a picture being taken.
11	* BrainyBaby: Lisa could speak coherent sentences at ''one month old''. She also had better control over her body movement than a normal newborn.
12	* BroadStrokes: A few details in the universe are different from canon, such as Luan not going too overboard during April Fools or Lisa not working with dangerous chemicals.
13	* DisabledInTheAdaptation:
14	** The fanfic is based on the common headcanon that Leni has a psychological/neurological/developmental disorder, which is why she acts like a DumbBlonde.
15	** Lisa is also later revealed to be autistic as well, but how it manifests with her is vastly different.
16	* DoesNotLikeMen: Prior to Lincoln's birth, Lori had a phase where she hated boys. This is thanks to an annoying boy at her school that soured her opinion on boys.
17	* {{Doorstopper}}: ''My Sister Leni'' ended at 52 chapters and almost 275k words.
18	* DoubleMeaningTitle: The title could refer to either this Leni, or [[spoiler:her namesake, Lori's stillborn twin]].
19	* EverybodyHatesMathematics: In first grade, Lori's teacher tries to make subtraction fun to learn. None of the kids find it fun.
20	* {{Expy}}: Leni watches episodes of ''My Pretty Pony'' featuring a curly maned pony named Rosy Cake and a purple pony named Twily. They're references to Pinkie Pie and Twilight Sparkle of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''.
21	* EyesAlwaysAverted: Leni didn't look people in the eyes as a child. She was repeatedly chided for this.
22	* {{Fangirl}}: Leni is very fond of ''WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTime'' series and is especially into Ducky. Her [[CharacterTic signature "raptor arms" pose]] from throughout the series comes from her imitating Ducky. She also developed an interest in ''Princess Pony'' [[PeripheryDemographic well passed the age where it would have been socially acceptable]], [[ClosetGeek although she hides that from others]].
23	* GenderBlenderName: It's noted that "Leni" is usually spelled differently and is mainly used for boys:
24	-->'''Rita:''' ''When Lynn and I first saw that one in the baby name book, we were surprised that it even existed; the only spellings we knew were 'Lenny' and 'Lennie' and they were both for boys. We originally disregarded it in favor of more traditional girl names like Lauren or Linda. But in the end, I went back to Leni because it's rare. I want her to truly feel unique, that she is one of a kind.''
25	* GirlShowGhetto: [[invoked]] Just hearing the title of ''[[MyLittlePhony Princess]] [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyG3 Pony]]'' makes even most of the girls in Leni's kindergarten class cringe. Later on, most of other Loud siblings find a ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Princess Pony]]'' item of Leni's and make snide comments about it. When Lincoln claims it, they poke fun at him for liking a saccharine show like ''Princess Pony''.
26	* GraduateFromTheStory: ''My Sister Leni'' ends with Leni going off to university.
27	* HollywoodAutism: This fanfic sets out to avert the usual stereotypes associated with autism as portrayed by most media. It also helps that the author was diagnosed with PDD-NOS.
28	* ImplausibleHairColor: Lincoln was born biologically brunette, but his hair started paling at a month old.
29	* InternalizedCategorism: In later chapters, Leni starts feeling like she's a bother to others.
30	* LiteralMinded: A lot of misunderstandings occur because Leni takes things more literally than most other people.
31	* NoSocialSkills: PlayedForDrama with Leni, who has a lot of quirks that weird out others. Her lack of social skills cause some issues, such as being InnocentlyInsensitive. Therapy helps Leni gain more social awareness.
32	* PrematurelyGreyHaired: it's shown that Lincoln was born with brown hair. His hair began turning white at around 1-month. There's no health reason for it; his hair just changed colors.
33	* TheStoic: As a young child, Leni would often be stoic and "blank" looking on default.
34	* ThemeTwinNaming: Leni is named after [[spoiler:Lori's stillborn twin sister]], and lampshades the confusing aspect of having two similarly named siblings.
35	* TragicStillbirth: [[spoiler:Leni's namesake, Lori's twin sister]]. Leni only found this out after going through an old diary.

Context Fanfic / MySisterLeni