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1[[WMG: Lincoln won't die in the end.]]
2The story is about Lincoln dying. The summary states so. By chapter three we know that he's terminally ill, and that he has only two/three weeks left. It all seems to be heading to his imminent death. But many believe that he will be saved. Not only Dr House is involved in his case (although he hasn't appeared in over ten chapters), but Lisa is actively looking for a cure. She's a Nobel Awarded genius, and the fact that she's not being shown too much on the fic may be a strategy to keep her in low profile. Also, she gave Lincoln a "flu antidote", but it all seems to point out that she actually gave him a cure for his disease. Not only does it not make sense a flu antidote (Lincoln states so himself), but also her story about how he got the flu is inconsistent with what actually happened: Lisa says she found Lincoln in his cold room in the early morning, but we know for a fact that Lincoln slept with Luan in the couch that same night.
3* [[spoiler: Confirmed, to a degree. The story ends with Lincoln still being alive and having made peace with his fate, but he's not cured yet and the fact that he will die in a few days (unless Lisa finds a cure) remains]].
4** [[spoiler: then averted in a bonus chapter/epilogue written one year after the story's initial conclusion, where Lincoln does die. However, the author explicitely stated this chapter to be non-canon, and just one interpretation of how things MIGHT end for Lincoln after the actual last chapter]]
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6[[WMG: At least some of the Loud sisters will miss the moment that Lincoln dies.]]
7I already came across 2 spin-off fanfics that give their own take on the ending for Requiem, and what they both have in common 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.
8* [[spoiler:Unknown; the story ends before Lincoln's death.]]
9** [[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.]]
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11[[WMG:Lincoln will give Bun-Bun to Lily.]]
12He 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.
13* Jossed, at least as far as the story goes. [[spoiler:But since Lincoln has yet to die by the end of the story, it could still happen after the final chapter]].
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15[[WMG: Lincoln's final fate will be left ambiguous.]]
16Right 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).
17* [[spoiler:Confirmed. By the end of the story, Lincoln is still alive with an unknown amount of time left till his death. He has made peace with his fate and that he will die soon, but reminds the readers that Lisa might ignore his advice to give up on him and still find a cure in time.]]
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19[[WMG: Pop-Pop will appear later on, and feel guilty about Lincoln's condition.]]
20Seeing 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.
21* Pop-Pop finally appears in chapter 22, but by the end of the chapter he's still oblivious to Lincoln's condition.
22** Then he finds out about it in chapter 24.
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24[[WMG: Leni is a StepfordSmiler.]]
25As 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.
26** 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.
27*** Confirmed in the final chapter, where she admits that she does cry about Lincolns situation. A lot actually, but never in his presence. 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.
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29[[WMG: Lucy will also try to save Lincoln.]]
30Just like Lisa, Lucy will try to save Lincoln's life, in her own way; through consulting the spirits and/or performing some occult ritual.
31* Most likely {{jossed}}, if chapter 17 is any indication.
32** Definitely jossed.
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34[[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).]]
35At the end of chapter 21 she saw him look at the trophy cabinet and seems to realize how Lincoln must feel about the fact that he never won something. The chapter ends with her having a great idea. Now, his sisters could of course give him another homemade trophy, but no matter how much work they put into it, it still won't be the same as the real thing and Leni realizes this, so she will try to help him get an actual trophy.
36* Sort of confirmed; she can't help Lincoln win an actual trophy, but [[spoiler: along with her sisters she organizes a huge surprise party for Lincoln where all his family and friends give him trophies they won or bought for achievements they believe Lincoln deserves a reward for]]
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