Fanfic / The Champ

The Champ is a Loud House fanfiction by white eyed fox following the relationship between Lynn and Francisco.

Lynn has everything that anyone could ever want – she has a job, a car, and her own home. She gets to work outdoors doing the thing she loved as a kid, and despite a rough start, she’s sure that she has a grip on her life. Francisco has mostly the same, and while he isn’t in love with his job; it pays the bills.

After a brief meeting in the parking lot, these two friends are reunited and decide to do what they couldn’t do as kids – date.

It should be sweet as far as anyone is concerned, so long as they can overcome their demons

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This story provides examples of:

• Affectionate Nickname: Francisco occasionally calls Elena "Sunshine"
• The Alcoholic: Lynn who struggled with keeping up with the demands of school and collegiate sports and a first breakup right before the family celebrates good news
• The Alleged Car: Lynn's car, a mechanic even told Francisco that it's better to get a new car instead

• Anachronic Order: The past shots jump around from Lynn and Francisco's birth to weeks before the start of the story
• Annoying Younger Sibling: Both Lynn and Francisco to their respective older siblings
• Bickering Couple, Peaceful Couple: Francisco's Bickering Couple parents to Lynn's Peaceful Couple parents
• Big Brother Bully: Kiké had a habit of teasing his younger brother

• Big Eater: Lynn, not surprising, considering canon, though twenty years don't stop her from wanting twelve pancakes for herself and eating trays of hors d'ouvres at her sister's wedding
• Big Little Brother: Implied. Chuy briefly mentions in Chapter 20 that Francisco was already bigger than Kiké at sixteen, though that is a reference to size, not height, however, considering that Francisco isn't done growing compared to his older brothers who are, he probably did end up taller
• Bilingual Bonus: None of the foreign phrases used are ever translated, though there is enough context clues to get around it
• Birds of a Feather: Raffaelina compared Francisco to Lynn when he began to struggle with his drug use
• Broken Glass Penalty: While Lynn is practicing, she loses control of a baseball and throws, breaking the glass of her own car
• Can't Tie His Tie: Because he rarely needs to apply the skill, Francisco never learned, luckily the women he's been with do it for him
• Career-Ending Injury: Which puts an end to Francisco's hockey career and threatens to end his baseball career
• Crush Blush: Teenage Lynn succumbed to this after seeing Francisco working out
• Dark and Troubled Past: Not necessarily dark, but Francisco's parents began to fight more after he was born, at least if his brothers are believed
• Deliberate Injury Gambit: Francisco, who purposely slips on a patch of ice on the roof and crashes a dune buggy

• Does Not Speak Common: Alicia, who rarely speaks English until Lisa offers her a translator device
• Double In-Law Marriage: Lori and Bobby, and Lincoln and Ronnie Anne are married
• Drives Like Crazy: Lynn, who is prone to speeding and ignoring highway signs, and Juan, who gets tired while behind the wheel, scaring his family
• Drunk Driver: Lynn casually mentions an incident, and Juan the night he dies
• Everyone Can See It: Lynn's sisters, Francisco's brothers and their classmates notice, except the couple in question
• Feminine Mother, Tomboyish Daughter: Inverted with Lynn and Elena
• Foreign-Language Tirade: When Alicia kicks Kiké out, she gives him one of these
• Flashback Nightmare: Chapter 45's past shot starts with Luna having this

• Gamer Chick: Lily, who is also making video games and one of Michigan's Best Gamers
• Gentle Touch vs. Firm Hand: Juan and Alicia; Juan doesn't approve of his wife hitting their sons, and Alicia isn't against raising her voice to get things done
• Hearing Voices: Francisco hears two voices one morning after thinking about the night his dad died
• Her Boyfriend's Jacket: Lynn makes a habit of using Francisco's clothes as pajamas
• I Don't Want to Ruin Our Friendship: The reason Lynn and Francisco never told the other their feelings as teenagers
• In-Series Nickname: The De Los Reyes brothers typically call each other by their nicknames

• Just Friends: During their school years, Lynn and Francisco constantly say that they are this, but they still keep getting teased
• Knitting Pregnancy Announcement: Inverted when Francisco assumes that Lynn is pregnant after he catches her trying to crochet baby booties, she was actually trying to knit them as a present
• Language Barrier: Caroline, who doesn't speak Spanish, would be left at home with Alicia, who didn't speak English, resulting in quiet days for the two; this also applies to Alicia and almost the entire cast
• Last-Minute Baby Naming: Francisco and Caroline didn't have a name picked out for Elena after she was born
• Lives in a Van: Bud Grouse found Lynn living in her car at a supermarket parking lot
• Love Letter: Lynn sent one at thirteen, and gave Francisco the second one after they got married
• Motor Mouth: When Lynn started teeball, she was so excited that she would interrupt her sisters during dinner; Lori hit her with a bread roll when she couldn't take it anymore
• Nosebleed: The De Los Reyes family members typically suffer this whenever they are hit by cold wind
• Off the Wagon: Happened twice to Lynn
• Only Known by Their Nickname: Chuy is never called by his real name
• Passionate Sports Girl: Even decades later, Lynn is still obsessed with sports and she even gets Francisco to watch some that he didn't like before
• Pig Latin: Whenever Francisco's brothers don't want him to understand them, they break out this out
• Post-Injury Desk Job: Lynn gets Francisco one so that she won't have to do it
• Practically Different Generations: Elena, who was born when her parents were in their early twenties, ends up with two siblings over twelve years younger than her
• Promotion to Parent: Kiké mentions that Chuy was this to his younger brothers as they grew up
• Premature Birth Drama: In the last chapter, Lynn ended up passing out after giving birth, though the pregnancy was tough on her, so it was expected
• Punch a Wall: Lynn did this when she was mad at Francisco, also when Red Wings lost out on the Stanley Cup
• The Quarterback: Lynn starts high school as one, before she is demoted to kicker after a bad game and not listening to the coach
• Sanity Slippage: Francisco suffers this after dealing with Lynn and his brother's arguing, made worse by the snow and alcohol
• Senior Year Struggles: Both Lynn and Francisco, who weren't sure what to expect after high school
• She Cleans Up Nicely: Lynn, who gets Francisco's attention each time
• She Is Not My Girlfriend: Both of them are like this as teens whenever someone mentions the other as a romantic partner
• Shipper on Deck: Margo, during their teenage years, would occasionally teases Lynn about her feelings for Francisco
• The Shrink: Francisco and Elena see one
• Sickening Sweethearts: Bobby and Lori, even after being married for years
• Sports Dad: Francisco, though a kind example, who is okay when Elena wants to quit to pursue her own interests
• Stringing the Hopeless Suitor Along: Francisco does this to his high school girlfriend, despite never having interest in the girl
• The Talk: In chapter 13, Lynn Sr. and Rita sit Lynn down for this, unaware that Lucy was listening in on the conversation
• Tomboy and Girly Girl: Lynn mentions that she is this to her two oldest sisters
• Translator Microbes: In the last chapter, Lisa offers Alicia devices that can she can use to speak and understand English
• Ultimate Job Security: Taking a month off after starting a new job would probably get you fired, good thing Francisco is dating the owner's daughter
• Wanted a Son Instead: More like daughter in Alicia's case
• Workaholic: Francisco immediately wanted to get back to work after getting fired; he also takes on extra jobs during his down time
• Working Out Their Emotions: Lynn claims that this hasn't worked for her in years