Dr. Lopez would give the sisters a You Are Better Than You Think You Are speech
- When she finishes her sessions with them that is. Particularly that despite the bad things they've done to their brother, they themselves are not bad sisters.
- Sorta confirmed, while Dr. Lopez did told them that in each of their own chapters, and told Lincoln himself that the sisters are not bad girls. Time will tell though, if either Lincoln or the girls will take heed.
- Played With again in Chapter 37, with Rita telling Lincoln they want amends with Lincoln ponders if he should forgive them or not, let alone losing his fear.
The sisters would have their own nightmares
- Specifically, they imagine themselves as demons like Lincoln dreamed in chapters 4 and 13. Their nightmare counterparts would tell the sisters that this is their true selves, and congratulate them for hurting Lincoln, shaming them even more.
- Alternatively, their nightmares would have the sisters as themselves. Their nightmare would have not only Lincoln blame them for their sins, but also their friends. Including Carol, Bobby, Becky, and Margo.
The girls would face their own inner demons
Overall, each and everyone of them would face their own negative selves, and learning to accept consequences and let go of their self-hatred and pity. Post ideas on how the sisters would earn forgiveness from their peers here
- Mundanely, such as begging them for a second chance in a public apology.
- To sacrifice, them taking a beating from a gang to protect Lincoln. While the author already used that in the end of his other fanfic What is a Person Worth?, it could be something else that involves protecting Lincoln.
One, some, or even all of the sisters will go through a Then Let Me Be Evil
- Despite visiting Dr. Lopez, they decided if everyone else treated them like bad girls, they'll give them what they've asked for. Only to be stopped in the nick of time, by the other characters. Other than their parents, it could be Lincoln who heard everything.
- It also could be a Defied Trope, no matter how much the girls are shunned or despised, they refuse to grant their satisfaction.
Lincoln will end up attempting suicide later on in the story.
Rita's Imagine Spot in chapter 9 could be a Foreshadowing on what's to come. This will cause even more guilt to the sisters for causing something like this to happen. As a result they'll try to make amends with Lincoln while some of them might outright avoid him thinking that they're only a danger to him and that they're doing a favor by saving him from themselves.- In a cruel twist, one of the girls will attempt suicide instead of Lincoln like Rita feared. Possible candidate is Luan from the constant bullying she experienced in the past
One or more of the girls will turn to Self-Harm.
Considering self-loathing is one of the more common reasons for Self-Harm, it wouldn't be too surprising for one of the girls to turn to this method of "coping" considering their current situation.- Luan would be the most likely candidate for it considering her Day in the Limelight chapter, or through a Suicide Dare through her bullies.
- Sorta confirmed that Lynn allowed Ronnie-Anne to beat her up.
Evil Cannot Comprehend Good will occur in the later chapters.
- Whether Lincoln would get over his fear and possible resentment over his sisters to save them from an Angry Mob, or some bullies harassing them. Without understanding why Lincoln would still defend them even though his sisters beat him up badly for it or not understanding why he doesn't want the girls to suffer.
- The nightmares Lincoln's experiencing would involve his sisters suffering and dying, even horrifying Lincoln even more, and the nightmare won't understand why Lincoln doesn't want them to die for it. Or this could lead the above WMG where Lincoln would attempt suicide.
Ronnie-Anne will discover that Lynn allowed herself to get beaten up by her.
- The result will either be Ronnie-Anne showing some remorse in that Lynn herself felt guilt by going through some kind of a self-harm. Or enrage Ronnie-Anne even more, possibly telling Lynn that had she'd known that, she would not beat her up out of spite. Later on, regardless of how she will react, Ronnie-Anne will not understand why Lynn would go through like that before she learns that none of Lincoln's sisters are truly evil people but people with flaws. If Ronnie-Anne reacted with the latter, she will discover that denying the sisters to feel remorse will make her worse than them and not hate them for having such emotions.
- Confirmed in Chapter 24 with a little bit of both. While Ronnie-Anne hasn't fully forgiven Lynn or the rest of the sisters, Ronnie-Anne is willing to help them out, only for Lincoln's sake. Though in chapter 34 looks like she finally lets go of her hatred for Lynn and the rest of the girls .
There will be separate sessions where each of the sisters get to talk to Lincoln one on one
Once Lincoln has recovered enough that he can at least talk to his sisters again, Dr. Lopez will organize another series of sessions where, under her supervision, each sister gets to talk to Lincoln. One at the time, and in her office.The story will have, at best, a Bittersweet Ending
Lincoln will recover enough to get back to his own house and not suffer from nightmares, panic attacks, nor resentment when being around his sisters. But he will never fully become the boy he was before the incident nor will the sisters' relationship with Lincoln or their peers stayed the same as before. Even if Lincoln and the others forgive the sisters, there might be other people who would never do. But at least his days of trying to break up fights between his sisters are over for good.- Seems to be heading that way as of Chapter 27. The parents decide to roll back the sisters' punishments, and the sisters' relationship with one another are improving, but Lola states she is off pageants forever, Lynn can't play sports due to losing the will to do so and the fact she probably couldn't get on any teams anyway because her sports friends except Margo hate her, Luan fails to find anything funny about their current situation, and Lisa feels like spending time with the family and that her chemistry set serves the college better.
- Chapter 28 reveals that Lana's pet collection has been dialed back to Hops and Izzy, with most of the rest being given away and El Diablo outright being put down, likely putting Lana off finding more pets for a long time and possibly indefinitely.
- Another idea could be a timeskip since Word of God mentions that something that traumatic to someone will take time, with the girls finally coming to terms that Lincoln and/or the others will never forgive them for their past sins, but instead move on for the future.
- Possibly confirmed in Chapter 37, where the author notes that he is not planning to end with Lincoln forgiving all of his sisters.
In a future chapter, Luan will run into her old bullies
Pretty self-explanatory. One or more of the following scenarios may occur:- Luan sees the bullies' faces from a distance and recognizes them. They may recognize Luan as well.
- Luan decides to call the bullies out for making fun of her in the past.
- One of Luan's siblings (Likely Lynn, or maybe even Lincoln) gives them a piece of their mind.
- The bullies may not remember what they did to Luan.
- On the other hand, they do remember what they did.
- The bullies make fun of her as they did in the past and they don't apologize to her.
- Conversely, they don't do anything to Luan because they have moved past bullying her.
- A fight ensues. Results in the bullies finally getting their just desserts for bullying Luan and they get suspended or it results in the bullies lying about what really happened and Luan and/or one or some of her siblings will be punished instead and the bullies get away with it. If enough witnesses come forward, then this punishment will be revoked and the bullies actually get punished this time.
- The bullies regret what they did and apologize, which results in either of these scenarios:
- Luan forgives them and they become friends.
- Luan doesn't forgive them.
Lincoln will beat up one of his sisters
Lincoln will become so angry that he will end up beating up one of them without thinking in chapter 34/35, Instead of being afraid of them, He hates them and go in violent mode when encounter one of them.- Jossed. Word of God says that Lincoln won’t flip out like he did in What is a Person Worth? While he might end up yelling at one of his sisters, he likely won’t beat up anyone.
Lincoln would go under Tranquil Fury
Since Word of God stated that he won't have Lincoln go under Unstoppable Rage like he did in What is a Person Worth?. But rather, he would give them Cruel Mercy in form of a Flippant Forgiveness and being passive-aggressive towards them. He might not only reject their apology, but outright disown them all while giving them a "Reason You Suck" Speech that they would sleep better at night if they admit they are bad girls. Later on, Lincoln might intentionally goad the girls to beat him up again. The girls will lose their tempers towards Lincoln again
This could because Lincoln lost his own temper towards them as a result of the above WMG where he provokes the girls to beat him up again. This could be end in many results.- Result one: A complete Downer Ending. History Repeats as Lincoln was not only beaten again, but this time, in a coma or even dies. Their parents disowns them and the girls are sent to juvenile hall or even charged as an adult for some of the girls.
- Result two: The girls look like they will beat Lincoln again, but instead, denies Lincoln the satisfaction. One could be seen as a Cruel Mercy for him with one of the girls (Possibly Lori, Lisa, or Lynn) telling Lincoln that "He's no longer worth it"
- Result three: Seeing that Lincoln is now becoming afraid, they don't lose their temper and instead, all give him a Cooldown Hug. While they may still be angry, they won't want to send Lincoln to the hospital ever again and decide to try to control their anger in a more calmer way.
Lynn's Sr's belt might come into play
Even though he hates himself to use such drastic measures, he still feels it was necessary to punish his daughters if they ever step out of line or sneak past their punishments again. What might force Lynn to use his belt is the above trope, if the girls lost their tempers towards Lincoln or since Lincoln is going through Five Stages of Grief, it might be at his son's request through either Anger as a form of Revenge or Bargaining to force Lynn Sr and Rita as proof they they love him, by forcing him to hit his daughters in Lincoln's eyes. But at the last minute, Lynn Sr can't go through with it. The end result could either make Lincoln feeling betrayed or this will lead some of the girls felt like they're not worth it.- Conversely, the belt will be used AFTER the sisters and Lincoln reconcile. Perhaps the Loud sisters who do receive forgiveness are caught in a bad situation where they look like they're in the wrong, and despite Lincoln's pleas, they're hit with the belt for something Lincoln feels they don't deserve, crossing over into Disproportionate Retribution. If this happens, Lincoln may fear that the sisters could target him in revenge. Conversely he may instead lash out at his father for his Too Little Too Late actions that caused more harm than good.
Lincoln will try to bargain with his parents as part of his Five Stages of Grief
Considering his fear is being replaced with distrust and anger. He will probably try to get his parents to force the girls to live with Aunt Ruth for the rest of their lives or have them move away. He might also ask Dr. Lopez why none of the girls are under anger management. During this, the girls might eavesdrop about how Lincoln hates them and wants nothing to do with them. Lucy will seriously contemplate suicide
Hinted at by Word of God in the notes for chapter 40. If Lincoln gives Lucy a "Reason You Suck" Speech or asks for the sisters to leave his life, Lucy may fall into a deeper depression and decide to attempt suicide rather than be goaded to beating up Lincoln again.- If this happens, regardless of if Lucy succeeds, the act may be the trigger for an earlier WMG, such as the rest of the sisters getting into a fight or attacking Lincoln, or Lincoln bargaining with his parents to send the sisters away (this time for their own benefit as well as his).
- Conversely when Lincoln confronts Lucy and sees she's reached that point, he'll finally recognize her changes, remorse, and suffering depression and give her a You Are Better Than You Think You Are speech to cheer her up and imply that while he hasn't forgiven her, he is still open to the possibility if she keeps trying.
The siblings will reconcile and set up new house rules
The end of the story will see Lincoln and his sisters finally reconcile, even if at least some of them aren't forgiven yet. Status Quo Is God will be undone and we'll see changes to the personalities and behaviors of the sisters as the underlying causes of dysfunction are addressed. Lincoln will forgive all of his sisters... except for Lori
Chapter 40 hints that Lincoln holds some pretty deep pent-up frustration with Lori far more than any of his other sisters. If it's proven that Lori's instructions to the sisters proved dysfunctional and debilitating to Lincoln, then Lincoln may feel that Lori actually holds most responsibility for the fight and its consequences and place the bulk of his blame on her. Chapter 37 has Word of God saying that Lincoln won't forgive all of his sisters, so technically leaving one out still qualifies. Lincoln will forgive Lori
Chapter 41 seems to be the worst possible event that could have happened for Lori, but curiously Lincoln took at least a moment to consider what she said and realize that her reactions, though inexcusable, had a reason behind them. This is the first major instance where Lincoln has realized that his sisters aren't trying to attack him out of hatred but for more underlying reasons and may lead to him feeling enough sympathy for Lori and her predicament of having to raise 10 kids with little help from her parents that he will at least attempt to forgive her. Lana will attack Lincoln rather than Lola
Defying expectations, Lola will take the time to consider Lincoln's criticisms of her and her meanness and possibly even break down under them. However, Lana will react very negatively to Lincoln expressing dislike of her often dangerous animals and lifestyle or maybe even become angry at Lincoln for making Lola cry, leading to her trying to fight him again.- Unlikely. Given that Lana already feels guilty about attacking Lincoln once, she'll possibly try to take some of Lincoln and Lola's criticisms of her lifestyle. She could even schedule an appointment with Dr. Lopez for her and Lincoln to work things out.
The discovery of Lucy's troubled past will cause Lincoln to believe he's not so different
As revealed in Chapter 21, Lucy used to be a much more happy and bright-spirited child but was driven to depression through traumatic neglect from her family, neglect that her siblings (including Lincoln) seemed to gleefully partake in and joke about. When Lincoln finally encounters Lucy and learns this, he will become so racked with guilt that he realizes that he is an abusive sibling no different from his sisters (though clearly of a much lesser magnitude) and possibly become more withdrawn. Near or at the end, all of the siblings together will call the old man out.
The Loud Parents aren’t angels, good as their intentions may be. They’ve done several shady things such as drugging Leni with ADHD meds without her knowledge, having more and more kids for Lori to take care of and essentially become a teen mom, refusing to take Lucy’s depression seriously, and only stepping in when their son was almost killed, then doing so by taking away their daughter’s coping mechanisms and inadvertently killing one of Lana’s pets. The siblings will come to realize this, and collectively call them out on it. Lori will give Lincoln a Cooldown Hug.
If Lincoln and Lori have another conversation with each other, it could end with Lincoln still being afraid but this time, Lori decides to hug him out of comfort for him.