YMMV / Requiem for a Loud

• Accidental Aesop: "People who may seem innocuous or not that important could turn out to be really valuable to not one, but multiple people." Lincoln dying not only makes his sisters break, but there are various points where they even state they can't imagine living on without him.
• Alternative Character Interpretation: Is Leni really that dumb that she fails to see how serious Lincoln's illness is? Or is she just as shook up as the rest of the siblings but hides it underneath her ditzy exterior?
• And You Thought It Would Fail: According to Word of God, he thought Requiem for a Loud would be lost in the sea of average Loud House fanfics and didn't expect it to blow up into this juggernaut. Not that he is complaining...
• Angst Aversion: The fic not only deals with a particularly depressing subject (Lincoln being terminally ill), but everybody's reaction to the news can hit quite too close at home at times. And if you like any of the characters from the show, that pain might as well be doubled. Let's be frank here: If you're someone who isn't particularly tolerant of sad stuff, this fic is probably not for you.
• Angst? What Angst?: Even though she cried alongside the rest of the older sisters when they all discovered that Lincoln is dying, Leni seems to be taking the news of his terminal illness pretty well, considering she's the only one of the siblings that isn't completely broken afterwards. Then again, this is Leni we're talking about here...
• Broken Base:
  • Dr. House’s cameo, despite the story not being a crossover, has caused some controversy among readers. While some enjoy his appearance and feel he fits the story well, others were quick to complain that his sudden appearance distracted from the story, and felt that the author had better used an OC-Expy of the character.
  • The sheer amount of dark and depressing subject, and how when it seems to be a Hope Spot, something happens that makes everything worse. Is it justified and does it add a legitimate air of reality to the fic, or is it contrived, downright mean-spirited and seemingly only being there for the sake of drama?
    • A more contentious thing that falls under the depressing subject matter however are the dark and heavy subplots the rest of the family go through, such as Luna getting drunk, and Luan’s infamous breakdown. Some think they compliment the main story very well and show how each family member deals with the grief, but others feel it just muddles the entire fic up with melodrama.
  • Ever since it was revealed that Lisa was trying to find a cure, fans have been divided about whether or not she should succeed; with those in favor stating that it wouldn't be out of realm of possibilities considering she's a Child Prodigy, and because they prefer a happy ending, and those against stating it would ruin the drama of the story. This is probably why the author decided to go for an Ambiguous Ending instead, but (like he himself already lampshaded in the last author note) this in turn became a base breaker itself, with most fans appreciating it but still some preferred the author would have picked a side and showed Lincoln's fate.
• Harsher in Hindsight:
  • The author admits at the beginning of chapter 7 that Luan is his least favorite of the 10 Loud sisters, seeing her as an annoying Flat Character. The author had hoped that the episode "April Fools Rules", which would premiere several hours after the chapter had been posted, would be an improvement for her. Considering that some fans grew to hate Luan after the episode due to her being a total jerkass with all the relentless pranks on her family, the opposite pretty much happened (however, much of the hate vanished after the episode "Funny Business", and at least the author didn't let his hatred for Luan keep him from writing a heartwarming chapter for her anyway).
  • Speaking of that, Bobby's reaction to Lincoln's illness becomes even more heartbreaking after the story reveals that his mother had previously died, as the show proper had not yet shown her. Considering that it only happened two years prior to the story, and that Lincoln is sort've like the brother he never had, you can imagine how Bobby really must've felt.
• Hilarious in Hindsight:
  • Lincoln making a bucket list for his final two weeks can be seen as this ever since the episode "Kick The Bucket List" aired.
  • In Chapter 16, Lynn Sr. mentions that his father was an old fashioned, strict man somewhat distant from his family. In the episode, "Vantastic Voyage", we see a glimpse of his father, and it turns out he was actually a hippie. This was actually lampshaded by the author.
• Once Original, Now Common: While it doesn't detract from the story's enjoyability or quality, the fact that there was a rapid surge of "Lincoln is diagnosed as terminally sick" after the fic was posted meant that some grew rather tired of the basic premise. The fanfiction is still going strong, no doubt about that, but it's not uncommon for someone's reaction to reading a "Lincoln is terminally ill" fic being that of exasperation.
• The Woobie: Practically everybody.
  • Lincoln. From being told that he will die in 2 weeks’ time, to finding out how a series of freaky coincidences lead to him being in his current condition, to having to watch his sisters sink into a depression because of this sad news, to having his girlfriend break up with him due to a misunderstanding; the universe really has it out for him. At least that last one gets rectified once Ronnie Anne realizes her mistake. He borders along Iron Woobie since he tries to move on after deciding to finally accept his imminent death.
  • Adrien also qualifies; He has been fighting a losing battle against leukemia for a year and a half already by the time we first meet him. Plus, the years of traveling around the world with his mother (his only close relative apparently) made it impossible for him to get any friends, which means that only his mother will truly remember and mourn him after his passing, unlike Lincoln, who has a large and loving family plus at least one true friend.
  • The Loud sisters (sans Lisa, though only time will tell when she'll finally break). Knowing that they're going to lose their one and only brother at a very young age, one shouldn't blame them for being absolute wrecks (Lori and Lynn especially; the latter perhaps takes it the hardest since she initially believes that she caused Lincoln's condition by hitting him with a soccer ball).

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