User blog:Lincyblinky/The worst Loud House fanfic I've ever read IMO?

I don't know why, but I feel like letting out my inner masochist. Please be warned, I'm not holding myself back.

I'm a big fan of The Loud House, there's no denying that. I think it's quite wacky and fun to watch. I like the characters, the comedy, the writing, the art style, and the heart it displays. Sure, it's not without its faults (it's probably a given for any TV show), but even with that, this is a show that I enjoy watching no matter what, especially coming from someone who loves sibling relationships.

And of course, like literally every other piece of work ever made, there's fanfiction of it, (This is perhaps the most obvious statement I've made so far) and of course, you're bound to find yourself reading some hot garbage lurking among the ones you actually want to read (AKA Sturgeon's Law), and I think I found one of the worst pieces of LH fanfiction I've ever had the audacity to read.

The fanfic in question? "Autism a loud hosue fanficion"[sic] by Candymancan, which is available to read here: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13184929/1/Autism-a-loud-hosue-fanficion

So, what's it about?

Taking place three weeks after the events of "No Such Luck", Lincoln is still wearing the squirrel suit as part of his family's good luck charm. When they decide to go to Dairyland for a vacation, Lincoln throws a temper tantrum, goes ballistic and attacks his sisters, and is thus left behind at home while his family heads of on vacation. After a mental breakdown ends up with Lincoln going to the police station, he recounts his traumatic experience with a social worker named Marie. His predicament manages to make headline news all around and results in Lynn Sr. and Rita being arrested. Lincoln is diagnosed with autism by the hospital due to his trauma and ends up being adopted by a woman named Alexa, a child protection service worker, and starts living in Mint Smith's Orphan Home for abused children. Meanwhile, the Loud sisters have their social statuses wrecked by the NSL saga, losing all their friends and privileges in the process.

So far there are 17 chapters in the story, but only 12 of them are genuine. The remaining five are just author notes.

So, what did I think of it?

Well, it sucks. It really, really sucks. I'm sorry, but I did not find a single positive thing in this absolute trainwreck. No disrespect, but that's how it is.

Brace yourselves, I'm gonna be rambling a bit.

Okay, first of all, let's talk about the autism thing because that's what this story is named after. Now, I myself am on the autism spectrum, and thus it is important that I have a complete understanding of it so as I don't get any wrong assumptions. For those outside the know, autism is a neurological condition that affects a person's communication and behavioural skills and can also result in repetitive behaviours. It cannot be cured but can be treated. It's symptoms usually manifest itself at around age 3. It is caused by both genetic and environmental factors during pregnancy, and not through vaccines and/or trauma.

Sorry if that turned into an education piece.

Anyway, getting back on track, what the hell was the author thinking when he decided to have Lincoln diagnosed with autism?! From what I've seen, he does not have any manifestations of the condition in any way, shape or form. He is just a normal kid or as normal a kid with 10 sisters can be. And as I've mentioned just then, autism is NOT caused by trauma. Lincoln's autism diagnosis is based on his trauma regarding NSL and the nightmares he gets from it, which is flat out bogus. In that scenario, he'd be diagnosed with PTSD. And looking through the story again, I struggled to find Lincoln having any autism-related symptoms, which really makes me think the author either confused autism with PTSD or just decided to make Lincoln autistic to make him more relatable to himself. I dunno.

I should point out as well the author himself suffers from autism, and that's all well and good, but that doesn't mean I'm going to go easy on you, especially with how you depict your condition. No disrespect, but that's just how I see things.

Anyway, I've been rambling a bit, let's move on the story.

As you can tell, this is a "No Such Luck" sequel fic, as if there weren't like gazillions of them hovering around the web. And by god, this story is badly written. It, like many other NSL fics, takes the source material WAY too seriously, is very melodramatic, has pretty bad comedy in places (there are two gags in chapter two that I recall being used in film before), contains all the hallmarks of a cliche NSL sequel fic, and has awful characterisations. Lincoln acts so whiney and miserable throughout the fic, and him attacking his sisters in the first chapter is downright harrowing, lacking any of the slapstick nature that the show would probably use. And how about Lynn Jr. in this one? Good grief, LJ is selfish and downright vindictive in this one, continuously repeating her stance that Lincoln is nothing but bad luck and how good she is at sports. And it just never seems to end!

Those are just my most notable character assassinations. In terms of plot, it feels very messy and convoluted and actually contains a few "Whaaa?!" moments in there as well. Not to mention halfway through the story decides to bring in ANOTHER certain Loud House fanfic cliche to the proceedings, and I didn't care for it that much.

On a writing level, the story is filled to the brim with spelling, punctuation, and grammar errors which make the story that much more worse and often downright confusing. Hilariously enough, the author's poor spelling results in him turning Mrs Johnson into a man. Just wanted to say that.

And for the icing on that very sour cake that I'll probably throw out later, the author has stopped adding new chapters after the airings of "Kings of the Con" and "Stall Monitor", which he apparently found to be so awful and torturous towards our beloved Lincy Loud that he couldn't go on writing the story. So it looks like he's managed to put this odious waste of time out of its' misery, for now.

Long story short, this fanfiction is just awful. A complete embarrassment of high proportions that makes other NSL sequel fics look good by comparison. It's not even entertainingly bad.

Yes, I know it sounds like I'm being unfair because the writer is autistic and all that, and yeah, maybe I am somewhat, but don't, I repeat, DON'T use that as an excuse to write shoddy material such as this.

This story is the bottom of the barrel, inexcusable, filled with full-on car-crash writing and boneheaded ideas, doesn't understand the rules of its' source material, and the fact that it might not be completed because the author is so thin-skinned regarding certain episodes of the source material is downright nauseating. If this is the best the author can muster up, then I find this deeply concerning.

And on a somewhat related note, it's all part of a trend of Loud House fanfics that seriously needs to stop. It's been nearly three years since "No Such Luck" first aired, just move on already, those who haven't moved on.

Phew, I've gone a long while on this. But anyway, that's my opinion on the worst LH fanfic I've personally read. It's not the worst THING I've ever seen or read, but it's still pretty bad. What's your opinion on it? Let me know in the comments section.

And by the way, please don't make any personal attacks towards the author, alright? Criticism of his work is one thing, full-on harping on him is another. I hope you understand.

And my apologies for writing this.

Bye.