User blog:Thomperfan/Review of LoudFanWolf's best fanfics

Hi, guys! It’s me Thomperfan, and I’m here today I’m here to talk something very different. Now, I’m pretty sure most of you know who LoudFanWolf (Tanner) is, but for those of you who aren’t familiar with him, he’s one of my very good friends on the Loud House wiki, who joined in 2017, and liked my fanfics, a lot. He liked them so much, he decided to make his own stories, and that’s the topic of this list. I’m just gonna come out and say it, this guy somehow took my old Loud House stories, and made them better. And that’s what inspired me to make this list, now originally, I was gonna make a top ten, but much like my good friend TheMaximumMatt, I had trouble ranking the stories I wanted to talk about. So I’m just gonna do what he did, and choose ten of his best stories and talk about them in chronological order. Let’s get into it.


 * 1)  Finding a Voice: I obviously have to talk about his first story, since it was the start of his awesome writing. Luna, Sam and Lincoln have a new band called “Noise Complaint”, but they need a lead vocalist. But after she and her family go to a cafe, Luna finds one in LFW’s original character, Derek Gabriel. What I have to give Tanner credit for, is how real he portrayed Derek in this story. He’s not really a new kid, just someone who doesn’t have any friends, and who Luna has seen before, but never met before. And he has his own interests in music, and has a great singing voice. Also, the way he first interacts with Luna and Lincoln feels natural, and it was nice of him to want to introduce himself to the family. Nothing much to say here to say, except this was a great start to a great fanfiction series.


 * 1) A new kind of joke: The second story Tanner wrote, and definitely one of the more educational ones. Derek is having dinner at the Loud House, and Luan decides to do her usual spiel and tell puns and jokes. Derek decides to tell his own joke, but no one but Luan gets it. Apparently, this joke was an anti-joke, a joke that starts off sounding like a normal joke, but then there’s a twist, and that’s the punchline. I’m being honest, I had no idea what an anti-joke was at the time. And now that I know what is it, I have to say, it’s very clever. We also get to see Derek becoming more of a fun and playful character. Again, funny and educational. Great one.

The Louds and Derek: This one isn’t really a story, but more of a guide to Derek’s relationships with each of the Loud Family members. And Tanner does a really good job of getting that information down. You understand how he feels about each of the characters, and how they feel about him, and as he continues, he’ll probably update it more.

We’ll be there for you: This is definitely the most serious story Tanner’s written so far. Apparently, Derek’s been feeling really depressed, so he decides to… kill himself. But luckily, Lincoln and his sisters find out and stop him before he can do it. Now, I definitely think it was admirable for Tanner to try and flesh out Derek some more. But, when I showed this story to LH fanfic titan, MrTyeDye, he brought up a good point: ''There's not a whole lot of build-up before his suicide attempt. I think a story like that really needs to be longer, so we can see the effects of his depression firsthand (instead of just hearing about it from Luna and Sam).'' I do agree that he should have made the story longer, so we could get the whole picture. But still it was nice to see the Louds actually show concern for Derek, and for Derek to see how sad he would have made his new friends if he ended his life. So even though this story has flaws, it’s still a really nice read.

Lucy Gets Crushed: This is actually something I requested Tanner to do, it’s sort of a follow up to the story before it, and much like the title suggests, it centers around the Loud House’s resident goth, Lucy. In an earlier story “Sharing Talents” it was revealed Lucy had developed a crush on Derek, so as you can imagine, when she found out Derek had attempted to commit suicide, she was none too happy. In fact, in the first part of the story, she chews Derek out for what he did, but later she confesses her love for Derek, and kisses him, on the lips. As you can imagine, Derek gets freaked out and has an outburst, but after seeing how sad Lucy is, he comforts her, and gives her some words of encouragement. It’s a really touching scene, and Lucy gets prevented from ending up like Clyde.

Big Words, Big Family: This one isn’t a really big story, it’s 26 short stories, all based off of big words, that each start with a different letter. This, much like “A new kind of joke”, is an educational fanfic. I’m surprised how many words Tanner was able to use, he must’ve done his research. Anyway, most of these stories usually consist of Derek and a Loud Family member doing something together, Derek will say the word of the story, the Loud Family member will ask what the word means, and Derek will tell them. Each of the stories are enjoyable, and some stuff that’s important in future stories is found here. Heck, the R part of this collection is Tanner explaining how Derek is not a self-insert. That is pretty cool.

Funny Love: This is a story that staples a very big moment/game-changer in Tanner’s stories, Luan and Derek becoming a couple. In the G story of the fanfic before this one, Derek had comforted Luan, after she had been bullied at one of her performances, and Luan thanked him, by giving him a kiss, on the lips. The thing is, Luan doesn’t know if she meant to kiss him or not, and this story is basically about her trying to figure out her true feelings for Derek. Luan’s struggle is really relatable here. I think we all have that someone in our lives who we start view as more than just a friend. And I’ll be honest, Derek and Luan are really cute together. I dare say, this is way better/romantic than Luan and Benny! Yep, that’s right, I went there. It’s that good, which is more evident in the stories to come.

The Visit: This is a story about Lincoln and Lori taking Derek with them to meet Bobby, Ronnie Anne, and their family, and that’s pretty much all I have to say. The rest of this story is just Derek meeting, Bobby, Ronnie Anne, Maria, and the Casagrandes, and each of them interacts exactly how you’d expect them to react to Derek. Well, each of them, except for Carlota, who develops a mad crush on him. Man, Derek just can’t keep the ladies away from him, can he? Anyway, this is a really nice story, that has Derek singing a nice song at the end.

Popping Pop: This is a story that’s a lot like MrTyeDye’s Peeking Through The Fourth Wall Series, but instead of having Lincoln, Lisa and three other Loud sisters react to other Loud House fanfics, it features Derek, Luna and Luan reacting to pop songs. (7 years old, by Lukas Graham and Last Friday Night by Katy Perry, to be exact.) Now Tanner is guy who knows his music, and he makes a lot of clever jokes, and good points. I have to give him credit for making me realize how weird these songs were, once you actually stopped and listened to them. But hey, isn’t that how we view most things in modern society?

Why are we Friends?: This is one of Tanner’s more recent stories, and it’s also very short, but it’s very good. Basically Lola is wondering why she and Derek are friends, since they don’t have any common interests, unlike all the other LKs. The one thing I give Tanner credit for, is he didn’t resort to going the obvious route, where Lola would say something mean to Derek and the two would get into conflict, no, Derek addresses this issue to Lola in a very mature way, and actually reveals some interesting stuff about himself. Again, short, but sweet and to the point.

And that’s it! These stories definitely shows how far, Tanner has come. He puts a lot of effort into these stories, and tries to make the characters as in character as he can. And he is doing a way better job, than I ever could. So, I just want to say, thanks Tanner. You’re a great writer, a great friend, and an awesome big brother. Can’t wait to see what you do later on. Thanks for reading everyone. Bye!