User blog comment:TheMaximumMatt/Shortfiction - Punching Bag/@comment-32202721-20180309234355

I feel like Lincoln was a bit OOC. I imagine he may have some self-esteem issues, but we've never seen him engage in this level of self-loathing before.

However, that's more than forgivable, because the short emphasizes one of the strongest aspects of his character - he's not strong, but he's durable. He's willing to put up with a lot, and even when things don't go his way he just takes it in stride. He may get his butt kicked during a fight, but he'll never stop getting back up.

And the message is delivered by Lynn, of all people, which I really liked. We see that she picks him as his sparring partner not because she likes to bully him and push him around, but because she knows he can take it all and then some.