User blog:AustinDR/Shipping: Lynncoln

Given how I've already expressed my thoughts on Loudcest, I'm going to do this a different angle. Say that Lynn and Lincoln were never related (no I'm not saying adopted). As in not siblings, not cousins, nothing like that. Say that they had separate families or whatnot. Would their relationship work then? Now before we examine this, I feel that I must say that if you personally ship Lynn and Lincoln, I do not have any ill will towards you, nor will I ostracize you for it. After all, they are fictional characters. Anyway, let's begin.

As I have said in my retrospect of Lynn, I couldn't think of anyone episode in which Lynn didn't harm Lincoln in any way. For the most part, she acts abrasive towards him; she would punch him, wrestle him, threaten to outright beat him. I honestly can't think of any episode in which Lincoln and Lynn genuinely bonded. With his other sisters, I could practically name any episode where they enjoyed spending time with each other. With Lynn, there isn't really any instance of her bonding with her brother. She also doesn't openly show affection for him. If she can only express it through bullying him, I'd much think that the relationship would be abusive. It seems as though this only became a thing because of Lori's comment in "Heavy Meddle" in which she states that if a girl bullies a boy it could possibly mean that she likes him. Now, many radical Loud House fans held onto Lori's statement and attempted to connect the dots concluding that Lynn must secretly love her brother. Now, I would say that that's an instance of overthinking, but how I saw it is that she's basically being playful with her brother. That's it. There's no hidden feelings or anything of that nature, it's just normal for an older sibling to tease their younger sibling. Granted, she goes far beyond that, but that's the conclusion I came up with.

Additionally, Lynn doesn't strike me as the type to be interested in having a relationship. Barring "Study Muffin" in which she became infatuated with Hugh Who Cares, she never shows much investment in forming a romantic relationship. Am I saying that it most likely means that she dislikes boys? No; all I'm saying is that there is no solid proof that Lynn would bother with trying to acquire a boyfriend as she's primarily concentrated on her sports. And no, that picture of her and Lincoln taking a bath together as kids doesn't mean anything either.

Overall, even if the two weren't related I can't see this relationship happening. They are much too different.