Lincoln, Our Elder Brother
by sorrowXdarkness
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Sypnosis: Lincoln Loud is the eldest of the Loud Siblings. Although they may be a whole family, having eleven children is a tremendous strain on the Loud's finances. To help make due with the bills, Lincoln began taking multiple jobs.
Lincoln: 18
Lori: 15
Leni: 14
Luna: 13
Luan: 12
Lynn Jr.: 11
Lucy: 9
Lana and Lola: 7
Lisa: 4
Lily: 2
Despite his busy schedule, Lincoln manages to find time to spend it with his sisters with whom he completely love. These are their adventure, written and complied for the amusement of others.
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Lincoln sighed. Tonight marked the third time he had to cancel his date night with his girlfriend to work overtime at his second job. As a customer service representative, he earned a decent wage. With the opportunity to earn overtime, it was hard to refuse his boss. Money was something he definitely needs. Not for him, but for his family.
Seeing how Ronnie Anne was excited for tonight, he decided to call her instead of messaging her via through a chat box. He explained with much detail of how much the added income would go for his family, but Ronnie Anne simply passed it off as is; another date night canceled. Thanks a lot, Lincoln. Anything that left through his lips was cast to deaf man's ear. Lincoln apologized profusely, all in the hope to get her to lower his guilt while to rise her awareness of his situation. Ineffective. She left him hanging, allowing the endless tone of disconnection to be his company.
He really cared for Ronnie Anne, and loved being around her. Really, he did. If only he could, but his number one priority was his family; particularly his sisters. He would give anything for them. Anything. Tonight just happened to be a date with Ronnie Anne, his girlfriend of two years.
"Lincoln, is everything alright?" He lifted his head up and turned toward the source. There, standing by the doorway of his room, was a young girl with beautiful blond hair. Her hair went past her shoulders as she leaned toward the frame of the door entrance. She had such a worrisome expression plastered on her face. Something he did not like seeing.
Feigning happiness, he simply replied with a 'yes'. No need to get his sisters involved with his love life.
"Are you sure? It sounds like Ronnie Anne was mad at you." She asked, pursuing the topic some more. Lincoln was surprised. His sister listened in on their conversation.
"It's fine. I had to cancel another date night. No biggie." He said patting toward the vacant space beside him. Lori walked toward him, officially entering his chamber.
"Because of work." Lori completed.
"Yes, because of work." He confirmed. Lori looked down before looking up toward his eyes.
"Lincoln, why do you have to work so much? Don't we have enough money as it is?" The young girl asked. Lincoln internally flinched. Money was one of the things they did not have enough. Being both the eldest and male Loud sibling, he was aware of their situation. To the girls, they believed they lived in a decent home that earned a decent amount. The truth of the matter is, they were barely keeping afloat with the expenses that magically appeared. A family of 13 was very uncommon. So when the Loud family decided to move to Royal Woods where the neighborhood was both clean and friendly, they had to shoulder the financial ties that came with it. Property taxes, mortgage, the second bank loan to make repairs around the house, car insurance, food, clothes, utilities bills, school supplies and so forth. The list went on. The car was the only thing that was completely paid for by the time they moved to their new home. Back then, it was simply Lincoln, Lori and Leni. Luna was still in their mother's womb when Casa Loud became their home.
"You can never have too much money." He said as he gently rubbed Lori's head. "Besides, I'm sure Ronnie Anne understands." He reassured.
"Okay." Lori said, though not quite convinced.
"Come on. Don't give me that face, Lori. Look, why don't you tell me how your study session with Bobby went?" Lincoln asked, changing the topic. Her eyes lit up when he mentioned that boy's name. Good, thought Lincoln as Lori began the conversation.
With this, his sister's worried would cease. Lori brought up how totally bad Bobby was with studying. It caused her to laugh when she spoke about how she had to help him with his studying. She barely had time to study for herself. Lincoln then chuckled. Both Lori and Bobby were in the same grade, and though they were in different classes, the lessons were generally the same.
"You'll be fine for the test this Friday, Lori."
"How can you be so sure?" She asked.
"Because..." He began before embracing her in a hug. Lori giggled as he lifted her up. "You're my sister."
"Thanks Lincoln." She returned the embrace as he placed her down until her feet touched the ground.
"No problem." He looked at the clock on his wall. "Oh... I better go now or else I'll be late. Tell mom and dad when they get back." He said as he quickly went toward his closet.
"I know. I know. You can count on me, big brother."
Getting his tie ready, he returned to Lori's person. "Good. I'll be back in a few hours." He petted her head once more before descending the stairs. "Bye."
Lori stood by the top of the stairs, waving her hands. "Bye Lincoln." The sound of the door opening and closing took part as her hand slowly stopped its movement.
"Hey Lori, did Lincoln just leave for his date?" Asked Leni, appearing out from their shared room.
Lori made no gesture to move her sight from where her brother once stood. "He left, but not for his date with Ronnie Anne. He went to work, again."
Leni, upon hearing the cancellation of yet another date, frowned. "I don't think Ronnie Anne will like that. I mean, what's the point of going out with someone if you mostly see them at school?"
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"Thank you for calling Mundal Customer Service." And with that, Lincoln was done with his shift. He looked toward the clock. It was a little after midnight.
"Good work, Loud." Mr. Alessi said as he patted the young man's shoulder. "Keep it up, and you might make the bonus this month."
"Sure thing, sir." Lincoln said, smiling before turning off his designated computer.
After he punched out for the night, he began his walk home. Since they only had one car, Lincoln had to walk to work. He had a bike, but he decided to give it to Lori. A hand-me-down that she loved. Turning his phone on, he became aware of the surprise messages. They were all belonging from his girlfriend.
As always, Ronnie Anne was quick to the point. He lowered his hand. His phone displaying the concise message, clear as day. It was strange. His heart felt betrayed, but his brain relieved. His chest felt the impact of the blow. Then again, it was to be expected. Somewhere deep within his mind, he had a feeling this would happen. It was inevitable.
Returning home, he arrived close to one in the morning. Closing the door behind him, he spotted a figure on the sofa. She covered herself with a blanket as she slept with the armrest as her pillow. Lincoln felt a bit at ease. Taking off his coat, he approached the sleeping child. She was always worried about him, making sure to wait for his return. He was truly blessed to have a sibling like her; 10 wonderful siblings. Wrapping his arms around her, she stirred a bit.
"Come on. You should be sleeping in your bed." He insisted, lifting her up with ease. She muttered something before wrapping her arms around his neck. He carried her up the steps, toward her room. Leni was still asleep as he walked toward a bed. Tugging her in, he gave one last look at his sister.
"Lincoln." She whispered, refusing to let go.
Lincoln gave one kiss upon her forehead, weakening her grasp on him. "Goodnight Lori. Thanks for waiting. It was sweet of you."
Walking away, he closed their door. Returning to his personal chamber, he removed his shoes. He felt extremely tired. Really tired.
Author's Notes:
I had the sudden urge to write a short series of the Loud House after seeing a few photographs on the web, particularly the images of Older Lincoln with a younger Lori. Very cute and sweet. So what did you think? -sorrowXdarkness
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