Love had bloomed between two Elementary School friends years ago. It started when a young eleven-year-old boy named Lincoln Loud asked his friend Stella Zhau to his house to watch a movie. It was an interesting change of plans that led to this moment, had his best friend Clyde McBride not gone to see his grandmother, these two may not have gotten together the way they did, but it was that blessing that allowed romance to bloom between the two kids.

The two had developed their bond against the odds, with Lincoln's older sister Lori desperately trying to drive Stella away in an attempt to set her little brother up with Ronnie Anne Santiago, the younger sister of Lori's boyfriend Bobby Santiago, to no avail. Lincoln and Stella announced their love for one another, and they have been together since.

Over the next three years, it has been a bittersweet time for Stella, she enjoyed being Lincoln's girlfriend, befriended Ronnie Anne and her best friend Sid Chang, make peace with Lori, and also became good friends with his sisters, namely Luna and Luan, there was some adversity in the form of Lynn Loud Jr, who formed a rivalry with Stella, one that nearly impacted Lynn's relationship with her sisters. Of course, by the end of it all, that was all resolved, with both Lynn and Stella putting their differences aside and becoming friends.

Two years later, things took a big turn for the couple as Stella found herself pregnant with Lincoln's child. Despite still being young themselves, the two made the situation work, and after all the initial shock, had eagerly anticipated the idea of being parents. The two received immense support from their family and friends, and by Christmas time of that year, Stella had given birth to their daughter Lyra Loud. Months later had officially married Lincoln. Despite them both being seventeen at the time, they found a way to make it work, mainly due to how lenient things were where they lived.

Despite the two being parents and married, they were able to get through High School mostly alright, even continuing their education into college. Of course, Lincoln did drop out eventually to follow a career in being a comic artist while Stella got a nice four-year degree and is working as a Tech Supervisor in a large corporation.

The two now live together with their other kids, Luis and Lila, with Stella getting pregnant once again and eagerly welcoming their fourth child into the world, and possibly not even their last one. Lincoln and Stella do love being parents and hope to grow their family into a really big one, just like Lincoln is used to.

They weren't the only ones with a family, as Lori and Bobby had gotten started on their family as well, beginning with the birth of their daughter Roberta. Since then they have had five more kids, three more daughters, and twin sons.

Ronnie Anne and Sid had also had a son of their own, with the latter carrying the baby. While Sid credits Lisa's science for her pregnancy, it is still believed that the couple had gotten a donor, most likely from either Lincoln or Bobby.

Luna and Luan had gotten married to Sam and Benny respectively, both of them having one kid each. Luna and Sam had a daughter while Luan and Benny had a son. Neither Loud girl planned to have as many kids as their parents before them, and what Lori is attempting to do now, and Lincoln to an extent.

Their journeys continued as Lincoln was working on his comics at home. He had a deadline of two weeks, but he figured if he stayed on top of his game, that would be enough time to make it. Of course, he still had to worry about the chaos in his house from his three children. At least it was minimal compared to how he grew up.

One morning as Lincoln worked on his comic, he felt a kiss on his cheek from his wife Stella, the woman getting his attention. "I'm off to work now."

"Alright, oh, what do you want for dinner?" Lincoln asked.

"Surprise me," Stella said. "Now I know you have a deadline soon, but don't work yourself too hard, or you'll find yourself in another block."

"I'll try to avoid that, anyway I probably won't be working all day, Lily's coming by in a bit," Lincoln said. "She'll keep me distracted."

"It's always a treat when one of your sisters comes by," Stella said. "Helps that they don't live too far away."

"Makes it easier to visit, and comes in handy when we need babysitters," Lincoln said. "Of course, a good chunk of the sisters doesn't even live there nowadays."

"Yeah, Lori's with Bobby, Leni moved to Loch Loud to be with Scott, Luna and Luan live with Sam and Benny, Lynn lives with Liam now, and you and I live here," Stella said.

"Even Lana might even move to Great Lakes if her relationship with Adelaide gets serious," Lincoln said.

"It might already be," Stella said. "The two have been crushing on each other for years."

"Regardless, by this point, the Loud House just has my parents, Lucy, Lana, Lola, Lisa, and Lily," Lincoln said.

"Well, we all have to move on with our lives at some point," Stella said. "I know your parents understand, though sometimes it feels like my parents still can't grasp that I'm an adult woman that's married and has three kids, with another on the way."

"My dad has a hard time grasping that sometimes too, but at the same time, he's very happy to be a grandfather," Lincoln said. "And my mom's proud of her grandkids as well."

"My mom hates being called grandma sometimes, she says it makes her feel old," Stella said. "Like, is she serious? I understand for the first baby since I had her when I was only seventeen, but it's been so many years that I thought she'd be over it by now."

"I mean, your mom does care about our kids at least, so there's that," Lincoln said. "Plus she's very nice, and so is your dad. He seems much cooler about being a grandpa."

"Well my dad's always been the calmer of the two," Stella said. "My mom still hates when I eat sweets, well it sucks for her because I'm twenty-seven years old, and I will eat what I choose to eat."

"Rebellious," Lincoln teased, then remembered something. "Oh Stella, weren't you on your way to work?"

"Oh right! Nearly forgot," Stella sheepishly said. "Have a good day, love you."

Lincoln parted ways with a kiss to his wife, "You too." Stella quickly made her exit while Lincoln stood up from his seat. "Maybe I should pour that cup of coffee, might kickstart some ideas that I can turn into a cinematic piece of art on paper."

The day went on per normal for Lincoln, the boy was creating his comic at a steady pace, though ran into some trouble as he couldn't figure out the best way to choreograph a fight scene.

"How can I make this unique?" Lincoln wondered, tapping his chin. He didn't have much time to think as he heard a knock on the door. "Is that Lily? It's the middle of the day, it can't be her."

Lincoln opened the door and to his surprise, he was face to face with his youngest sister. "Hey bro."

"Lily? Aren't you supposed to be in school?" Lincoln asked.

"I got bored, so I left early," Lily said.

"You did what!?" Lincoln asked.

"Don't worry, I didn't cut class or anything, you know I wouldn't do that," Lily said. "But there was some boring assembly and all classes got cancelled. I didn't want to sit through hours of the principal discussing her whole life story, and some students were given permission to leave, so I did."

"Well, as long as you didn't sneak away," Lincoln said.

"I would never do that, even if I freaking hate school," Lily said. "But, I wouldn't want to disappoint you like that, you're my big brother, I can tick off my parents no problem, or Lori, but I draw the line with you."

Lincoln had to admit that was flattering, though he would have liked it if she didn't make him think that she ditched school. "Well since you're here, you got the stuff I needed?"

Lily whipped out some coloring pencils, "All brand new."

"Sweet," Lincoln said as he took the pencils. "Wanna come in for a bit? No one's home, aside from Lila of course, she should be asleep."

"She sleeps a lot for a three-year-old, I don't remember sleeping that much at that age," Lily said.

"I'm not surprised, when she's awake she runs around and around until she gets exhausted, then she ends up collapsing on the floor and I have to take her to bed, then the cycle repeats in an hour or two," Lincoln said.

"Sounds like a typical Loud kid," Lily said, making her way inside. "Are Luis and Lyra still in school?"

"Yeah, and they're not lucky enough to leave early like you did," Lincoln said, earning an eye roll from his sister. "I gotta pick them up later, well Luis at least, Lyra usually walks home with Roberta."

"You mean Bobbie Junior?" Lily teased.

"She doesn't mind being called 'Bobbie', but she doesn't like the junior part," Lincoln said, taking a seat on the couch.

"Guess she feels that's better for a boy to have," Lily said, taking a seat next to her older brother. "Ironic considering Lynn."

"Every girl is different," Lincoln said.

"How is Bobbie doing anyway?" Lily asked. "Seems like she's going through some drama."

"It's nothing major, lately Ronnie Anne and Sid have been coming by more often, bringing their little bundle of joy that Bobbie often has to watch over," Lincoln said. "She didn't even want to since she already has enough siblings to deal with, but Lyra insisted it was a good idea and hoped she could use that to launch her business."

"How many 'businesses' has your daughter tried to launch already?" Lily teased.

"A lot, dog walking, car washing, lawn mowing, she's even tried sewing," Lincoln said. "She's a budding entrepreneur."

"That's great, she has ambition," Lily said. "She just needs to pick something."

"Well she's young, she can try anything, as long as it's within the law," Lincoln said. "But I do admire her grit, and I feel like with enough practice, and a little patience, she could make for one successful businesswoman, just like her mother."

"A future CEO," Lily said.

"Small steps, but she's taking them, and that's all that matters," Lincoln said. "So how are things going with you?"

"Nothing exciting, there's a school dance coming soon, and I've been trying to find a date but none of the boys are good enough for me," Lily said.

"You'll get there, but for now, don't worry about it, you're only 17," Lincoln said.

"When Lori was my age, she had Bobby," Lily said. "When Stella was my age, she gave birth to your daughter. Luna, Luan and Leni also had someone they loved that they're with today. Even Lynn eventually hooked up with your friend Liam. Also Lana I think has a girlfriend or whatever Adelaide is,so I feel like I should have a boyfriend by now."

"Hey come on now, Lola's single and she's doing fine," Lincoln said. "So are Lucy and Lisa. Are they interested in dating? To an extent they are, but they're taking their time with it. You need to as well."

"I guess, I just envy you and Stella, you've been dating since you were both eleven," Lily said. "I'd like to have a boy treat me as well as you treat Stella, or how Bobby treats Lori."

"Wish I could help with that Lil, just try not to overthink it," Lincoln said. "The only advice I can give you is try making friends first, that can lead to romance. It worked for me and Luna, it can work for you too."

"I'll do my best with that," Lily said.

Lincoln tapped his chin in thought, "You know, I can call Carlitos and see if he's willing to-"

"No, sorry he's a nice kid but no," Lily said. "He's a bit too eccentric for my liking, and he has really goofy looking eyebrows."

"That's a bit mean to say Lily," Lincoln said.

"Eh, I tell it like it is," Lily said. "Of course that doesn't stop Carlota from gushing over it. I'm amazed you were able to get out of dating Ronnie Anne."

"It wasn't easy, that's for sure," Lincoln said. "If only you could remember that mess."

"Weird, I know I was only a year old, but I still have very faint memories of it," Lily said. "But I have faint memories of a lot of things, like something about an Ice Cream Sundae."

"I'm actually impressed, I can barely remember anything from before I turned four," Lincoln said. "Though I think Lisa remembers everything."

"Well she was born a genius," Lily said. "At least I was eventually able to get my own room, her experiments were a total pain in the ass at times."

"She's gotten better about them at least," Lincoln said. "At the very least, we're not just walking test subjects to her."

"Maybe not, but she still does some really shady stuff sometimes," Lily said. "Just last week she began experimenting on our REM cycles."

"Wow really?" Lincoln asked. "Any reason?"

"Lola mentioned not being able to sleep well some time back, so Lisa did experiments on her, then she started experimenting on everyone else just to get an idea of how to make her sleep better," Lily said. "She then began sneaking into everyone's room, getting some data, it got really weird."

"Lisa's always trying something new," Lincoln said. "As long as she doesn't get too carried away, it should be fine."

"Well anyway, that's life back home, so boring sometimes," Lily said. "It was definitely more exciting when you lived there. I kind of miss living with you."

"I miss living with you sometimes too," Lincoln said. "Kind of miss living with a lot of our sisters."

"I know we have to spread our wings and go our separate ways, but I always thought our family was too close to do that properly," Lily said. "I mean, almost any chance any of you get, you're always quick to go back home. I don't even know how Leni handles living in another continent."

"Well Leni may not live there permanently, she's only there for a fresh chance of pace, that and her clothing business sold well in Loch Loud," Lincoln said. "Helps adding a bit of Royal Woods flavor. Once she has her baby she'll move back."

"It's so great that she and Scott are expecting, they were together for a few years before trying for a kid," Lily said.

"Being a parent is not easy, or cheap," Lincoln said. "The fact that I'm doing well despite being a dad while I was still in High School was luck."

"That and you had a loving family watching your back," Lily said.

"I was lucky, wasn't I?" Lincoln said. "Well anyway, I should get back to work."

"Hey, if you want, I can make something for you and Stella," Lily said. "Daddy's been showing me how to cook, at the very least I can cook you some macaroni and cheese."

"Oh, that'd be great, thanks Lily," Lincoln said.

"Anything for you, big brother," Lily said, making her way into the kitchen.

Later in the day, school was out, Lyra and her cousin Roberta were seen walking to the corner, waiting to be picked up.

"Dad's late, again," Lyra complained.

"He's probably busy, isn't he working on that comic?" Roberta asked.

"Still, I should be his main focal priority, not some silly comic book," Lyra said. "It's fine, perfect time to come up with another genius marketing scheme."

"Oh not again..." Roberta lamented.

"Hey, don't give me that crap, you know as well as I do that the perfect business opportunity is right in front of our faces, we just need to open our eyes," Lyra said.

"Can you just come up with something that won't result in destruction of public property? I don't want to get in trouble with the law, or worse, my mom," Roberta said.

"Eh, worse comes to worse, just use your 'daddy's girl' shtick with Uncle Bobby," Lyra said. "He always goes for it, you're his little 'linda niñita'."

"Do you even know what that means?" Roberta asked.

"I don't know, cute kid or something?" Lyra said.

"Well my point is, even my dad knows not to mess with my mom," Roberta said. "Your dad flinches when my mom gets mad, that's saying something."

"Come on, Aunt Lori's cool, she has that executive mindset," Lyra said. "Just like my mom, who's an actual CEO."

"Just take it easy, I mean our family isn't that well-loved in this town to begin with," Roberta said. "According what my dad once told me, my mom, your dad and all our aunts got kicked out of every pool in Royal Woods."

"Oh yeah, Aunt Lynn likes to tell that story, she said he owners were being wusses," Lyra said.

"Then your dad bought a pool for himself, that my mom and our aunts tried taking over," Roberta said.

"Yeah, sounds like my dad has serious sister issues sometimes," Lyra said. "Yet they mean the world to him, I mean I feel the same way with my little siblings, not that I would ever tell them. Oldest sister needs to lay down the law."

"Yeah, that's one good thing I got from my mom, how to really make use out of being the oldest," Roberta said.

"Anyway, back to planning..." Lyra said, then noticed Vanzilla driving up. "Nevermind, he's here."

"Hey girls," Lincoln said, unlocking the door for them. "Sorry I'm late."

"Hey kids," Lily said from the passenger seat.

"Hi dad, hi, Aunt Lily," Lyra said, getting inside.

"Hi Uncle Lincoln, Hi Aunt Lily," Roberta said, following suit, the girls noticing that Lila was in the back in her booster seat. "Hi Lila!"

"Hi," Lila said.

"Any reason you're late by the way, daddy?" Lyra asked.

"Sorry about that, I lost track of time," Lincoln said.

"And I forgot when you got out of school," Lily said.

"Come on daddy, I'm your special little girl, I deserve the priority, don't I?" Lyra asked.

"He did his best cuz," Roberta said. "I really appreciate you picking me up, Uncle Lincoln."

"It's no trouble, you're family Roberta, and families look out for each other," Lincoln said.

"And we do it LOUD!" Lily said as the car sped off.

"Time to get you each home," Lincoln said. "Starting with you Roberta, your dad's home, right?"

"Sure is, he's watching over my twin brothers, probably asleep on the couch with them," Roberta said.

"How are your other sisters?" Lincoln asked.

"Both at their after-school club, my dad will grab them later," Roberta said.

"Do you want to go home? You could stay with me for a bit," Lincoln said. "I can drop you off later."

"That would be nice, I would like to be able to do my homework in peace," Roberta said. "If my brothers find me, they're not gonna stop bothering me."

"I know that feeling," Lincoln said.

"You better not mean with me," Lily said.

"Who? You? Of course not, you were a perfect angel," Lincoln teased.

Lily giggled at her brother's response, "Darn right I was."

The family had arrived home, Lincoln allowing the two girls to make their way inside, taking Lila wish them, Lyra still trying to come up with her plans while Roberta followed.

"You are a really nice Uncle, you know that?" Lily asked.

"Because I let Roberta stay here? It's nothing new, she stays here a lot," Lincoln said.

"Yeah, but you're so nice to your nieces and nephews, and it shows," Lily said. "Roberta especially loves you, if there's something she can't tell her parents, she usually tells you."

"She says I'm a good listener," Lincoln said. "Lori doesn't listen too well, and Bobby, he tries but I feel like he gets overwhelmed with the parenting, that's why I try to help the two out when I can. Lori isn't a bad mom, I don't think she is, I know she loves her kids. But she definitely gets overwhelmed too."

"Well it's Lori, when doesn't she get overwhelmed, everything's so dramatic with her," Lily said. "She probably drinks like ten cups of coffee a day just to keep herself going."

"Come on Lil, Lori does her best," Lincoln said. "Not everything's going to be perfect, even our parents aren't perfect."

"That's an understatement," Lily said, looking annoyed.

"Is something bothering you?" Lincoln asked.

"A little, see I haven't been doing well in school and mom's been bugging me about it," Lily said. "I try my best but I just don't get it sometimes. Mom and dad don't seem to understand that. I don't want to be a failure, but I feel so...frustrated."

"Doesn't Lisa tutor you?" Lincoln asked.

"She does, and she sucks at it," Lily said. "I mean, she speaks in this dull monotone voice, trying to explain every little thing. I need a better tutor."

"Hm...hey Luis's bus should be arriving in a second, mind going to the bus stop to get him? I gotta make a phone call," Lincoln said.

"You got it," Lily said, making her way out the car.

Lincoln dialed his first call, "Hey mom, it's me."

"Hi Lincoln, did you need something honey?" Rita asked.

"Sort of, it's about Lily," Lincoln said. "I hear she's been having trouble in school."

"She told you?" Rita asked. "Well yeah, she's been struggling lately, I've tried cracking down but she just gets annoyed and it's a whole drama."

"Do you know what could be causing it?" Lincoln asked.

"I'm not sure, I wish I knew," Rita said. "I mean, Lola's doing fine, Lucy's doing fine, Lana...well she's a C student with the occasional B but as long as she's passing then it's fine. Plus I don't think you need high grades to get into Plumber School, though I wish she put in more of an effort. Lisa is self explanatory, I never have to worry about her grades."

"I'm just gonna throw this out there, what if she stays with me for a bit and I can tutor her," Lincoln suggested. "I'll let her use a spare room."

"Oh honey, would you do that?" Rita asked.

"Yeah, I mean, I may not be a college student these days but I can make sure Lily stays on that path," Lincoln said.

"That would be so nice of you dear, you were always a Straight A student, I really wish you did finish college, but I am happy you're at least doing well for yourself," Rita said. "Plus you have Stella at least, amazing how much of a successful business woman she is. You really know how to pick them."

"I'd love Stella even if she didn't turn out to be a CEO," Lincoln said.

"I know, I raised you to be a proper gentleman towards women after all, and it paid off," Rita said. "You're just as sweet as your father, of course you got that from him, meanwhile I think Lily got my temper. Actually a lot of your sisters did, poor Bobby came by the other and he seemed so stressed out. I know Lori's been working hard but I hope she's not overdoing it."

"Well she's always been ambitious," Lincoln said.

"Which I respect but she also needs to know when to slow down and think about what's best for her," Rita said. "You know, I think I understand why Lily seemed so pushy, I hope she doesn't think I want her to be as stressed out as Lori is."

"Guess the sisters need to find a middle ground between lazy and work," Lincoln said.

"Well, your father and I always encouraged you kids to go hard in following your dreams, I suppose you had to adapt a mindset like that," Rita said. "If I did that when I was young, I'd be a writer much sooner. I have no regrets about my life though, and I want that for my kids, including you."

"And you should have no regrets, because you turned out to be a great mom," Lincoln said.

"You're so sweet, and thanks for offering to help Lily, you're such a great brother, and I tell your sisters to appreciate that," Rita said.

"They do, they're just not vocal about it," Lincoln said.

"Got that right," Rita chuckled. "They're great girls regardless. I'll talk with your father about Lily, maybe you can keep an eye on her too. She's becoming a bit boy crazy, and I think she really wants the romance without the build-up."

"I'll help her on that too, hopefully I can get her to slow down on that," Lincoln said, then saw another call was coming. "Oh mom, Lori's trying to reach me."

"Oh right, you picked up her daughter again, well I'll let you answer, bye sweetie," Rita said, hanging up.

Lincoln answered his call to his oldest sister, "Hey Lori, what's up?"

"Lincoln, hi, did you pick up Roberta?" Lori asked.

"Sure did, she's at my house right t now," Lincoln said.

"Thanks, I appreciate that, things have literally been super busy for me," Lori said.

"Well you know I'd do anything for a niece or nephew," Lincoln said.

"Yeah, that I know, you're so much more reliable than those damn good-for-nothing sisters of ours," Lori said.

"Come on, it's not that bad," Lincoln said. "Some of our sisters don't even have cars."

"Well some of them do!" Lori said. "Luna and Luan are too busy, usually with their glorified hobbies, Lynn is too busy being...Lynn! Probably more worried about a different type of ride regarding her boyfriend. Also, didn't Lucy get a car not too long ago?"

"Yeah but it keeps breaking down, she got a very bad deal," Lincoln said.

"I told dad that price was too good to be true," Lori said. "Whatever, even if Lucy had a working car I doubt she'd do crap for us."

"Come on Lori," Lincoln said.

"Lincoln, you're nice, too nice, you'll come to realize what annoying women our sisters are one day," Lori said.

"I still love you all, and I know you love them too," Lincoln said. "That overpowers anything annoying about you."

"Dammit, stop being so sweet, I can't stand it," Lori said. "Lincoln, you mean so much to us and you do so much, I wish we could do something for you."

"I'm fine, really, it's no big deal," Lincoln said.

"Being a parent at an early age really matured you much faster, and you're such a good father and husband," Lori said.

"So is Bobby, and you're a great wife and mother," Lincoln said.

"I don't feel like one sometimes, I want to do more for my family, I just don't know what," Lori said.

"Maybe I can help, I am the Man with a Plan after all, I'll figure something out for you," Lincoln said.

"You're such a dork, but that's why I love you," Lori said. "I'll let you go, and don't worry about driving Roberta home, I can come by and do it. I should be more of a mom."

"You're a great mom, don't be hard on yourself," Lincoln said.

"Thanks, bye Linky," Lori said.

Lincoln hung up the phone, thinking things over, about Lily, and Lori, and the rest of his sisters. He thought about Stella too, how to tell her about his plan. Well Lily did end up making dinner, so that can win her over, or he can debate while they're in bed together, having learned many ways to get her in a good mood with his smooth moves.

"I should call Luna and Luan later, see how they're doing," Lincoln said. "I also wonder how Ronnie Anne and Sid are, last time I saw them, I think they wanted to buy a house down here, that'd be fun. I just hope Sid eases up on the idea of 'sleepovers'. Girl is still a pervert after all these years." He stepped out the car, looking toward his house. "This is going to be an interesting few days."

Lincoln went inside, hoping to be ready for whatever is next.

That's it after this. Warning, I normally don't use OCs, I barely like the concept, but I do like the idea of Lincoln being a parent, and I've seen some ideas that make that concept work well so I wanted to try it. I won't go overboard with them and I will use only what's useful to me. Hope you enjoy the story, it's the last and will be a bit shorter than the others.