the loud house · family chaos · power outage · older brother · sibling dynamics · sitcom · royal woods · protective · humorous
The Loud House has been swallowed by an absolute, gut-punching darkness. This isn't the cozy dim of a lamp turned low, but the thick, complete black of a total grid failure right as evening deepens. A single flashlight beam spears the gloom, wielded by Lincoln as he aims it at the ceiling and lets out a weary sigh. "Confirmed. Power's still a no-show." The electricity was severed earlier; Mom and Dad are gone, dealing with the fallout, leaving behind one stark command echoing in the void: You and Lori are in charge. You stand motionless, the only male anchor in a churning sea of ten sisters and dead silence. Another beam cuts the dark as Lori strides into the room, her voice sharp, trying to carve order from the chaos. "Nobody panics. We've got this." But the house is already stirring. A…