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bionicbore · 11 months
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not giving Douglas & Leo more plotlines together was a misses opportunity because "pathetic man who is frequently bullied by children" and "teenage boy who is mean (endearing) to everyone" is such a fun dynamic
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bionicbore · 1 year
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I’m sorry this is just so funny to me. Why were they even allowed to do this
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bionicbore · 1 year
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I am usually distracted by the noise within my head
I have tried for so long to remove the pieces of clutter
But have found no solution, but to merely exist with these strangers
New gif new post, ‘cause I decided 4 AM me wasn’t good enough <3
High res stills!
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bionicbore · 1 year
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The song I’m only human sometimes by William Control for Marcus though.
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Y. Yeah
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bionicbore · 1 year
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bionicbore · 1 year
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Y’know I kinda wanna elaborate on the HC I mentioned, where I said that if Donald hadn’t found out what Douglas was doing and intervened, Douglas would’ve eventually cracked and fessed up
Mostly I wanna elaborate that he wouldn’t have fessed up because of ethical guilt (though I do think he may have something somewhere inside him that would give a damn about ethics. He did seem pretty excited to do good things after all) but more because he’s got the emotional strength of a wet tissue and would feel personal guilt after getting so attached
I’m gonna put most of it under a cut ‘cause it turned into a full on Douglas study I guess
Like... obviously I’m prefacing this with it being my own interpretation of the guy, but Douglas was a pretty emotional dude in the show. His entire redemption was rooted in his emotional attachment to his family. His morals never 100% improved, and the growth we did see was almost entirely motivated by “My family won’t like me if I’m a bad guy :(”
And while he’s not a particularly GOOD dad, he is a dad. Literally every kid Douglas gets more than 2 minutes of screen time with, he goes into some kind of Dad Mode
So, the way I see it, I don’t think Douglas would’ve lasted if he got to keep the Rats for longer than he did. It’s never actually said how old the kids were when Donald found out, but they couldn’t have been older than like... 3? Tops? Possibly even younger, technically. If Douglas actually got to watch those kids grow up in whatever messed up environment he had them in to keep them hidden (Which, I’ll be honest- based on comparing the brothers’ lab quality, was probably a worse environment than Donald’s lab) I don’t think he would’ve been able to commit. Not with the original trio, anyway
ALSO. I wanna bring up Donald, ‘cause he’s also a factor in of himself
Yeah, the brothers fight a lot, and did fight a lot. But I think it’s worth remembering that despite that, these two founded a company together. They invented things together. They work together seamlessly when they get in the zone. Douglas, despite all the animosity, was ecstatic at the prospect of getting to work alongside his brother again, and was genuinely sad when Donald didn’t feel the same, but chose not to fight Donald’s decision
Douglas cares what Donald thinks of him, and I bet he cared a lot more before Donald discovered what was happening and made his own judgement call. The two of them had to have been incredibly close, and that probably would’ve weighed on Douglas, too
But Donald found out on his own, and he didn’t waste time. He saw the children, he saw the conditions, the plans, the schematics. There was absolutely no way to rationalize what was happening here, Donald had to get these kids out and away. His little brother was using their assets to make deals with terrorists regarding the creation of bioweapons in the form of children
And Douglas was left ghosted by the most consistent presence in his life for the past 20+ years, locked out of the company he helped build from nothing, and separated from these kids who have also been a consistent presence in his life for entirely different reasons
And Douglas is notorious for deflecting and pushing back when someone else decides that he’s in the wrong. All that potential turmoil means the time between Donald finding out and Douglas “dying” was probably like. Intense. To put it mildly
All this to say: Douglas is still a DICK lmao and the point of this post is NOT to be like “Douglas deserved better” or even “Donald is to blame.” It’s more about how Douglas is a notably emotion-driven character and how it affects his dynamics and actions, both positive and negative
It’s also my favorite kind of angst- where technically, things could have turned out okay, or at least better than they did, if everyone involved hadn’t been such a mess
#Lab Rats#Douglas Davenport#I'm only tagging Douglas 'cause he's the focal point but Donald does get a fair bit here#Anyway Douglas fascinates me 'cause like. I definitely don't want him or his actions to be underplayed#Like it really doesn't matter if he wouldn't have gone through with it. Especially not at the time everything happened#The fact that he got as far as he did is damning enough#But also he is SO pitiful and his emotional reliance on others is interesting#Especially in contrast to how nonchalant he tends to act#He's perfect for exploring how consequences effect someone#Which is why I draw him with such tired eyes and like to write him being Fucking Miserable#And I'll say it. Dude was a SOFTIE in the actual show#Seriously- in no particular order:#He made Chase some good soup. He went above and beyond to save Leo's arm. He gave every Rat a new ability for various reasons#He stood up for various kids on numerous occasions. He cried when Leo became an instructor#He saved a stray dog. He put a kid up for adoption to keep him safe.#He encouraged his robot son's passion for drama club. He actively helped Donald with the indestructible car#Look me in the eye. Make direct eye contact with me and tell me#That this man could raise 3 flesh and blood children from infancy#And simply pawn them off as disposable weaponry#You cannot convince me. Douglas Davenport is too pathetic to commit to that bit#He's willing to kill a kid but that goes out the fucking window if he spends more than 1 non-hostile hour with said kid#He acts like he hates his brother's guts but will literally drop it the minute Donald's nice to him in any capacity#... See now I went and wrote TWO essays#Kill me
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bionicbore · 1 year
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I hate having Thoughts about Shows because I am incapable of just saying like. 2 sentences. I have to write a mini essay to convey all of my thoughts or I will die
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bionicbore · 1 year
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For the lab rats ask game:
🐀 Favorite season of Lab Rats? Least favorite?
💭 Favorite headcanon overall?
❤️ Favorite character? Least favorite character?
⏱️ When did you start watching Lab Rats?
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Answered here: S3 for favorite, S4 for least favorite!
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Favorite headcanon... I have and love so many. I guess to bring up one I've never mentioned or seen: I think if Donald hadn't discovered the Rats and taken things into his own hands, Douglas would've eventually cracked and told him the truth. But the way things panned out left Douglas scared, angry, and heartbroken, so the situation- and he- spiraled
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Answered here: Douglas for favorite, Eddy for least favorite!
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Hmm, I know for a fact I watched LR back when it was on Netflix. I had to have been... 11? 12, tops
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bionicbore · 1 year
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🐀❤ for the ask game!
also i've just re-read your fic and God i still love it a little bit too much! I hope you're doing fine and I can't wait for your update !
🐀 Favorite season of Lab Rats? Least favorite?
Hard to pick between 2 and 3, but I think 3's my favorite overall? I think the show really got its' footing by then and had a great balance of narrative and episodic plots
Least favorite's gotta be 4. I don't hate it, it's got fun moments, but it veered pretty far off the initial setup, which was. Well. The whole reason I started watching the show. Characterization was also hit or miss to me
❤️ Favorite character? Least favorite character?
Douglas is definitely my favorite. Trying to think of a simple way to explain it without writing a damn character essay but like. He's got the vibes of a dog who got kicked too many times. Does that make sense
Least favorite.... I guess I'll go with Eddy. He's funny at times but he tends to break the flow of things. Also a little too mean spirited overall for me to believe Donald wouldn't eventually pull the plug on that motherfucker
And about my fic...... tabk yuu
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bionicbore · 1 year
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💥 👀 🔥 for the ask game?
💥 Favorite crack ship / characters that never met in canon but would've been best friends if they had?
I think Adam and Gus from MM would've been best friends on sight and an utter menace to society at large Shipping's trickier 'cause I'm not really in the shipping scene, especially when it comes to crack ships
👀 Characters whose relationship you wish was more explored?
Oh man, several. Bree and the boys growing up. Donald and Douglas, both in the past and present. Douglas with the kids in general, Bree more so 'cause we got the least of them together in the show. Donald and Tasha leading up to the marriage. Donald and Leo leading up to the marriage. Douglas and Marcus pre-debut. Whatever Douglas and Krane had going on. I love relationships
🔥 Hot take/unpopular opinion?
The way androids were handled in the show left me with little attachment to Marcus. Literally like 90% of his intrigue to me comes from how his existence affects other characters, and why my take on a "Redemption/Marcus Comes Back" AU involves a human Marcus. Marcus's humanity in Lab Rats didn't feel like an actual attempt at a nuanced character, it felt like the writers just didn't know how to write an interesting robot character. So they cheated and treated him like a human or an android purely based on narrative convenience
Even if it had been intentional, I just don't like when robots are practically interchangeable with humans. Kills the vibe for me ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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bionicbore · 1 year
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Lab Rats Ask Game
⛵️ Favorite ship? Least favorite ship? (Doesn't have to be romantic.)
👀 Characters whose relationship you wish was more explored?
💥 Favorite crack ship / characters that never met in canon but would've been best friends if they had?
🐀 Favorite season of Lab Rats? Least favorite?
🏥 Lab Rats or Mighty Med?
🏳️‍🌈 Favorite LGBT+/neurodivergent headcanon?
📖 An AU/fanfic idea you'd love to see but don't have the motivation to write?
💭 Favorite headcanon overall?
🔥 Hot take/unpopular opinion?
❤️ Favorite character? Least favorite character?
⏱️ When did you start watching Lab Rats?
🟢 Any crossover ideas? Are there any shows you think would've made a better crossover than Lab Rats/Mighty Med?
🎼 What songs do you relate to the characters/ show?
🟠 Which character is the most like you? Which character is the least like you?
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bionicbore · 1 year
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I know Adam was shown to be forgetful at times in the show, but there were also times where he was super observant
I am bringing this up ‘cause please just imagine with me, Tasha taking the kids shopping pretty early into their time experiencing the world And at some point, they realize that Adam isn’t with them. So the remaining kids split off to look for him, and Bree finds him, with all the friendliness of a golden retriever, trying to talk to some random guy who looks Very Confused
“Adam, Tasha said we’re not supposed to wander off” “Gimme a minute, I’m trying to figure out where I’ve met this dude” Bree, well aware that they’ve only been going outside for like a month and the only adults they’ve met outside their parents are their teachers, is just like “Quit bugging strangers,” before throwing a quick apology to the guy and dragging Adam back to the others. Adam’s protesting the entire time that “Bree, I’m telling you I’ve seen that guy before”
And Douglas, who’s spent over a decade trying to determine and hunt down where Donald’s been hiding his kids, is just left standing in the bread aisle like
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bionicbore · 1 year
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lab rats discord - https://discord.gg/2EUZXxKz
Oh dang, there's more than one? Interesting
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bionicbore · 1 year
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I was never going to post this, but I'm feeling it right now so here you go
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bionicbore · 1 year
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douglas making a marcus clone and putting marcus’s chip in it so he can be human?
Anon you are in luck because this is essentially a plot I dreamt up MONTHS ago
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Like I wrote a snippet and everything
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This ask resuscitated me enough to even draw what I imagined him looking like
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Is it unlikely that he’d wind up looking so similar to his android self? Yes. Do I care? No <3
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bionicbore · 1 year
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"#But it wasn't like Douglas deliberately designed Marcus to be a Theater Kid"
So true because my guy would not need to take dance lessons if Douglas was aiming for that
Man wanted a Theater Kid but forgot to install the DDR App smh
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bionicbore · 1 year
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With my triton app marcus hc (theory?) I was thinking it was like... Marcus being given a list of chores telepathically with the app, which he had no reason to disobey, and I think Douglas used it to directly feed lines to Marcus to say to the Davenports on occasion.
I never meant for it to come across like Marcus was 100% machine with no emotion. If he was under the triton app, that doesn't mean he's not still him. We saw with Krane's soldiers that even people under the Triton can still have their own unique personalities.
hfdkjafh just wanted to clarify this <3
OKAY BUT SAME Like I don't think the Triton App was being used on Marcus in the same sense as how it would be used later on Adam, Bree and Chase. Like I said in the tags, I like to think of it as Triton being like... the backbone to his programming ('Cause y'know. Again, android) and some remote commands. But just putting an android under Triton full-stop wouldn't be very convincing, I bet, given how uncanny the Rats acted
The whole feeding lines thing actually fits in really well too- Douglas actually talked to Adam and Bree while they were under Triton, so him doing the same for Marcus on occasion would make sense. Douglas absolutely told Marcus "Listen. My brother's a tool, you gotta be a suck-up. I cannot stress this enough"
ALSO I just... really love seeing the alternate interpretations this fandom has. I've reblogged various things that don't specifically fit with my own hcs 'cause some folks are just really creative ideas. Full-Triton Marcus is very angsty so it's a fun what-if :>
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