#and that gave me what fuel i needed to finish my fucking phd

[dreadfutures]

fortunately, with friends getting married and buying houses, I now have places to crash with beloved people in beloved places. and I have PTO.

#fuck yeah pto #chris will always be my go to retreat bc it's a place i love and people i love who are the most loving people i know #and he knows the excruciating experience of a stem phd lmao #personal #and now we're both free #the summer before i defended my thesis i visited him for the first time since he had finished his degree #and to see him with an actual adult apartment with a dishwasher AND in unit laundry???? made me weep #like freedom and adulthood were in his grasp and he was free #and he could host friends and meet new people #we had dinner outside downtown on the main street and people were just coming up to us and recognizing us #both of us!! #and saying hello and i was just so happy. that's what life could be loke #and that gave me what fuel i needed to finish my fucking phd #not 100% achieved it yet but we're getting there #and hey i have a dishwasher and in unit laundr

[lonelyridesinecto-one]

Cat Caught Your Tongue?

Egon Spengler • She/Her Pronouns • GB Intern!Reader • SFW

Requested by: Anon

“You’re finally hiring another to help around?”

“She’s a student at Colombia looking for a work study while finishing up her PHD in Chemistry. She’ll get her experience and lab hours working along side me.”

“Egon, she’s working in GB headquarters. She will be doing much more than being your lab assistant”

“That is what she needs to meet her requirements and she’ll do field work along Ray”

Peter quickly grabs Egon’s shoulder causing him to immediately push it off. “So she’ll be working with you and Ray—-“

“And Winston”

“And Winston—But not me?”

“She’s here to learn and you are a man whore that doesn’t know when to keep his hands to himself” Egon states opening his GB locker grabbing his coat.

“Way to already put an impression of me—-“

“How’s your relationship with Ms. Barrett?” He smirks receiving an annoyed look from his friend. “Don’t scare her away on her first day tomorrow” and with that Spengler makes his leave.

The next day, Egon expecting to be the first to arrive at the firehouse given he always goes into work around 5am. He spotted the young woman skimming through a very used composition book and as he got closer he noticed the messy but clear handwriting going through formulas.

“If you change that number to an odd one, you’ll receive the positive result you’re looking for”

“Yes but I’m applying this to the spore study I’m doing on my spare—“ The woman finally looks up at the scientist before her and couldn’t help the smile on her face. “Well. Aren’t you a sight?”

“I-I…What?”

“Sorry Dr. Spengler, I’m Y/F/N Y/L/N…and I tell no lie when I do say you are quite the sight. Taller than I expected…much handsomer in person compared to the university’s paper” Y/N smirks spotting the heat to rise to Egon’s ears as he was quick to ignore what she said by clearing his throat.

“Are you ready for your first assignment?”

“Ready as I’ll ever be…Doctor” She continues to smirk entering the firehouse with Egon.

Peter being the last one to arrive out of the Ghostbusters, spotted the intern talking to Janine and Lewis as he slowly approaches the crowd.

“Well hello—-“

“Sorry have to get these calculations to Dr. Spengler and Dr. Stantz” Y/N cuts off Peter quickly heading down to the basement as the OG Ghostbuster looks at the other two standing there watching them laugh at him.

“Don’t even try Pete”

“Try what?”

“To shoot your shot” Lewis states with that dorky smile of his as he leaves to his desk.

“Shoot your shot—-Are you teaching Lewis phrases?”

Janine shrugs smiling closing her magazine to answer the phone watching Peter leave annoyed.

“With these numbers we should be okay until next month. Maybe we can look into energy alternatives to avoid—-“

“The containment unit overloading and erupting like the first time around with the Gozer incident” Y/N fills in the rest watching Ray, Egon, and Winston all look at her a bit surprised. “What? I followed all of Doctor Spengler’s works from his days back at Colombia that who wouldn’t stumble across a few articles written about the ghostbusters. And might I say…Dr. Spengler knows how to pose for a magazine.” The way she bites her lip after saying that made Egon’s face heat up as the two bystanders (Ray and Winston) share a quick glance. “I’m going to grab any job ticket if we have any from Janine, I’ll be back” she states letting the silence creep in with her departure.

“What the fuck was that?”

“Language”

“Sorry but damn, you’ve caught one Spengs”

“I did not catch anything. She really likes my work”

“And really likes you as well. Egon don’t be blind to that” Winston states with a nodding Ray right beside him.

“…You two are idiots”

Sorry Doctor, but you’re the idiot

Even Peter started to notice the smallest things Y/N would do or say to get Spengler flustered and honestly it gave him fuel.

“Americano” Y/N handed it off to Ray. “Black with two sugars” she hands it to Peter. “Double shot espresso with milk” handing the drink off to Winston. “Black & Green tea with lemon” handing the drink to Janine getting a soft thank you. “Honey lavender” she handed off the second to last drink to Lewis before turning to Spengler.

“I don’t drink coffee or te—-“

“Green juice. But a bit light on the kale because I’ve heard not everybody enjoys such a green so” Y/N hands the drink to Egon as she couldn’t see the others’ expressions but Egon could seeing that they’re waiting for the man turn beet red any second.

“You’re not…an ordinary intern. You don’t have to get drinks to rise up in your work study”

“I know but I’m always willing to show my gratitude to you Dr. Spengler” She coos watching him blush again before turning to pick up her tea seeing the group scramble making her smirk a bit. “I have to go back to the university to meet up with one of my mentors. I’ll be back before the on-call shift starts” she informs collecting her things and as she passes a turning Egon she turned on her heel to face back at him. “Don’t miss me too much” she winks on her leave.

“Yeah…don’t miss me too much, Egon” Peter teases getting a laugh from Ray. “Come look at these readings Doctor. Please punish me if I wrote something wrong” he continued and it only got weirder.

Causing Egon to be awkward in the lab with Y/N for the on-call shift. Her first shift as a GB rookie but in the mean time they were working on both of their side projects outside of the ghostbusters.

“What exactly are you aiming your focus toward when you get your doctorate in Chemistry?”

“Finally taking an interest in lil ol me?” Y/N teases watching him roll his eyes for once as she went back to her Petri dishes. “I’ve always admired your work when it comes to psychosis but I was more interested in the medicine to help “tone it down” in a sense. I prefer testing on alternatives compared to the inhumane way of testing on animals like most chemists do for pharmaceuticals”

“It’s surprising how some animals are still being tested on for certain products. Animal trails for medical research is…something else. Not right but until the medical community finds a way to cure disease without fatal trails along the way, we’re stuck.” Egon sighs before taking out his brief case from under the desk in the lab to retrieve a business card and immediately handed it to Y/N. “Hopefully you’ll be a part of the change like her and her team is. I’ll put in the good word before you graduate and you’ll be set with a job afterward”

Y/N happily took the business card biting her lip to stop herself from the over joyful squeal that could escape from her. She’s been looking for a while and part of her is a little disappointed since being with the Ghostbusters changed a lot of what she wanted to do for a career. But given the opportunity…

“Already want to give rid of me that quickly?” Y/N smirks inching closer to Egon as he felt himself bringing himself closer. “Color me disappointed that you wouldn’t want me to stick around…be your personal lab assistant?” She continued to smirk leaning a bit closer only for Egon to take her shoulders into his hands forcing her back just a tad which awoken something in her resulting in a surprised smile.

“I know why you’re doing this”

“Please tell me…and slowly” She says playfully causing Egon to stutter before letting go of her and standing his ground.

“From what I’ve seen the past few weeks with you here, your behavior has only changed drastically and always around me. Your tone of voice being more…firm and playful when talking toward me compared to the harsh bite you have toward Venkman. The body language and always being in my proximity…always keeping eye contact and clear speech when answering my questions…bringing yourself closer to keep my focus on your actions…” Egon started to trail on as Y/N couldn’t help the joy and satisfaction she was feeling when he continued to describe how she was flirting with him ultimately leading to him leaning against the lab table as she strides back close to him.

“Is that right, Dr. Spengler?”

“Y-Yes. Your hormones or also known as oxytocin for females in this case are firing to your brain a sense of trust in my presence.”

“Hm. Well to sum up everything you’ve said Dr. Spengler” Y/N brought her lips to his ear keeping her voice quiet. “It simply means that I like you” she smiles pressing a kiss to his cheek watching his complexion redden when she pulls away.

With that being done, she leaves him to ponder what happened to go make some tea for herself. Egon genuinely felt as if he was going to explode with that information.

The last few months of her internship felt extremely fast, and Egon hated every second of it when it got closer to her leaving. She grew on him…enjoyed her company, her intelligence, her smile…laugh…

He’s smitten and only knew one way to tell her.

“Y/N mind helping me with a quick experiment?”

“Sure!” Y/N smiles picking up her things to follow Egon to the lab only to watch him trip and fall. She immediately drops her things to help him watching his blank expression with his darting eyes. “Egon, are you okay?”

“I’m sorry…I have fallen…” Egon adjusts his glasses taking her offered hand being helped to his feet. “For you”

It clicked instantly to Y/N as she was at a loss for words with a blush rising to her cheeks and a smile to follow.

“Are you alright, Y/N?” Egon gently rests his hand on her cheek seeing her ease into his touch which he didn’t calculate happening so he had to collect himself quickly. “Cat caught your tongue?”

#lonelyridesinecto one #ghostbusters #egon spengler #egon spengler x reader #I didn’t think it’d be this short. as I was writing it felt longer #anyway I think it turned out good. I’m not much of a flirt so I don’t understand how to do it sometimes lol