#𝙸 𝙲𝙾𝙻𝙻𝙴𝙲𝚃 𝚂𝙿𝙾𝚁𝙴𝚂 𝙼𝙾𝚄𝙻𝙳𝚂 𝙰𝙽𝙳 𝙵𝚄𝙽𝙶𝚄𝚂. (HEADCANONS)

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Stolen from @diaboluse, but pls fill this out to the best of ur ability. Extra credit will be given for early hand-ins. Thank u.

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Good mornooning my beloveds...

Someone needs to give his man head from under his desk while he's trying to work, once he's distracted enough he won't last long. xoxo

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𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙲𝙾𝙻𝙻𝙴𝙲𝚃𝙾𝚁𝚂. CLASS VI TRANSDIMENSIONAL BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THEIR SUMMONING

The price for summoning the cadre of demons that have come to be known as the "Collectors" is high. They offer the permanent abduction of whatever target the person who summoned them specifies, but this service comes at the irrevocable cost of their sanity.

The demons are single-minded, and, once engaged, they will pursue their quarry with no thought to secrecy and without being distracted by any other beings they encounter. This has led to more firsthand accounts of their activities than might be expected, given that the Collectors are such dangerous entities.

The demons tend to take on the appearance of their prey, becoming a supernatural duplicate that brings to mind the German concept of the doppelganger. (These are complementary concepts, and any potential relationship between the two bears further study.)

The Ghostbusters were captured by the Collectors and deposited in some kind of interdimensional limbo. Fortunately, we were able to escape by rewiring a proton pack to explode. Although we'd been trapped for just a few hours, we discovered that months had passed in New York, an interesting note for future interdimensional research.

Further investigation revealed that the Collectors had been sent after us by Janosz Poha (see entry on Vigo the Carpathian on page 64), who had been possessed by the demon Idulnas. When Idulnas tried to avoid paying the price for summoning the Collectors, hoping they would take Poha's sanity and not his own, the head-hunting entities forcibly removed Idulnas from Poha's body and abducted the demon to their own plane of existence.

The Collectors, Tobin's Spirit Guide, Section III: Metaspecters, page 46, written and compiled by Dr. Ray Stantz and Dr. Egon Spengler.

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It's a-me, back again to offer another oddly specific outlook on Egon's life for u at no extra charge.

I wrote a headcanon a while back that Egon will probably end up having a photo of your muse on a corkboard by his desk if they're close enough with him - along with some framed ones for his nearest and dearest. When it comes to the other Busters, as you can imagine, they've had a lot of amateur and professional photos taken of them, given their status as celebrities. In typical Egon style, he doesn't care about publicity.

However, if one pays attention to his framed photographs, they'll find a shot of the four of them together, by Ecto-1. Ray is at the front, followed by Peter, then Winston, then the man himself - sporting a frown, naturally.

Of course, it's clearly one that's been released by the press, given how it's been taken - so why has he framed it, and kept it in his possession? Because of how genuinely happy the other three look. It's not a staged photo - they're all dirty and covered in marshmallow from Stay Puft, they've just beaten Gozer, it's been a wild ride for them; and yet, they're smiling, they're clearly feeling accomplished, and Ray in particular looks to be in his element.

Despite his outward persona, Egon cares SO MUCH about his best friends (and found family, let's be real), and all he wants is for them to be safe and happy - which is what, to him, this photo captures to a T.

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OK but, ur detective muse/s approaching Dr. Egon Ghost Bustin Fungus Lovin But Still Holds His Coroner's License Spengler and asking for his evaluation on/ help w a pos.t mort.em in order to determine if spooky shit was involved in a person's death - or just for a murder in general. Drag him into ur crime drama fandoms/antics.

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A reminder that post-GB 2 this is hung up in the Firehouse.

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He'd need to be convinced to stay behind for a cuddle/pillow talk after the deed, especially in the beginning. His brain is hardwired to be like "that was nice...anyway, back to work -"

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I need to write more about this both in threads and in general...but Egon's main form of stimming is the gentle tapping of his fingers, either against whatever he's holding in his hands or against his desk/lab counter/whatever hard surface he's working on.

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One cannot afford to be vague when it comes to anything spicy w Egon. He won't find that sexy in 99% of cases, he'll just end up confused.

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𝙼𝚄𝚂𝙴 𝙱𝙾𝙳𝚈 𝙻𝙰𝙽𝙶𝚄𝙰𝙶𝙴 . . .

DEFENSIVENESS : arms crossed on chest // crossing legs // fist-like gestures // pointing index finger // karate chops // stiffening of shoulders // tense posture // curling of lip // baring of teeth

REFLECTIVE : hand-to-face gestures // head tilted // stroking chin // peering over glasses // taking glasses off — cleaning // putting earpiece of glasses in mouth // pipe smoker gestures // putting hand to the bridge of the nose // pursed lips // knitted brows

SUSPICION : arms crossed // sideways glance // touching or rubbing nose // rubbing eyes // hands resting on weapon // brows raising // lips pressing into a thin line // strict, unwavering eye contact // wrinkling of nose

OPENNESS & COOPERATION : open hands // upper body in sprinters position // leaning in closely // sitting on the edge of a chair // hand-to-face gestures // unbuttoned coat // tilted head // slacked shoulders // droopy/relaxed posture // feet pointed outward // palms flat and facing outward

CONFIDENCE : hands behind back // hands on lapels of coat // steepled hands // baring teeth in a grin // rolling shoulders // tipping head back but maintaining eye contact // chest puffed up // shoulders back // arms folded just above navel

INSECURITY & ANXIETY : chewing pen or pencil // rubbing thumb over opposite thumb // biting fingernails // hands in pockets // elbow bent // closed gestures // clearing throat // “ whew ” sound // picking or pinching flesh // fidgeting in chair // hand covering mouth whilst speaking // poor eye contact // tugging at pants whilst seated // jingling money in pockets // tugging at ear // perspiring hands // playing with hair // swaying // playing with pointer / marker // smacking lips // sighing // rocking on balls of feet // flexing fingers sporadically

FRUSTRATION : short breaths // “ tsk ” sounds // tightly-clenched hands // fist-like gestures // pointing index finger // running hand through hair // rubbing back of neck // snarling // revealing teeth / grimacing // sharp-eyed glowers with notable tension in the brows // shoulders back, head up - defensive posturing // clenching of jaw / grinding teeth // nostrils flaring // heavy exhales

TAGGED BY STOLEN FROM: @hebled TAGGING: Go nuts xoxo

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This may or may not surprise folks, but for all intents and purposes Egon understands that, while the vast majority of paranormal entities exist to cause trouble, there are a few who genuinely don't intend to harm anyone, and are probably more scared of the fact that they're now a ghost than anyone could ever be of them.

Even so, if the general public are ever threatened by their presence, the Busters have to act, and he knows that.

Still, it wouldn't surprise me if this thought crosses his mind once in a blue moon. A part of him might even question if the team (and by team, I mean mostly he and Ray) conduct enough research prior to completing a contract, or if there's ever an alternative option to just trapping and containing them.

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I've finally gone and bought Sp.irit.s Un.leash.ed and I fuckin love it my dudes.

This part of the Firehouse in particular would've been Egon's lab, lbr.

Sectioned off from the rest of the building with a door, relaxing lighting, its own pole in case the bell rings, his desk (centre of the last photo) and ofc all sorts of necessary equipment.

The biggest difference would be that it would be tidier. Just a smidge, anyway.

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𝚆𝙷𝙴𝙽 𝙳𝙾 𝚈𝙾𝚄 𝙶𝙰𝚉𝙴 𝙰𝚃 𝚈𝙾𝚄𝚁 𝚂𝙾𝚄𝙻𝙼𝙰𝚃𝙴?

WHEN THEY'RE UNAWARE.

they don't always see you. but that's a good thing. this is when you love them most. when they are so absorbed in their thoughts you can just sit there and enjoy them existing. it's the way they move through the world which made you fall in love. the grace with which they walk their path. the stubbornness. the dedication. they know their place in the universe and somehow, that makes you feel a little more confident in your existence too. they know who and what they are and there is nothing more beautiful to you than the ability to witness it all. in the simple things and the big things. the expressions they make when they think no one is looking. the way they laugh when they're not holding back. the little swears under their breath for no one but themselves. you love it all and you want to spend the rest of your life being their life's witness.

STOLEN FROM: @basementboat TAGGING: Steal it, by all means.

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Your muse discovering that underneath that grey suit and tie is actually a very slim, toned torso and arms. Probably even defined abs. Egon spends his days handling heavy equipment and he also hits the gym at night. He has a good body.

How are they findin' out? What are they doin'? How they respondin'?

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Tbh the more I think about it the more I suspect Egon wouldn't even have the courage to ask for anything spicy from ur muse, he'd just sit there and hope that they end up developing telepathic powers so they could just read his mind instead.

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I'd like to thank me for leaving that lil' self-reminder about this, anyway what is up everybody welcome to yet more emotion-inducing headcanons about this boy with Pops.

Today we're talking about Egon's relationship with pessimism VS realism.

Now, if y'all have at least watched the original film (which I bloody hope you have, and if you haven't? I demand you watch it immediately, right now, stop what you're doing and watch it) you'll have noticed that Egon almost always carries around a calculator. Occasionally a heckin chonker, but most of the time it's a lil' dinky thing that fits easily into his pocket.

Why, I hear you ask? Egon loves, and I mean LOVES to do what I call "pessimist calculations". Essentially, he always formulates, or tries to formulate, the worst possible scenario for any situation he's in. Take the scene as they leave the bank, for example, after Ray remortgages his home so that the team have money to play with, and Ray is already feeling a lil' sceptical, but you can see Egon typing away on his dinky calculator in the background, eventually informing Ray that he's looking at $95,000 in payable interest alone over the next five years. I deal a lot in credit for my job. Naturally, we all know that the more your monthly payments are, the less interest you'll be charged. With this in mind, I'm going to assume with confidence that Egon was working out the amount based on if only the minimum payment for the loan was made each month - in other words, the pessimist's calculation.

The scene near the beginning, when they're all in the public library after meeting their first ghost and Peter asks them both "what are we gonna' do?", and the first thing Egon does is reach for his calculator, which Peter slaps out of his hand. That's because Peter KNEW that Egon would only work out the worst possible outcome.

Also, crossing the streams? Remember that? The long speech Egon made to Peter about what would end up happening if one of them got hit by a proton beam? He then tried to sound optimistic by saying "there's definitely a very slim chance we'll survive", but it was weak. SO WEAK. Again, his focus is on the worst possible outcome.

I could reference more - there's a point I wanted to make that connects this to Afterlife, but I'm aware I've already rambled on too much so I'll save that for another post - but with all this in mind, you'd expect me to say "JFC, Egon really gives off a pessimist vibe", but I don't think he's a pessimist at all. I definitely think he treads the realist line a lot more. All of these calculations, trying to work out the worst circumstances he and the others could ever find themselves in - that's so he can prepare for them. He's autistic, remember. He very much loves to plan and micromanage his life as much as he can, and this to me is just another aspect of that. When it comes to the safety of his friends ESPECIALLY, my guy is not going to do anything before he understands the full extent of what he's dealing with, and the worst possible outcome, just so he can prepare himself and the others as much as he can - because, as the saying goes, failing to prepare is preparing to fail, and we all know how he feels about failure.