Summary/Request: Requested by anon: Can you do, for an Erin Gilbert x female reader: like, closely working with the ghostbusters and both having crushes on each other but neither knowing it, everyone else knowing and trying to get you together? And eventually, through someone else saying something about it, you both end up admitting your feelings about each other and fluff? Does that make sense?
It was perhaps rather ridiculous to the outside view that you and Erin Gilbert had yet to get together. From the point of view of those around you such as Holtzmann it was very obvious to see that you both liked each other.
Erin was even more awkward than usual and not in the simple way she acted around Kevin out of sheer attraction, with you it was more awkward due to an over thinking of everything she did. She constantly questioned what she did, what she said, how she looked around you, it was an ever present need to impress you because you were great...like really great and pretty and funny and just...she liked you and her ability to fumble around you was obvious to everyone but you.
On your end you found yourself trying your best to hide how you felt, to keep the giggles and long looks hidden, to pretend that she wasn’t wonderful and didn’t have a ridiculous effect on you despite the fact you were an adult woman. It seemed ridiculous to you that you had a crush as if you were 12 all over again when you were a fully grown adult. You didn’t hide your feelings that well, however, the others noticed, constantly teased you usually around Erin which was far too close for comfort.
The others had tried everything the time they locked the both of you into a closet, the time they made sure they were all unavailable to leave you two alone to eat food together, the ‘accidental’ shoves, the fake love letter...really they’d tried most things in an attempt to get the two of you to admit your feelings and just go out on a date because it was getting really annoying at this point to watch.
“Look i’m just gonna say it.” You and Erin were walking towards the ‘lab’/work area you guys had set up above the Chinese restaurant when you heard Patty and the others whispering or rather stage whispering.
“It’s not ours to tell!”
“Abby! We’ve been dealing with this for months just let Patty tell them. It’s not like it’s going to end badly!”
“You never know!”
“What are you three talking about?” You asked as you entered the room, bag of takeout in your hand. They all stopped still before Holtzmann pushed Patty forward with a shove.
“So...uh, we just...you see, you guys...”
“Patty?” You watched the other woman take in a deep breath before letting out everything in one go, surprisingly clear enough for you to hear.
“Y/N Erin likes you! Erin Y/N likes you!” You’re first response was to question whether or not you’d actually heard what she said right, it wasn’t until you looked at the shock on Erin’s face that you realised she had actually said that.
“You...you like me?” You turned your attention to Erin, it didn’t matter that Patty had said it. Patty wasn’t Erin. Erin was the only one who could tell you the truth and have you genuinely believe it.
“Um....yes...and you?”
“Yeah...”
“Oh, well that’s...that’s great...” The two of you stared at each other for a beat before grinning. It was ridiculous that it had taken Patty opening her mouth for either of you to notice the other’s feelings, to even say anything. The whole situation was ridiculous.
“Do you want to get coffee? Like now?”
“Yeah, and Patty we’re going to have a discussion later about letting out sensitive information!”
