𝐒𝐀𝐘 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐖𝐎𝐍𝐓 𝐋𝐄𝐓 𝐆𝐎, tim bradford [ON HIATUS]

𝗼𝗻𝗲. genius

[A/N: hey loves! i've finally decided to write a non-hunger games book. i've kinda gone off it lately so i'm trying to continue my coriolanus snow book but... idk. i hope you liked the first chapter. i'm obv going for a female reid thing. i hope it's okayy. anyway, please comment and vote (mostly comment) pretty please, byeee 💋]

「 ✦ 𝐨𝐧𝐞. genius ✦ 」

penelope valentine was a genius. she'd graduated high school at the age of thirteen and by the time she was twenty, had completed college and university with three phd's and three baccalaureate's. after doing all she'd ever wanted education wise, penelope had finally decided what she wanted to do in life.

be a police officer.

she knew very well that she could be a doctor or a lawyer or any number of extremely well paid (and rewarding) jobs. but, unfortunately for her bank account, she couldn't seem to stop herself from signing up for the academy. penelope joined late, completing the course along with people who had started three weeks before her.

walking into the building she'd be working in for the foreseeable future an hour earlier than needed probably wasn't going to make her first day go any smoother but it couldn't hurt. penelope was teased all throughout the academy partly due to her strange and unconventional way of doing things and partly for her age and so the first thing on her 'to do list' was to ensure it wouldn't be an issue at the station.

the woman walked up to the office door labelled 'captain' after getting changed and finding her assigned locker, disinfecting it for a good fifteen minutes. an authoritative voice sounded from behind the door "come in". penelope walked in after getting permission, taking note of the professional looking woman sitting behind the desk in the middle of the room. "i believe you've been pranked, officer. i can promise you it is not tradition to come to the captains office first" she informed without looking up from the open file on the desk.

"oh, i- i know" she chimed, internally debating over wether or not she sounded like a know it all (which admittedly she was, but she didn't need her boss knowing that just yet) "i just had something i wanted to speak to you about before roll call" she rushed out, taking a deep breath afterwards.

authority figures scared the crap out of her.

the older woman finally lifted her head up and locked eyes with the rookie. captain andersen hadn't expected someone to actually intend to speak to her before the morning shifts had even begun "oh, alright" she frowned, closing the file and shutting it away in the top drawer of her desk "and you are...?"

"oh uh, i'm penelope valentine" she introduced before adding an additional "ma'am" to the end. penelope brushed her hands down her sides unnecessarily as her hands stumbled around to grab her badge before she took a step forward to show the woman in front of her.

"captain andersen" she returned her nervous smile, standing up and holding out a hand for her to shake.

"oh i'm sorry, i don't shake hands" she apologised, sending her captain a meek smile instead "it's a germ thing. the number of pathogens passed during a handshake is staggering. it's actually safer to kiss"

"ah" andersen made a sound of recognition, hiding a smile "you're our genius"

"i don't believe that intelligence can be accurately quantified, but i do have an IQ of 194, an eidetic memory, and can read 23,000 words per minute" penny rattled off, getting nothing but a raised eyebrow in response "yes, i'm a genius" she sighed.

"right" the captain tried her best to hide the small laugh that escaped after seeing penelope's rather defeated face "and what did you want to talk to me about?"