A/N: These chapters will be 221 words or less and display things that Jim Moriarty wants at different times in his life. This story takes place in the same universe as the Greatest Fears stories, but you don't need to have read those to understand this one. Like many violent people, Moriarty committed violence on animals before he was violent to humans. I will put a disclaimer on these chapters, but sensitive souls may want to avoid this story completely. As always, I don't own these characters, Moffat/Gatiss and Conan Doyle do.
Special thanks to my husband, who came up with the title of this story.
Four-year-old Jimmy Moriarty is playing in the park. He's been digging in the dirt for worms so that he can cut them up. They squirm in all kinds of weird ways when he does, and it's so funny! He wonders why they do that, then decides that they must know they're funny. (But why do they stop? Maybe I should try this with other animals.) He shows another boy what he's doing and they have fun until the other boy's mum sees him.
"Colm Gallagher! Stop doing that vile thing this instant! You are not allowed to play with that Moriarty boy!" As she drags Colm away, she mutters, "This is why children oughn't have children!"
Jimmy has no idea what that means, so he goes back to playing. (It's still fun to play alone. Playing with a ball is stupid.) Before he knows it, his mum is calling his name. He tries to hide from her but she finds him and carries him home despite his protestations.
Jimmy just wants to play some more.
