Thank you so much! It always makes me happy to hear that someone came across my older stories, and liked them. And yes, I agree that if Moriarty is supposed to be a super-criminal and archenemy, he needs a bit of a backstory. Even in he was probably just invented as a means for ACD to get rid of Holmes, which didn't work.

His inclusion in the Red-Headed League wasn't my idea, though; that's Granada.

I thought it would be a bit suspicious if someone suddenly read and commented on all your stories just after holmestice assignments... ;)

Possibly! ;)

I've browsed through your journal a bit, too, and really love your style - I'll come back and comment when RL leaves me more time (that is, any at all) for fic-reading. And thank you again for your lovely gift!