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L'amour est un oiseau rebelle, Que nul ne peut apprivoiser...
(Love is a rebellious bird, That none can tame...)
He goes by "Jimmy" now. He's eleven. Hardly innocent, but so few people are gifted with such a fragile thing these days. Especially when it's actively being hunted down. It makes even the softest of us feral.
In a few years, when he goes to college, he'll transition to "Jim." It sticks the longest.
At some point, when he teaches, he's referred to respectfully as "Professor Moriarty." He keeps the title for a while.
When he becomes a criminal mastermind, the only name the world will know is "Moriarty."
His parents call him "James." Unfortunately, that's his father's name. Though his mother is almost never home, they are the only ones who ever will.
And then there's Sherlock, who is different. Always has been different. Throughout his life, he calls Jimmy a great deal of things.