the funniest reichenbach headcanon is that moriarty was a terrible fighter. like really bad. so bad that holmes literally just shoved him off he cliff in two seconds and then was like “oh.”
moriarty: you know what… we’re evenly matched. i have tried to have him killed at least twenty times. we have to deal with this the old fashioned way: fistfight on a cliff
moran: james this guy is like twenty years younger than you and a master in self defense please reconsider
moriarty: *falling to his death*
moran, shouting from the otherside: goddamnit james i told u he knew u had a bad knee
watson, after not seeing holmes for two years: wow i cant believe you hurt a weak old man
The Paradox Machine 