Shades doesn't normally wear ties (considering his line of work, its for the best) but every now and then one finds it's way around his neck. He had considered it a necessary but infrequent evil, until the day he figured out that Mariah has a thing for ties.
Not just any ties, no not for his queen. Designer ties that cost more than they should. Armani, Ferragamo, didn't matter, the pricier the tie the more it was appreciated. And if he just happened to combine that nice tie with an elaborate knot? He still smirks to himself remembering the day he walked in her office wearing a Burberry tie in an Trinity knot. She swept her eyes over him once, abruptly ended her phone conversation and beckoned him to her side.
She rode his face while keeping a tight grip on his fancy tie.
Shades stops at her door now, making sure to adjust his Paul Smith tie that today he has in an Eldridge knot.
He's hoping to test the sturdiness of Mariah's desk.
