Weiss Kreuz Fan Fiction ❯ No Touchy! ❯ A More Interesting Use For Ties ( Chapter 3 )

 

Crawford sighed in relief as the parking garage came into view. Just a few more minutes and he would be out of the telepath's range. Thank the gods! The afterglow of what Schuldig termed “Brain Sex” was nearly killing him as it seemed to be almost tangible in the close confines of the Jaguar.

 

For his part, Schuldig was looking at Crawford as though he'd just discovered a new level of debauchery invented solely for him. It made Crawford feel almost unclean. Or at very least unclothed.

 

Schuldig remained uncharacteristically silent for the rest of the ride, making Crawford wonder if that scream he'd uttered had left him incapable of speech. Unfortunately, such a blissful scenario was not to be.

 

He had just hung up his jacket in the foyer closet and was making his way to the kitchen when Schuldig's voice stopped him cold.

 

“You know, Herr Crawford, I think I figured something out about you tonight,” Schuldig said slowly.

 

“Oh, really?”

 

Schuldig grinned and leaned toward Crawford, absently playing with the end of his tie.

 

“I think, oh great and mighty Oracle, I know what your real problem is.”

 

“And what, in your not so humble opinion, might that be?” Crawford said. He would not step back, damn it. That would be seen as a weakness by both of them.

 

“I think,” Schuldig said, pulling the knot in Crawford's tie free, “That you're afraid of me.”

 

“Don't be absurd. For what possible reason would I be afraid of you?”

 

Schuldig grinned maliciously before leaning forward to flip Crawford's shirt collar up then sliding the tie completely off of the other man.

 

“Because, I can get under your radar. And that scares the hell out of you,” he said, playing absently with the scrap of silk in his hands. He turned and started up the stairs.

 

“Schuldig,” Crawford said warningly. “Where are you going with my tie?”

 

Schuldig smirked, waved the tie over one shoulder and kept moving. “You can come and get it later. I'll only be using it as a marital aid for a little while. Hope you don't mind the protein stains though.”