His hand tightens on Raven's shoulder.

"Do you know you're the most annoying thirteen-year-old I've ever met?" Almost as annoying as Oracle was becoming—which makes more sense now. And that's a whole other nest of shit he'll have to face now, isn't it? "Please try to keep in mind that I'm the oniisan here now."

Because... long before Magpie's change, Raven was his responsibility. A responsibility he had the luxury of keeping to, come hell or high water. There was nothing, he was fairly sure, that could get in his way.

He's a lot more sure now than he was.