"that's enough."

their older brother's voice raised with annoyance, bringing the bridge of his nose between his fingers.

pinching, he took a deep breath. he was teaching his younger sibling how to 'debate' since they just kept bugging him about it.

everything was going relatively well until they decided to say: "riddle me this!"

not only was that the most cornish thing to start a debate with, it also jogged his memory about how old he really was. his little sibling was getting turned to mush by current jokes and slang.

"when you're debating, never say that. it's dumb. try again." he grumbled, crossing his arms and tilting his head expectantly. he was wasting his time.