Ten years had passed since the defeat of the Brotherhood of Evil. In that time, the founding members of the Teen Titans had moved on to become members of the Justice League. Robin became Nightwing, Beast Boy became Changeling, and the most important change for Changeling had been his engagement to Raven. They had both agreed to go into a sort of semi-retirement from superheroics so they could settle down peacefully.
They would still be heavily involved, being on call for when they were absolutely needed, supervising the newest team of Teen Titans, and assisting in their training. They would come out to defend the Tower if it came under attack, and when Changeling inherited it, the fortune from Mento would be largely used for the benefit of the Titans and the League. But for the most part, they were in support roles now, managing the newest team of Teen Titans, and making sure they weren't making the mistakes they did.
Among the new generation of Titans was Damian Wayne, the latest Robin. Dick had dropped him off one day saying he needed the socialization with other Teens, and it had been a rough process at first, but he did eventually come to accept the team and Changeling and Raven's guidance. He seemed to respect Raven in particular. He paid close attention to her advice, frequently wanted to talk to her, tried drinking the same kind of tea, tried out her hobbies, and was almost on par with Changeling when it came to getting mad on her behalf. She eventually found out why.
"So, Damian just confessed that he has a crush on me."
"What?"
"In his own way. He talked about how I'm a great mentor and warrior, and if I weren't an empath, I probably would have just thought it was respect. But, I could feel his infatuation for me, kind of like a student getting a crush on their teacher."
Not entirely sure what to think of this, Changeling resorted to his usual jokes, "So, am I about to lose my fiance to a thirteen year old?"
"Maybe if he were our age, Gar." Switching back to being seriousness, Raven asked the inevitable, "I just wish I knew why he likes me so much."
"Gee, Rae, kid who grew up with less than noble roots, not much social interaction, and trying his hardest to do good in spite of it all? Can't imagine why he'd respect the daughter of a demon, who grew up with not much social interaction, and tries her hardest to do good in spite of it all."
"Ok, you've made your point. It is kinda sweet that I'm basically his idol now. I just hope he finds somebody his age to shower with affection."
"With you as his role model, I'm sure whoever he ends up with will be lucky to have him. You know, he actually asked me why you're with me once?"
"Funny, because I'm not entirely sure why either."
"That's what I told him. Then I told him why I was with you, and he told me those were acceptable answers."
"And what did you tell him?"
"Sorry, that's a secret between men."
Raven gave a mock pout.
"But, you know, we're definitely telling Dick all about this."
"Of course, what kind of role models would we be if we didn't embarrass one of our best friends' surrogate brothers to death."