Damian and Mar'i Demonfire

Incest

It's been nearly a year since I've updated. And somehow in that time I've managed to become an emo, an anime weeb, and a kpop fanatic. Life is weird.

Ever since I could remember, I've always enjoyed my mom's hugs. And every time she'd come to visit me in Gotham, she'd always have one ready to embrace me. She has always been so warm and loving.

And she could always tell when I was upset.

I suppose I was being too obvious with my uneasiness. My mom had hardly sipped her Tamaranean tea when she was able to discern my mood.

"Darling, what's wrong?" I turn to see my mom's usually beautiful face has been filled with a worried frown.

"Oh nothing," I lie. Only that dad might not approve of my relationship with Damian at all. But I don't say that out loud.

However, mom seems anything but convinced.

"Starshine, you've never been one to cover up your emotions. We're Tamaranean. It is our nature to express ourselves to the fullest."

I guess I shouldn't be very surprised that I'm caught in a lie. Neither of us were very good liars.

"Mom, has dad ever said anything about Damian lately?"

My mom pauses for a bit, considering the question. "No, not that I can recall. Darling, is this about your relationship with him? You know that your father and I support you no matter who choose to be with. We just want you to be happy dear."

"I know you guys do, and I am happy with Damian. Very happy, actually. It's that..... never mind."

I beat myself up a little inside for having given up so easily, but it's just embarrassing to admit.

My dad honestly has no problem with me dating other people. As long as I am responsible and happy in my relationships, than he's just fine with it. But this is Damian I'm dating. And he's not like other people. He doesn't even know how to politely interact with other people very well.

"Mar'i, I know you're concerned about your father in this matter. Or else, you wouldn't be so upset right now."

Even though she's probing into my personal life, I don't stop her. After all, my mom is a part of my personal life. And she really cares.

"Dad has just been acting kind of weird about me dating Damian. I know that he's fine with me dating others, and that he's also fine with Damian as a person. But he's always been sort of an older brother to Damian since they've know each other. So in some weird non-incestuous way, Damian would kind of be like a relative to me. And maybe dad just kind of sees it that way."

When we first started dating, I also had this weird thought about kind of being Damian's relative. And I'm sure Damian had thought about this at some point, but we've never been bothered by this.

But Dad's been acting weird about it. Even though he's accepted us, he's always been sort of uneasy seeing us together. Almost as if we were commuting some sort of taboo.

An incest taboo.

Mom doesn't say anything at first. And then, a light chuckle escapes her lips. Not quite a reaction I was expecting, but then again, what had I been expecting?

"Mom?" However, she continues to chuckle until she finally speaks.

"Oh darling, whatever unusual logic you and your father our following, it's merely nonsense. If you or Damian had ever been bothered by this, then you two would've ended your relationship by now."

Mom sets her tea down and wraps me in a warm hug.

"Besides, your father will have to snap out of his world eventually. However oddly he is acting around the two of you, it is merely an irrational phase. I've found that humans on this planet often behave quite irrational. But then again, so do Tamaraneans. Especially Tamaraneans."

Somehow, I end up chuckling into my mom's hug. X'hal, this has been weird to even think of.

Damian and I aren't blood related, and we've never viewed each other as siblings. How could this even possibly be incest?

Besides, after staring a romantic relationship with him, I doubt that Damian and I would ever see each other in a familial way while we date. Or else X'hal save us all.

Dad's just going to have to get over this somehow. It could take some time, but eventually it would happen.

If mom's sure of it, then I'm sure of it too.