lovecraft68
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I think that has a lot to do with it. The squick and social standards are still there for sure, but like you said it's an easier bridge to cross with Step relatives than accepting blood relatives would just jump each other's bones.
It's why I think really awesome stories can come from Incest as well as terrible ones. There's the burden of straddling the line of plausibility and fantasy. If it's handled well, usually it's really good. If not, it feels cheap and fake. So for me it could be super tense and immersive, or almost instantly groan worthy
What works for steps is you can still make it taboo. If the step sib or parent came along at an age where the mc was young and a familial bond is there it can still have that conflict of "we shouldn't"
If they came along late especially a step mom or dad that came into the picture when the son/daughter was 18 or so it can be pure stroke and plausible as there is no bond
I think my personal issue with trying to write step is I have written so many "real" incest stories that I can't get into those anymore. Its like drinking Johnny Walker blue and then sipping a warm beer
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