I am not sure why it was marked incest that wasn't what I had intended.
For clarity, for readers and authors alike, my policy is to put that tag on any stories that feature characters who are closely related in scenes with a sexual aspect (which, let's be frank, is pretty much every story on this site
). Tags serve two purposes, they allow readers interested in particular content to find it, but they also allow readers who do not like particular content to avoid things that are not to their tastes.
I can't think of any story that's been submitted during my tenure that was deliberately aiming for the incest category in the way that, say, the stories in the
Literotica category are. But for some it is a sensitive subject and I do not want any reader to feel ambushed by content they weren't expecting and won't enjoy. The content of this story wouldn't fit the dictionary definition of an incestuous relationship, but I think that semantic distinction is unlikely to make those who are uncomfortable with the taboo to feel any better about it. So I will err on the side of caution on this front.