Lex just shrugged.

"Human morality." he said.

"Guess he got summa THAT from me, too." he told her.

"Also helps that I was the one he went to when he ended up having moral dilemmas and such." he then said further. "He learned early on that if he wanted an opinion that wasn't 'those that bar your way from your goals and happiness are your enemies and need to be destroyed', he was to go to me." he laughed.

"To be fair, Mom's advice was applicable a LOT." Sebastien interjected.

"...not necessarily the nicest solution, but it was a solution." Lex admitted.

Lex just rolled his eyes and smirked.

"Also helped that I'm a sucker for the 'damsel in distress', as vague as that term applied to you." he told her.

Bast just shook his head and looked at Jordan.

"We put the 'fun' in 'dysfunctional'." he told her.

"Hey, it's who we are." Lex said.

"And I wouldn't change it for the world."

Bast just shot Lilim a glare, and Lex sighed heavily.

"She's KIDDING." he told Jordan.

"We were warned about this when Sebastien called and told us he was showing up with you." he assured her.

"..." he was then silent for a moment, and looked off to the side.

"However, if you hurt our son, I'm fairly certain Lilim will have no qualms about finding you and force-feeding you copious amounts of them..." he then admitted quietly, clearing his throat.

"...Mom's sense of humour is twisted, and you don't want to piss her off." Bast just muttered.

Bast thought for a moment, and shrugged.

"Though my being half-human DOES level the playing field slightly." he said.

"VERY slightly." Lex stressed. "Don't sell yourself short, you are extremely powerful." he told him.

"I know, I know." Bast sighed.

"So how's your schooling going?" Lex then asked him, changing the subject.

"Same as usual." Bast replied. "If I'm not top of my class, I'm at least top 5." he told them.

"A little." Lex responded.

"Well, a lot, seeing as Lilim's not well-liked in Hell, so her enemies would surely attempt harm to him." he said further.

"Pretty much." Bast confirmed.

"So keeping my grades up is effectively life or death for me." he reasoned.

"Originally Lilim wanted it to be 3 months per term, served cumulatively after his exit from school, but I talked her down to the current arrangement." Lex then told Jordan.

"Huh?" Bast muttered.

"Yeah, sure." he said.

"Backyard door's this way." he told her, as they walked towards it together.

As they did, Lex watched them go, crossing his arms over his chest, and looking at Lilim.

"...he's really grown." he commented.

"Makes me wonder where the time went." he admitted.

"A lot better." Lex responded.

"I can get away with the occasional afternoon nap now." he told her.

"So yeah, it's working wonders." he said.

Meanwhile, Bast and Jordan made their way outside, shutting the door behind them.

"Yeah?" Bast inquired, as they stepped further into the yard.

"What's up?' he asked her.

Bast was silent for a moment, raising an eyebrow.

"That... hm." he mumbled.

"That's a very good question. One that's rather hard to answer." he admitted.

"See... Mom is one of the offspring of Lilith, who can be considered the original succubus, even if she's not technically classified as such." he told her. "And I am the son of Lilim, my mother, obviously." he continued.

"So... I am technically the son of a succubus. And that doesn't make me a succubus, as succubae are female, but at the same time, it doesn't make me an incubus by definition." he went on.

"So, really? I'm an entirely new kind of demon." he told her. "Sort of like an incubus without being an incubus."

Bast was silent for a moment, raising an eyebrow.

"Yeah, sure." he said.

"I'm game. At some point." he told her.

"And yeah, your conclusion is definitely one way to look at it." he then admitted.

"Gotta admit, wasn't expecting THAT reaction." he continued, then smirking.

"You're my kinda woman."

Bast was silent as she kissed him and nipped his bottom lip some.

When she pulled away and made her suggestion, he smirked.

"Yes." he said. "Let's." he agreed, before they headed back into the house.

-Years later-

Bast stood on the small stage, wearing gown and hat, and smiled as he accepted his diploma. It had been a long time, but he'd managed it. Graduating with top honours.

His parents were watching, as was Jordan, and Lex sighed.

"Welp, he did it." he commented.

"And not ONE punishment trip." he said to Lilim.