In American Culture
- In Star Wars, Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa are separated twins who meet as adults. In The Empire Strikes Back, Leia kisses Luke in front of Han Solo to make him jealous. After Leia starts an actual relationship with Han, Luke informs Leia they are siblings, having learned this himself from his Jedi Mentor, Obi-Wan Kenobi.
- In the critically acclaimed book series and HBO TV series, A Game of Thrones features fraternal twins Jaime and Cersei Lannister, who frequently engage in intercourse, beginning when they were children. As a result, three children have been born.
- The 1975 novel Gemini by Michel Tournier depicted the deeply sexual relationship between twin brothers Jean and Paul and their struggle to come to terms with the implications of their sexualized world consisting of only each other versus their individuality in the outside world.
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