Meta Ramble on Fang's Papa Issue

( This is a ramble. )

tl;dr Fang is a frequently abused/abandoned kid who has had to be an adult way too long and has decided that having a "parent" means he can stop, and is clinging to that parent with all the tenacity of a toddler who won't let go of his mommy's apron. Except with added teenage hormones that sometimes make the whole thing very inappropriate.