#you can make yourself a Scion of Sappho

[irregularjohnnywiggins]

I just remembered the absolute best plot hook put forward by Scion Pride 2020:

“While non-heterosexual marriage not strictly legal under the existing laws of ancient Ireland the Pantheon is most likely still using, their divine parents and patrons would most likely be happy to extort, bribe, threaten, or argue with whoever they need to to ensure the law is bent and exceptions made on behalf of their Scion. In the case of two men or a nonbinary person being married, no major changes need to be made to the law. However, two women being married is an outstanding story opportunity to showcase the somewhat comedic dramatic tensions resulting from the Túatha Dé Danann’s Virtues. Under standard laws, the groom pays a bride price to their bride to give her financial security, with the value being based on the social status of the bride. If two women were to be married, whichever bride received the higher bride price would evidently be higher status. As the status of a daughter is based on the status of her parents, the parents of the higher status bride are evidently higher status than the parents of the other bride. The amazing story of divine parents demanding increasingly exorbitant prices for their daughter to ensure that they are undoubtedly higher status than their new in-laws and the two exasperated brides-to-be is just waiting to be told.”

I now need a rom-com entirely about this, possibly starring Katie McGrath.