"Beware of Groom’thulu
Ethan won’t let anything spoil his wedding to love-of-his-life Caleb -- not the complications of a Pagan wedding, not the snarky attitudes of his relatives. But when tragedy strikes Orlando mere weeks before the wedding day, Ethan is reminded how unkind the world can be.
Portland, Oregon, is a far more open-minded place than Florida, but there’s nothing to stop a crazed conservative maniac from hearing about the gayest Paganest wedding of the year and making that a target. Despite his fears, Ethan knows he must press on, because it’s Pride season, damnit, and no one is putting Groom’thulu back in the closet.
Note: This short story was originally published in the charity collection, Love Is Proud."
In the Eyes of Gods and Men By Feral Sephrian “Groom’thulu.” That was Ryan’s nickname for me leading up to the wedding. “It’s like the male version of Bridezilla,” he explained. “Except you’re both grooms, so you’re Groom’thulu.” I would have taken offense at that, but the truth is he was right. I had been obsessing about this ever since Caleb and I had made it official. What my brother failed to realize that the difference between a “traditional” Christian wedding and a Pagan wedding was the latter would incorporate five different pantheons that all needed their own preparations. Due to Caleb’s and my involvement with Celtic deities, it would be a primarily Celtic affair, but we had friends attending who were Ásatrú, Hellenic, Kemetic, and Native American. That didn’t include the shrin
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