I am not wrong. Lux knew garen.
"having only seen him in the League match broadcasts since he had been taken away."
Quote from Lux judgement. Garen shared the same fate as Lux, he was also conscripted to the army of demacia. But before that they indeed knew each other, she just didnt meet him after he was taken away.
This already could potentially make them even closer. The other reason is that she decides to follow her brothers footsteps, which shows major affection to Garen, because you dont really follow in the steps of a person you despise, do you?
Also, she feels betrayed by the rest of her familly (exept Garen) because they agreed with her conscription, i think she would really find comfort in a a person that experienced the same fate as her and is the considered by her the only familly member she can rely on.
And I don't think you're a morally bankrupt individual, fuck whomever you want, it's your kids who have to play Genetic Roulette, but you're a fool and a naive fool at that if you think just because you don't think there's anything wrong with incest society will magically change and a mainstream company will defy social meta just to deliver a dull pairing with little sense in-universe and outside.
Hey, everyones children play the genetic roulete, doesnt matter its incest or not. Also, no, im not that naive to think that society would change that soon. I mean, its been how many years with video games and there are still big parts of society which see them as negative? I just think its a bit hypocritical, at least in my view.
Also, at least in my opinion, Riot isnt really that mainstream. I mean really, masochism is not mainstream. Social meta doesnt really like that either and would treat it as simple perversion.
Also, must you forget that Pantheon fully supports and endorses the culture that said Leona has to be put down like a dog? It's exactly how she discovers her solar powers. She's getting executed and the sun's all like "knock that shit out bro". Pantheon didn't comment or say anything, and seems the experience said nothing. He was perfectly ready to accept that his childhood friend was going to be executed because he didn't want to fight to the death with someone (Something Panth had to trouble doing, and the fact he's alive now says he did kill someone in a duel to the death like the Rakkor command). That HAS to put a dent on any prospects of a relationship, no matter how strong the bond is (not much, apparently).
On that part i would say that we dont have enough information. You see, that part of the lore doesnt even say who were present in the execution. It is as much possible that at that time pantheon was away fighting somewhere.
In that case their relationship would remain the same, even better i would say because Leona shys only from killing, not fighting. She fights just as well as any other rakkor warrior, she just doesnt have the drive to kill.
Also, both of the being from the same place and the only rakkor warriors in IOW (until retcon since we use old lore) would also bring them closer
I prefer Leona - Diana because both are characters, and their fall is worth exploring, IMO. Pantheon's just too "stereotype-y" for my tastes, but that's exactly what he was intended to be.
It is possible. I read their lores again (forgot some parts). I think someone found or at least speculated that while diana was still a priestes or something simmilar in the solari order she admired leona as a paragon and maybe even had a crush on her.
But again. Their romance could only foster in only one way. If leona would understand and accept Dianas version of why she killed the elders, because for Leona that is unnaceptable and because of that they are rivals.
Although, i see the posibilities.
Also do you think such open same gender romance would be accepted by social meta? I know that by some it will, but not by many others. Although my questions rests a bit hollow because riot posted some really good Leona x Diana romance pictures on their facebook.