Male Geishas - Tumblr Posts

BTS in : 🌸 Flower Boys 🌸

- Part 2 -

When a son is born 🌸

When a son is born, normal life stops for the family.

There are rules that they must follow now. Rules that have been long known, for when a son is born.

He is to leave this place, and live where a flower has to go.

The Gardens.

Flora is a wealthy country. Leading it to having many beautiful and well built buildings. It has a total of 6 palaces. 5 palaces known and called “Gardens” or “Green House” either is fine.

Here, the boys must stay and live the rest of their lives. All Florian men will call The Garden, their home. They will forget about their family, and have a new one. Flowers like them.

The process goes like this

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

🌸 The life of a Flower 🌸

When a son is born, he may live with his family up until he turns 5. That is the law, that most people use, though there are those rare cases where children are brought to The Garden’s at a younger age. (We’ll follow the normal life of a Flower Boy.)

At the age of 5, the son will be taken by his mother. She will be one of the last women the boy will see. They will embark on a journey to the closest Garden of the 6 in Flora.

There is the The Stem, Stamen, Sepal, Leaf, and Petal Gardens. Palaces that are only filled with men.

The mother will be granted access to the town near the The Garden chosen, and there, she will live with her son for one year.

Meanwhile, he son will be taught and slowly be separated from his mother. Female Teachers will take him under their wings, and the boy will now begin the first step of his journey alone. His journey to become a Flower. A male geisha.

There are also 5 steps to becoming a flower. Germination, seed, sprout, bud, and last, a celebration known as The Blooming Ceremony, followed by The Flower. (These two go together so it’s 5).

At the age of 5, boys go through the Germination stage. They are slowly taught about their new life ahead of them, and are to leave their family.

Germination stage lasts for approximately 2 years. One year, the boy will be in contact with his mother, and the other will be alone.

Next, is the Seed stage. Like primary school, but a bit longer. This is where the boy will be assigned to a home classroom, and will meet his new brothers. All boys in the classroom will grow and learn together.

Seed stage lasts 8 years. The boy will be taught more about his purpose, and will form bonds with his brothers. All preparing for their life goal. Becoming Flowers.

The boys are called “Seeds” and once they finish the Seed stage, they will go through a two day celebration.

In those two days, the boys will go through a sort of graduation. Their teachers will paint their faces with a freckle like pattern, symbolizing the seeds. Their brown shoes, that also have seed patterns will be changed into new green ones. Their attire will change from brown shades that symbolized the soil, to green that signifies the start of the growing life.

While the first day was more fun and loud, the second day is the opposite. Quiet, and respectful.

The boys will meet with the Elder of The Garden, and will pick a seed from the pot of soil.

It’s magical.

Yes, there is magic in Flora. Mother Nature’s magic still seems to be present. Though it is only rumored to be within The Gardens. (We’ll get more into that later)

The boy will pick the seed from the old looking pot, and that seed will now become his soul. His life, along with that seed, are now one.

The boy must care for that seed, until he reaches the last stage of his journey. For now, he will graduate and become a Sprout.

The Sprout Phase is next. Being of 5 years.

This is where the Sprouts will be introduced into Talents. Every Flower must have atleast 2 talents.

Talents like dance, paint, story telling, banquet manners, speaking skills, singing, gardening, sewing, poetry, martial arts, cooking, nursing, archery...basically an entertainer.

They must be fully prepared for when they become official Flower boys.

Becoming a Sprout, also means you can become a sort of helper for an actual Flower Boy. From accompanying him, to learning from him, a Sprout can even be somewhat adopted by a Flower Boy.

Flower Boy, in other words, is a Male Geisha.

They are perfection, and have this aura about them that just lets you know who they are.

But anyways! Sprouts must still be caring for their plants, who are also growing like they are. Again, the seed and the man are one now.

Being a Sprout is also one of the most crucial stages of the Male Geisha life.

If sprouts fail to care for the seed, then they have proven to not want to be geishas.

The seeds are connected to the sprouts soul, and if it dies, then that means something isn’t right.

If this happens...they can choose to become a worker within The Gardens.

They can become soldiers, guardians, or start a business of their own, but must stay in The Garden.

They can become teachers or any other career, but again, must stay in the area.

The Bud Phase, is the shortest of the stages. It is of one year, and it’s mainly just all about studying. Studying and practicing for the ultimate Blooming Ceremony.

Unlike a Sprout, who is identified by their green clothing, Buds receive just black clothing. Once they bloom, they can be seen with their assigned color.

This leads to the Blooming Ceremony.

The Blooming Ceremony is also seen as a rebirth. The Ceremony lasts 7 days, where the Bud will bring his pot, present it to The Elder, and the Blooming will happen.

When the flower blooms, no one is sure what it will present as. It’s all a surprise into the very end. Whatever the flower is, the Bud will be known as the flower’s name.

For example. If a Red Rose blooms, that man will be known as Red Rose. His second name.

Once the blooming is over, the newly presented Flower will not be seen for 7 days.

They must remain in an isolated room, where they will hand sow their new assigned clothing.

They may sow patterns that symbolize their flower, or any colorful pattern that they believe speaks to them. Their Kimono will have everything there is about them.

Once the 7th day is over, on the 8th day they will be welcomed by everyone in The Garden. After this, further studying will continue, until any wealthy family wishes to meet them.

That is the life of a boy in Flora. A Flower Boy.