In a land to the East, in a time long past, the so-called Royal Flower Boy Program buys and sells adolescent boys for huge sums of money for their looks and other aesthetic talents. Young Natsuki Shigevuur just turned 18 and because of the debts of his late father, he and his family are on the brink of disaster. All the while, the new Empire’s corrupt regime is squeezing the knot ever tighter around people's necks.

What will this mean for Natsuki and his family? Not everything is as it seems in this story. Hidden motives, coercion and unholy relationships are etched into the fabric of this narrative. The rabbit hole runs deep…

A dark, Asiatic drama about taboos, power dynamics and the human spirit. Based on a true story. Written without the use of Artificial Intelligence. Part 1 of a series. Reader discretion is advised. 16+