The world of, "Bleeding Until Flowers Bloom" takes place in New York, USA. All places, events, and characters have no relation, however, to reality. Any similarities between the book and the real world is purely coincidental, and has no further ulterior meanings behind it. All places mention in the book is fake, and all events mentioned is fiction.
Florian Orion, a male, 18 year old poetry enthusiast is in his final year in Serendipity High School. He's been gay his whole life, but living in the judgmental urban city of New York City has forced him to keep his sexuality to himself.
Azalea Qivanna, also a male besides having a more feminine name, is almost a duplicate of Florian. Same age, same interests, even the same secret sexuality. However, what sets him apart from Florian, is that he has a reputation to keep.
Serendipity High School is a prestigious high school that revolves around reputation and titles. Few have entered through just intelligence, among the few is Florian. Graduating from Serendipity is a key factor in order to enroll for an even more prestigious university, Eden's Garden University. What's even more nail biting is that the university will only take 30 students out of the 4,000+ graduates of Serendipity.
As Florian begins his journey through the final year of Serendipity, he slowly realizes that his lack of reputation will maim him in the journey of getting into the college. The students fight dirty with money, status, and everything else you can name.
This isn't your ordinary love story, this is a story of betrayal, twists, and events that will make you unsure of everything you have read up until then is even true.
TRIGGER WARNING: Homophobia, graphic descriptions, unconsensual "love", and some explicit scenes depending on what's your definition of them. To put it simply, this is NOT for the faint of heart.
FYI: Please comment any critique or thoughts as it makes me feel validated and seen! Thanks for reading <3
* TRIGGER WARNING* there may or may not be parts of this book that people may find upsetting. It talks about mental illness. Also it talks about religion so if any of these things may trigger you then I recommenced not reading this. However feel free to talk to me because I'm hear to support y'all.
16-year-old Matthew is on the lengthy journey of self-acceptance and discovery. How will he cope with a rising taste for a blonde boy who managed the earth on his fingertips like crushed berries. Will he learn to love himself? Or will he allow his doubt to control him and his sprouting relationship?
"Taste me in crimson so that when we taste no more, when age will turn our buds sour and memories hazy, that I have hope to scour my letterbox and find you wrapped pristine silk, next to an image of June.
Within your eyes, euphoric."
Acknowledgements
1# slice of life 15/01/21
23# closeted 15/01/21