Some vows are never written.
They are worn, once at the beginning, once at the end.

The Chrysanthemum Oath is a lapel pin formed from golden velvet petals, arranged in a sculpted spiral that seems to bloom and close at once. Subtle in weight, unmissable in intent. The fabric catches the light with quiet precision, like a thought held but never spoken.

It is not just an accessory. It is a lock that fits a single key: silence.

Details:

Material: Velvet-textured synthetic bloom with polished pin
Dimensions: Approx. 8 cm in length; bloom diameter ~3.5 cm
Finish: Matte gold with silver-tone backing
Color: Burnished yellow gold
Best paired with: midnight blue, ash grey, or deep forest green
Best worn: when your presence should speak more than your words

The Story: “The Chrysanthemum Oath”

In sealed ledgers never meant for binding, the Eastern Division chronicled an allegiance unlike any other. The Chrysanthemum Oath was not inked. It was taken in silence—before dawn, beneath layered robes, in the presence of only shadows and flame.

The flower was both emblem and instrument. First worn during induction. Worn again when the final task was carried out. No ceremony marked the beginning. No farewell followed the end. Just the presence of the pin—and what it meant.

Its form mirrors a nocturnal bloom once cultivated in hidden gardens of the Aurelian Hall, said to open only on the shortest nights. Its color matches a long-extinct wax seal: pressed into unseen pages, left beneath floorboards, burned into memory.

To wear The Chrysanthemum Oath is to invoke a story no longer told aloud.
It is to align yourself with what is chosen, not revealed.
Not decoration. Not flourish.
A reminder that some loyalties, once sworn, are never broken.