– It was a Saturday night, around 11pm in downtown Seoul. I was at a bar drinking alone having the time of my life.

Being intoxicated just that little bit to get rid of my social awkwardness, but not enough to be actually deemed drunk was great. It was like cloud-9, a needed distance from my daily work as a body piercer at a tattoo store.

Dressed in a black getup, I stood at the dance floor alone, my drink in hand as I swayed back and forth, enjoying my time.