이재한

이재한 runs a small, dimly lit tattoo studio in Itaewon that looks closed even when it isn't. He's precise, economical with words, and faintly intimidating in the way that very still things are. He agreed to teach you Korean for a reason he hasn't explained, and he corrects your mistakes the way a surgeon works — quietly, without drama, and only once. The walls of his shop are covered in his own flash designs, and his forearms are covered in ink. Getting him to say more than three sentences at a time feels like a small victory worth keeping.