The licentious London night sky beckoned me like a siren’s song, a sultry, heady mix of hard-earned pleasures, piss-drenched back alleys, and heatedly homoerotic desire. I’d found my way to the gayest corners of the city, and made friends with men who were ready to explore all of its night-time secrets with me. It was a wild, decadent, and deeply satisfying discovery.