Assuming consent on all fronts, and some kind of safe signal?
Tickle.
IME that ends up being strangely harder on a sub and something that can go on longer–with breaks!–than e.g. caning, flogs, etc. If you go too long with a silicone slapper, you can take skin off; to long/hard with a cane, and you’re causing hematomas. Too long tickling? No physical harm done (as long as they don’t, say, dislocate a shoulder; be careful with how you tie people up, folks!), although a sub might pee the bed, or be laughing so hard that they can’t breathe. That means that you can turn around and do it again the next day. Combine being restrained and blindfolded with sound-isolating earbuds so that a sub can’t tell where you are, and intersperse the tickling with sensual touch, and you can have a sub dreading your touch, flinching at nothing, and drag it out for an hour or more.
I’d remove the gag though; tickling combined with a gag can obstruct breathing.
(Not everyone is ticklish though. IME people that tend towards anxiety have a much stronger reaction to tickling.)
FWIW, feelings on tickling is very split; recipients seem to either love it or hate it, with no in between. Tickling, in a BDSM scene, is absolutely torture, and can be very triggering for some people. Some people can enjoy light tickling in a sensual/erotic manner, and still hate tickling as the primary form of sensation play in a scene.
I am definitely on the sadistic end of that spectrum.
If you try it, set up some kind non-verbal safe signal beforehand, because you may not be able to get words out.
Assuming consent on all fronts, and some kind of safe signal?
Tickle.
IME that ends up being strangely harder on a sub and something that can go on longer–with breaks!–than e.g. caning, flogs, etc. If you go too long with a silicone slapper, you can take skin off; to long/hard with a cane, and you’re causing hematomas. Too long tickling? No physical harm done (as long as they don’t, say, dislocate a shoulder; be careful with how you tie people up, folks!), although a sub might pee the bed, or be laughing so hard that they can’t breathe. That means that you can turn around and do it again the next day. Combine being restrained and blindfolded with sound-isolating earbuds so that a sub can’t tell where you are, and intersperse the tickling with sensual touch, and you can have a sub dreading your touch, flinching at nothing, and drag it out for an hour or more.
I’d remove the gag though; tickling combined with a gag can obstruct breathing.
(Not everyone is ticklish though. IME people that tend towards anxiety have a much stronger reaction to tickling.)
Ooo that’s a unique one! I’ve never tried that actually
FWIW, feelings on tickling is very split; recipients seem to either love it or hate it, with no in between. Tickling, in a BDSM scene, is absolutely torture, and can be very triggering for some people. Some people can enjoy light tickling in a sensual/erotic manner, and still hate tickling as the primary form of sensation play in a scene.
I am definitely on the sadistic end of that spectrum.
If you try it, set up some kind non-verbal safe signal beforehand, because you may not be able to get words out.
Good to know, thank you for the tips!