Are you drawn to the thrills of fearplay, but unsure how to fully embrace the experience without causing harm? This two-hour workshop puts both bottoms and tops in the proverbial unmarked white van's driver's seat, offering an in-depth exploration of the unique needs, desires, and responses surrounding this kind of intense, edgeplay and delving into the diverse range of fear that can be created, from visceral phobic desperation to survival-based panic, awful dread, adrenaline-rush terror, and more! We will explore how various fear responses can complicate communication and consent, consider worst-case scenarios and how to recover, discuss how to best handle possible responses and reactions from all sides, assess risk for tops and bottoms, and examine how to address the real trauma responses that may come up (sometimes on purpose)! Drawing from case studies, research, and the expertise gained from vahavta's ten years of bottoming to intense fearplay and involvement/connections in the worlds of extreme haunts and immersive horror, this class aims to teach bottoms to better empower their tops with all the necessary information to create heart-pounding experiences, while helping tops learn to read subtle (and not-so-subtle) cues and craft or adjust scenes to provide the level of fear desired by all. By thoroughly examining potential risks and providing comprehensive mitigation tactics, bottoms and tops alike will leave better prepared to create a thrilling yet controlled fearplay environment based on mutual experiencing, risk awareness, and care.

### The Presenter

@vahavta began her kink journey about a decade ago and has been grateful to get to teach, play, and learn in international communities along the way. Today, she serves her partner in a 24/7 CNC-based Total Power Exchange with heavy elements of emotional play and service and is often found sporting large bruises, writing, or enjoying a good beer. vahavta is disabled, Jewish, and femme, and believes in approaching kink with a firm understanding of intersectional context. As an educator, she aims to give honest and risk-aware information that applies to the realities of human behavior, focusing largely on the "how" and asking people to consider their personal capabilities, interests, and readiness. Passionate about community collaboration, vahavta is proud to run the Risk Evaluation Database (RED) and contribute regularly to kink blogs and her own Fetlife writing index. In all aspects of her life, she strives to be a work in progress.

Ticket Info

$5 - Scholarship
$15 - General Admission
$30 - Supporter

If you require a full Scholarship (free) ticket please message us on Fetlife or email Reignofbloodinfo@gmail.com. Free and Discounted tickets are made possible by the $30 Supporter ticker offering.

You can join the Summer of Stabs tier on the @Reign_of_Blood Patreon and access is included, or purchase tickets to this series only here.

⚠️CONTENT WARNING!!!: There will either be a pre-recorded demo of blood play or a live demo during the class. There will also be photographs of blood and bloody body parts. The photographs are of me and my play partners. They are being shared with their consent.

🔴 REC: This class will be recorded and it will be available for later viewing. Only the presenter will be recorded.

🖥️ Slides & Resources: The class slides, recording and resources will be sent to all ticket holders after the class & will be available for 7 days.- Please allow 72 hours for this.

Rules

No Recording
As this class will be recorded by the presenters and will be available for later viewing, there is no need to record any media. We do not consent to any form of recording or image capturing.

Adult Behaviour
No sex acts or nudity is allowed during the event. There may be partial nudity from the side of the presenters as part of a live demo or as part of slides in order to enhance the educational experience of the class.

Harassment
We will not tolerate any abusive language, harassment or bullying in this class. It is a safe space.

18+
This class is intended for those aged 18 and up. All presenters & those in the associated images are age 18+.

Cancellations & Refunds
We are happy to refund tickets up to 48 hours before the beginning of an event, after this all sales are final. If you are removed from the event because you didn't respect the terms and conditions as listed above, you are not eligible for a refund.

Playing with Fear: Empowered Navigation of Thrills and Risks with vahavta