Though they evolved as separate practices in different communities, kink and larp engage in overlapping concepts. Both use heightened emotion and physicality to create intense intimate experiences. In this talk, we will explore parallel approaches to deroleing and aftercare; player fatigue and top drop; extended scenes and brink play in order to highlight tools, techniques, and philosophical lenses that inform larpers and kinksters alike.
Content warnings: References to: sexual roleplay; consensual non consent; consensual violence in kink and larp contexts