Bondagious (he/him) snared Thumper (he/they) at a rope date in the fall of 2019, and they have been tying tangible and intangible bonds ever since. Based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the duo has studied principally Akechi Kanna-style rope bondage, from official and unofficial sources. They draw inspiration from Barkas and Addie’s approach to rope as a tool for communication and connection, strongly influenced by the teachings of Yukimura Haruki. With backgrounds in the performing arts, they seek opportunities to surprise and delight audiences and each other, drawing on the dynamic, high-impact minimalism of Tifereth (Toronto) and Nicholas (Belgium).

A shared textile fetish inspired them to develop their Exposure and Restraint: clothing play and rope bondage workshop, which they previewed at NARIX Montreal in June 2022. Since then, they have been fortunate to tour this weekend intensive to rope studios in Toronto, Ottawa, Quebec City, New York City, Philadelphia, Chicago, Austin, Denver, Philadelphia and the San Francisco Bay Area. In their local scene, they initiated Men’s Rope Night in 2019—an open practice for GBTQ+ men who tie men to meet, chat, watch and tie in a secure and supportive environment. This monthly event aims to increase the presence and representation of masc and/or AMAB people-in-rope. In October 2024, they were headline presenters at Men Roping Men 2024, the first annual weekend rope conference focused on education and community building for men and masc-leaning non-binary/trans/gender non-conforming folks, in San Francisco. In November 2025 they presented at Tying Masc Bodies, a weekend conference at Sakura Studios in Chicago that brought together different communities to focus on masc people in rope.