Deviance FemDom Academy Presents:
Arya Marshwood & Nix Nightfall
Arya (she/her) is a Dominant with a decade of experience in the lifestyle, specializing in co-dominant dynamics, service-oriented power exchange, and refined psychological domination. Over the past ten years, she has learned from and participated in BDSM communities along the East Coast—from Florida to Atlanta, DC, and Maryland—bringing perspective informed by multiple regional scene cultures. She shares an intensely collaborative co-dominant partnership with Nix, creating a synergy that has become central to their approach to scene work and education.
Arya’s style blends elegance with intensity, with a focus on psychological dominance, intentional power exchange, and building sustainable D/s relationships. She is active in the Tampa Bay BDSM community as a regular participant at The Treehouse and Deviance, and she values authentic connection, mentorship, and fostering safer spaces for exploration. In the classroom, Arya emphasizes communication, consent, and aftercare. Her experience spans flogging, knifeplay, sensory play, co-topping dynamics, and creating immersive scenes that honor both safety and satisfaction.
Co-presenter: Nix Nightfall
Nix (they/them) is a Dominant with six years in the lifestyle, known for bringing fire, precision, and high energy to both scenes and community spaces. As Arya’s co-dominant partner, Nix focuses on intensity-forward play, sensory manipulation, and the psychological aspects of power exchange. Their approach is direct, commanding, and playful, with experience in impact technique, pressure point manipulation, restraint and bondage applications, sensory deprivation methods, pet play training protocols, and boot domination. They answer to both Ma’am and Sir, and describe a fluid dominance style that adapts to each scene and participant.
Nix is an active member of the Tampa Bay BDSM community and is regularly present at The Treehouse, Deviance, and events across Florida. They’re passionate about mentorship, authentic community building, and building consensual dynamics rooted in communication and mutual respect—balancing fierce dominance with thoughtful aftercare.
Classes:
Sensory Deprivation: The Psychology of Altered Perception
This class explores the psychological effects of sensory deprivation and how removing sight and hearing can alter a submissive’s mental state, increasing vulnerability and receptivity. Participants will learn how to implement sensory deprivation techniques to amplify sensation, deepen psychological connection, and build immersive scenes.
Topics include: the neuroscience behind sensory deprivation; methods for removing sight and hearing (blindfolds, hoods, headphones, earplugs); reading non-verbal cues when typical safe words aren’t accessible; creating contrast with temperature, texture, and stimulation; building anticipation through timing and unpredictability; aftercare considerations for intense psychological scenes; and safety protocols and communication strategies before, during, and after. This session includes a demonstration of techniques and practical guidance.
The Art of Co-Topping: Communication, Synchronicity, and Power
Co-topping can create an intensely overwhelming experience for a submissive, and it requires strong communication, coordination, and trust between the Dominants involved. This class breaks down the technical, communication, and psychological elements that support successful dual domination.
Topics include: pre-scene planning between tops; in-scene communication (verbal and non-verbal cues, signals, check-ins); creating complementary (not competing) energy; managing different topping styles and intensities; common pitfalls and how to avoid them; the psychological impact on submissives with multiple Dominants; navigating dynamics with romantic partners vs. play partners; and aftercare when multiple tops are involved—plus the creative benefits and shared responsibility co-topping can offer.