That's not 'softcore', that's being realistic, sensible, and gentlemanly. And I am sure your fingers stay far busier than the ones who want to torture their ticklees for hours.
You have got this spot on in terms of what kind of am approach is ideal towards tickling. If the ler is considerate, most ticklees would love to experiment more with tickling and be willing to take more of it.
Can so totally relate to this. It's a major challenge to even keep the hands away from the body around someone who knows how ticklish my underarms are. And if I am tied that helplessly and teased so badly, I'd be going crazy in my mind well before the tickling starts.
I've got too many of them I guess, but I'd go with my underarms, sides, belly, and line where belly meets thighs. But underarms are my most ticklish area, touching there gets me really crazy with laughter
Wiggling an index finger in each armpit is an extremely tickly trick, I am speaking from experience. One of the most ticklish sensations I ever feel. I am not a big fan of being tied up but if it has to be, I'd give it a try in the position you described :D
Being pinned down is a different feeling than being tied and helpless. Being pinned down like you said while a finger is twitching in each underarm would have me howling with tickle-crazed laughter
If it has to be in between those four positions, I think I would feel the most tickled in the first position if you got my underarms from behind. There seems enough room to move and also pull the hands down but just not enough to close the armpits. That would be really insane
Being tickled while you can move but not enough to be able to stop the tickling can cause total ticklish chaos inside the mind, I have to admit. Especially if the tickling is light and continuous lol