Hi curiousabc,
I'm Mitch. Welcome to the forum. I've been here for over four years, and this is a great site.
To answer your question, finding things about tickling that are fun and interesting, without being too intense. Well, as someone who first did this playfully, before realizing it's full impact, I can provide some perspective on this.
At first, for me, in the very beginning, tickling could be, and was, a form of playfulness, in the greater scheme of friendship, and intimacy. It can be fun when you are with another person, and you know their ticklish spots, and can use such, to tease them, and be light and fun about it, if you dont want to do the more intense bondage and dominance thing. One memorable experience I had in college, that I've posted about on here, was with a friend of mine, Lora. We were close friends, but, there was also a bit of romantic tension between us. So, one night, I was giving her a massage, and I playfully tickled her bare feet. I also used to tickle another close friend in college, Stacy, who happened to have a boyfriend, and the boyfriend was a close friend as well, so it was a situation where I had to be careful. The tickling with Stacy just happened spontaneously, without using bondage, or being planned, or any kind of big sexual buildup. These girls were just people I was good friends with, and, when the opportunity arose, where it didnt have to be a big deal, it happened.
I hope my experiences and advice helped you. Enjoy the site. I hope we can chat or message at some point.
Mitch