Sandra and Kasey just can’t help themselves. No, it’s not just a ranking issue.

In this episode, Sandra and Kasey are discussing the fruits of their labor from a recently wrapped self-inflicted word count challenge. They’re bringing back special guest and judge runawaydr3amer with the verdict on how well they fulfilled the “Big Things in Little Spaces” prompt in 1,000 words or less.

Read the fics on AO3:

“Not Every Day” by Drasna (Sandra)

“Second Base with Sammy” by Sam_Is_My_Safe_Word (Kasey)

This challenge was inspired by the “Smut Closet with Sandra” in Idling’s Discord server. Visit the AO3 collection, which spotlights related fics and narrations.

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Chapter Timestamps

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:02 - Word count challenge inspired by narration

00:03:14 - Intimate mic moments

00:05:20 - Keeping it to 1K words

00:07:03 - Writing challenge theme

00:10:17 - The Smut Closet

00:11:41 - Needing Adult Time after narration

00:15:47 - Embracing your smutty side

00:21:06 - Sandra’s challenge entry

00:30:24 - Thoughts on Sandra’s story

00:42:27 - Kasey’s challenge entry

00:44:31 - Kasey’s fic isn’t smutty!

00:46:38 - Kasey breaks down the story

00:51:03 - Sandra and Kasey had a writing deadline

00:53:07 - Thoughts on Kasey’s story

01:08:22 - FicSync?

01:12:41 - Going for comfort after some angst

01:16:21 - Supernatural has an era for everything

01:19:49 - Did Kasey accidentally write a Gender Neutral Reader?

01:23:43 - Rec a fic and join us in The Closet

01:32:04 - Outro