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Orion O'Connell

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Author of many short stories. ✍️ One half of the Audacity™. Best of the Net & Pushcart Prize Nominee. Believer of magic, kindness, love & happy endings. ✨ https://linktr.ee/orionoconnell

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Omg she's gotten so big. 🥰 When did that happen?

14.01.2026 17:54 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

So stoic, and yet very handsome. 💛

12.01.2026 22:34 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Westley, no. No, no, no.
Westley: but why nottttt?

He's gorgeous honey. People are gonna love him, but probably not as much as Westley because...he is the way he is and it cannot be helped.

12.01.2026 22:33 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Holding the world together is lonely work. 💛

12.01.2026 22:32 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Off-Screen: Cue Westley's big fat crush.

12.01.2026 22:31 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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20.08.2025 21:43 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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What happens when history repeats itself, but this time, magic is dead?

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Meet @willowchilde.bsky.social's and my would-be heroes from our novel-in-progress. 💛 (Art by Nonny as well!)

20.08.2025 21:35 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

- From @willowchilde.bsky.social's & my WIP.

20.08.2025 21:31 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

His skin is the color of clay, and with his hair pulled back in a curly ponytail, his pointed ears stand out too. Mam never did say exactly who his da’ was, but honestly, good for her, breaking societal norms. It’s just that it’s not working in his favor here at the whole ‘evading capture’ thing.

20.08.2025 21:31 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

- From @willowchilde.bsky.social 's & my WIP.

15.08.2025 18:31 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

“Little?” The laughter breaks free on the word, booming outward as a grin filled with challenge spreads across Haki's face. Black wings spread & the group of merchants collectively take a step back.

“Good sir, I have been called many things in my life but not a single one of them has been little.”

15.08.2025 18:31 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

“You’re asking the terms & conditions before you even know what it does. This is a cloak of invisibility. While you’re wearing it, the only one who can see you or hear you is the one wearing this,” he tugs up a chain from beneath his tunic. "Intrigued?"

- From @willowchilde.bsky.social's & my WIP.

15.08.2025 18:23 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

“It’s different, coming from the forest. The world moves quietly there. You learn the rhythm of the birds, the rustle of a creature passing closeby, the ways the trees lean after a storm. Life is slower. In some ways, simpler. But it’s never less.”

- From @willowchilde.bsky.social's & my WIP.

15.08.2025 18:17 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

One book at a time? 😅

22.06.2025 00:32 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Ooh yes. I love a good hardcover. I like to read and listen together, something about it just makes it feel more immersive!

22.06.2025 00:30 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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penelope why ? you know im too shy . penelope why ? you know im too shy . ALT: penelope why ? you know im too shy . penelope why ? you know im too shy .

Also, I fell in love with EPIC: The musical.
Definitely lots more writing stuff to follow...but in the meantime...some bookish stuff, maybe?

21.06.2025 23:53 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Oops, sorry to have disappeared. 🧹✨

My dear @willowchilde.bsky.social and I have spent the past several months working on something beautiful that isn't ready to see the light of day just yet.

21.06.2025 23:53 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Absolutely no one:
Marin: *giggles while playing with his beans and claws*

06.02.2025 21:15 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

And then there's Marin, who wants to play with his toe beans and retract his claws. She's a girl of simple pleasures.

06.02.2025 21:14 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

You keep posting these and all of my characters go feral. *shoves Mariano out of the way before realizing he's like a foot taller than me and a wall of muscle*. God, she's gorgeous. The colors you've chosen for her fit perfectly. Even in the water, she's fire. Yes, Mariano, and your girl in red. ❤️‍🔥

26.01.2025 13:25 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

-11 actual here in Vermont, and gonna be -14 tonight. Stay warm! Brr.

21.01.2025 18:24 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
A homemade single-layer earl grey and lavender cake rests on a vibrant Mediterranean-inspired lemon plate, frosted and garnished with delicate lavender sprigs.

A homemade single-layer earl grey and lavender cake rests on a vibrant Mediterranean-inspired lemon plate, frosted and garnished with delicate lavender sprigs.

Sometimes, it’s the little things that mean the most. Today, I’m celebrating my character’s birthday. Honoring moments and milestones that bring you joy—no matter how silly they might seem to others—is one of the many things that make life feel a little more magical. ✨🌻
Happy birthday, Francis. 💛🎂

19.01.2025 13:19 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I am reminded every day that I was the child in school who struggled with writing essays with an assigned word count. Not because ten pages were hard to write; but rather, that it never seemed enough to tell a story the way I wanted it to.
#writerproblems

14.01.2025 12:58 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Warmest congratulations to everyone, and best of luck! 🌠

13.12.2024 00:13 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

"It takes someone special to see all of the little worlds within our bigger one. Hold onto that, Marin."

— Another peek into an epic adventure with the lovely @willowchilde.bsky.social

#originalcharacter #writing #fantasy #oc #ocart #fantasyart

07.11.2024 00:28 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

“... You’re going to get yourself in trouble singing things like that.”
“That does seem probable, yes. We *are* in the right place for it,” Westley agrees with a fiendish grin and wink. “Maybe I like trouble.”

— more to come with @willowchilde.bsky.social ♡

#originalcharacter #writing #fantasy

07.11.2024 00:02 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Fear. Anguish. Determination.
A heavy sword, a heavy heart — a destiny no one wanted.
It might have ended there — no child should feel the weight of his father's sword in his hands. It SHOULD have ended there.
But it didn't. It's only just begun. ⚔️🪶

28.10.2024 16:16 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Beautiful. Absolutely stunning. The mix of emotions on his face: sorrow, anguish, fear, determination. The play of shadow and light - the way you can FEEL the weight of the sword in his hands. Indulgently, his wings and tail feathers and his feet. The most tragic beginning. I love him your honor.

14.10.2024 13:38 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

When he speaks, his voice reminds her of the thunder that rolls through the moors on windy nights, and for a minute, she closes her eyes, getting lost as though she’s standing at mountain’s edge, listening to the echo of something that's been hers for all her life. 🏔️🍃

#wordgamewednesday #ficwip💛

27.12.2023 22:19 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Dear spring, I miss your flowers.
With love, autumn. 🍂

18.11.2023 19:19 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0