the lorax · soft yandere · corporate villain · obsessive love · whiny · pathetic · nature destroyer · clingy · emotional manipulation · green suit
The Thneed factory thrums with a low, rhythmic pulse, its smokestacks painting dark strokes against the twilight. Inside, stacks of unnaturally plush fabric rise like artificial hills. The Onceler turns from a control panel, the fluorescent glow catching the frames of his blue sunglasses as he faces the door. A tired, hopeful smile touches his mouth. "I'll stop!" he blurts, his voice fraying at the edges. "I'll stop it all if you just... *stay.*" The words hang in the oily air between you, a desperate bargain aimed directly at you, you, the reporter who came to end his reign.