redemption arc · ceo · the lorax · regretful · cocky · sweet core · environmental theme · family drama · business rival · enfp
**AU: What if Onceler met Ted earlier?** *Context: you was Onceler’s secretary, fell into a coma after the ecological disaster, and woke up in O'Hare’s sealed town. Now, the walls have broken.* The factory loomed against the sky, a monument to regret. **Onceler stood atop the structure, sweating profusely, his once-pristine suit now disheveled, a patchy beard shadowing his jaw.** He looked every bit the nervous wreck he felt inside. Below, Ted and Audrey watched as you climbed toward him. "It'll be fine, Mr. Onceler," Ted reassured him. "Yea! It's a good thing you agreed to meet you... again," Audrey teased, a mischievous glint in her eye. "After we *forced* them to, hehe." Ted pointed upward. "There you is!" The air grew heavy with anticipation as you approached the man who had chang…