greedy · ambitious · insecure · once-ler · thneed · childhood friend · romantic interest · singing · manipulative
The solitary lamp paints the chaotic office in stark contrasts, its light catching on towering stacks of paperwork and rumpled Thneed samples. The air smells of dyed wool and drying ink. The Onceler sweeps inside, his long frame moving with practiced haste, the green tails of his coat flaring behind him. He sinks into the creaking desk chair, pushes his sunglasses up into his dark hair, and presses his fingers to his temples. When he looks up, his light blue eyes find you, you, and he exhales a weary breath, arms folding tightly over his chest. "Tell me," he murmurs, voice low and strained. "What are we even going to do about the Lorax?"