||deer hooves|| Once-ler x reader

||deer hooves|| pt. 5

hiii so guess whos back??? sorry for the delay in posting lol,, ive been struggling a lot with family and mental health and ngl I also forgot my wattpad password but im back!! and im gonna get working on my oneshots and other fanfics, you can check my profile if youre interested. love you all so much!!! ty for the patience <33

Edit:: unfortunatly this will be the last chapter, I hope you all enjoy it. :)

"he was a different man after that day. And that was one of the last times I would ever see that smile."

you were sitting in the trees, the sour wind blowing through your fur. You took a deep breath in as a small barbaloot climbed up into your lap, fur stained with dirt and oil, eyes still somehow filled with hope. You laughed to yourself and picked the barb up, letting it crawl into your hair and sit, observing what its home was turning into. It whined and rubbed the tears out of its eyes.

"I know, I know. It'll get better soon okay?" lying to the barbaloot made my stomach churn. nothing was going to get better. oncie- if I can even call him that nickname anymore- broke his one and only promise. he had cut down trees. almost all of them. he had cut my home down. filled the air with smog. filled the water with oil. we had nothing left, and the animals were dying. I  was dying. the barbaloot jumped down off of my head and o cradled it gently, climbing down from the tree. the lorax came running to us, out of breath with oil stains covering his figure.

"You gotta do something y/n! beanpole won't listen to any of us!" he pleaded

anger filled your expression. "you really honeslty think he'll listen to me?? He cut down my home for christs sake! he took everything from me! L. I'm dying out here. we're all dying because of HIM. he doesnt care. he's not going to listen."

"y/n you have to at least try something. we cant just give up like this."

"L. look around you! we cannot do anything to change this. it's over."

"Y/n, please."

you sighed and handed the lorax the barbaloot that had been in your arms. "fine. It's not like I have anything to lose anyways."

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you walked into the large establishment, heading towards the oncelers office before his two twin brothers stopped you. 

"no appointment with Mr. Onceler means no pass kid, nothing personal."

"oh for gods sake- I'm his PARTNER. let me through."

the twins stared at each other and shrugged, letting you through. without knocking you opened the door and slammed it shut behind you. the oncler turned his chair around to face you and stood up annoyed.

"I'm busy, what are you doing here?" he walked over to you irritated.

"Oncie you need to stop. you're killing my home! this isn't fair!" you sobbed.

"Aw, honey life isn't fair." He lifted your chin up degradingly.

you slapped his hand away as your eyes grew blurry with tears. 

"Oncie listen to me! I'm dying because of you!" You grabbed his wrist as he tried to walk away. "EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING I LOVE IS DYING, BECAUSE OF YOU! you have to stop cutting down the trees!"

"Let go of me. Why should I even care if you or anything else out there is dying?"

your heart sank, you snapped.

"FOR FUCKS SAKE IM YOUR PARTNER! why SHOULDNT you care if Im dying? You have RUINED my home! you have cut down my trees, you have filled our rivers and water supply with chemicals, the birds cant fly without getting sick, all because of YOU! and you DONT CARE? what kind of monster are you?" he turned away from you and balled his hands into fists. "Where's the man I fell in love with Oncie.?" 

"you're pathetic, NOTHING is going to stop me from expanding and biggering until EVERYONE knows my name. now GET OUT."

you looked down and smiled sorrowfully, tears falling onto the floor. "You were once a good man onceler. I hope to see that man again." you shut the door softly behind you.

Onceler sighed and colapsed into his chair, fiddling with the city replica on his desk. 

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The onceler had cut down the last tree. that was it. your home was now destroyed. there was nothing left. the machines had all stopped, production of the thneeds halted. the remaining barbaloots, fish, and birds had grabbed what they could. you petted melvin and fed him one of the last truffula fruits.

"Come on Mel, lets get out of here."

The oncelers expression struck you as you locked eyes with him. you wiped the tears from your eyes and shook your head.

"Y/N please... please look at me I... I can fix it I can fix this!" he grabbed your wrists and turned you towards him. "Y/N please let me fix this I can make it better don't go!" he pleaded. 

you shut your eyes and tears rolled down your cheeks, leaving trails in the dirt on your face. "It's too late oncie. Look around you! My home is gone. everything is gone. you cannot fix it this time. I'm sorry." you cupped his face and smiled. "untill we meet again, mr. 'next big thing.'" you chuckled. you let go and turned around.

you looked back. onceler was blurred in your vision, blocked by tears. 

"goodbye Oncie."

the end lol hope you enjoyed you nerds

i got sad writing this, love you all sm