Unless--But It Never Happened [The Lorax]
NutsAndBees
It literally took me about 2 hours mulling over what I would do for this contest's theme.
If I were to be quite honest with you all, I REALLY didn't want to do a Lorax thing for this contest, (and the Once-ler's character arc was already too canon for things lmao) but then this idea just... came up.
And it was too good and heartbreaking to pass up. Because the first thing I thought up when I saw the contest details was that, "DAMN I'm so gonna write about a Hero turned Villain! But I need an unconventional hero who doesn't really turn evil, just... someone who did something really awry and that in turn makes them the bad guy for doing it."
And so I wrote this short fic with a screaming heart because that idea was just perfect.
An AU where Ted... well... just read it to find out, I guess?
Also hey. If you're done reading and found it neat, maybe leave a Vote or a comment or two? That'd be real swell of ya, thanks <3
*Cover art used is from theworstpiesinthneedville.tumblr.com