#truffula curse

[heyy-dont-mind-me]

Project report #2: The Truffula Curse

So a random scene popped into my head, so have this out of context scene:

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Scott: WHAT DO YOU THINK HAVE I BEEN DOING APPLEJACK??!

[undeadzombieez]

guys I did it😭

[melytoninn333]

feeling angry and irritated. I will curse you truffula flu fans by drawing entre and swag in this boyfriends overlay out of pure wrath.

[bellringermal]

Tumblr and I agreed only once (…ler) on who was to be crowned sexyman.

As if this blog couldn't get more cursed than it already is, now you know that not only I ship the forbidden Bloodborne ship but... I was also in the infamous Once-ler fandom :P. I never had an ask blog nor I was going around shipping 'oncest' (lmao, that surely was a time. Great art tho!) but there were so many cool AUs such as Truffula Flu, Camp Entre, Camp Weehawken et simili that I still think are pretty cool.

As for the others characters some are more obscure than others but you can definitely tell I always had a type. Well, maybe two types >:D.

I had a long day so it was nice to relax and doodle my creepy old guys <3

[dear-alex-chill]

I know Onecest (Onceler x Onceler) was a dark time in Tumblr's history, but when it serves as a metaphor, it actually makes a really good point.

Every movie can be viewed through 'critical lenses' or basically, with mindsets. For example, you can watch The Truman Show (1998) with a focus on 'what roles do women play and do they really have power' and quickly come to the conclusion that a society centered around a male (Truman) really holds no place for women (all the women in his life were easily replaced, cast out, or held no real importance besides keeping him there). With this in mind, you can look at the Lorax (2012) with a focus on the relationship between nature and greed, and money and power.

In the Lorax, we see corporate greed, driven by a thirst for power through having more money, repeatedly disrupting natural order. First it happens with the Onceler who cuts down all the truffula trees so he can become rich, then by O'Hare and his monetization of air, and it presumably happens in other situations like the Oakamatic (fake trees). I'm gonna focus on the Onceler in this though.

Throughout the movie, the Onceler serves as a metaphor for capitalism. He starts out innocent enough, like an entrepreneur, just trying to get his work out there. It's within control and no natural order is really being disrupted, just like the intent with capitalism. He's only taking some of the tree's fluff and nothing is getting consumed beyond any means. However, that all changes when greed steps in. Once the Onceler gets greedy and wants to become rich (his descent documented through the song 'How Bad Can I Be?') natural order suddenly becomes sacrificed. Now overconsumption is an issue, he's failing to replant or replace the losses, factories are being built where they shouldn't be. As far as the movie and analogy goes, the Onceler illustrates how quickly capitalism can descend from being an orderly and effective system, to a breeding ground for destruction, therefore tying back to one of the movie's themes: Corporate greed disrupts natural order.

How does this relate to Onecest? Glad you asked. If we establish the Onceler as a symbol/metonymy for capitalism, it's quickly made clear: capitalism can only love itself. This ship originated because the audience was never given anyone plausible to ship the Onceler with at any point in his story (aside from the Lorax but that was beyond cursed both as symbolism and as something to witness). Similar to capitalism, it can't love anything. It does not benefit the young or the old or nature or humans or animals. Capitalism can only realistically love itself, which is why it survives in a society like the USA today.

We can take this a step further. Since Onecest was based around the young Onceler and the slightly older Onceler, one can further this analogy by saying: Those supporting capitalism under the belief that they can make it (young Onceler), love capitalism because of a deep-rooted desire for money (older Onceler). Then ultimately, at the present time of the movie, the Onceler is old and deteriorating, not shipped with anyone, to show that any relationship with capitalism will not end well. He had the money, he had it all, he was a big flashy billionaire but he still ended up alone because his greed went too far. Like a snake eating its own tail, capitalism eventually self-destructs and leaves nothing but memories and scars behind, like the field of dead trees surrounding the old Onceler. Modern capitalism is a breeding ground for exploitation and greed, and often is irreversible. Look at the declining fish populations, the lack of Old and Mature Growth forests, the exploitation of workers in underdeveloped or developing countries, all of it was caused by greed overtaking the concern for natural order - under the ironic guise of Darwin's theory of natural selection (the stronger wins). Just like the Onceler was in his song, the modern understanding of natural selection in relation to capitalism is sorely mistaken, which may indicate that the two do not actually go together.

Ultimately, the Onceler's drive for money and power, at the expense of natural order demonstrates the effects of corporate greed, and his interesting relationship with himself due to the fandom's need to ship actually serves as an amazing metaphor for capitalism.

[littlemissstel]

The Lorax!Shiu Kong x Once-ler!Reader

credit to @phantomremi for the wonderful idea and thank you having patience with me! This was very amusing TT

ANGST?!, intentional cringe, use of (y/n), gender neutral reader (i think)

You look back on the past with deep regret and shame...shame for what could've been. The wrinkles of your skin resembled the rings of cut down truffula trees and stayed hidden beneath the fraying fabric of your green gloves which weighed heavy on you, body and mind. Your gloves were the only remaining evidence of your time back then, you had long since burned the letters, gifts, trinkets, photographs that could take you back to the memories you tried so hard to erase. Though all of that seemed to be in vain now, as you sit in front of your window, speaking to a young boy- ted- who persisted on knowing what happened to the trees, recalling the tale of the lorax...your lover.

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A young and bright inventor with a bright future no one believed in. You had first met him in the middle of the forest and his appearance rendered you speechless for a few seconds before snapping back into reality. The face of a human and body of a- well you still don't really know. Perhaps an extremely hairy mole rat? Anyway, he was handsome if you ignored some of the other parts, with a huge, luscious, yellow mustache and bushy eyebrows which threatened to hide his thin and accusing eyes.

He started a long, long monologue about "speaking for the trees" but you weren't really paying attention. I guess you could call it love at first sight because his deep voice reprimanding you acted a reward rather a punishment. You would cut down a thousand more trees just to hear it again.

"Did you or did you not cut down this--"

"Yeah, yeah, uh-huh- look Mr forest guardian"

"Shiu Lorax."

"Yeah that too. I need these trees, okay? They make the yarn for my new invention, 'thneads' " you say, exaggerating each syllable condescendingly, "and if everything goes to plan- which it will- i'm going to use up this entire forest."

"That's ridiculous! Out of the question."

"Right..."

"Then you leave me no choice. If you're not gone by the time the sun sets on this valley, all the forces of nature will be unleashed upon you and curse you until the end of your days! You have been warned."

It took all the strength you had inside not to laugh in his face at that. Albeit you'd have to bend down to his height first but still! To see a thing of his stature threaten you with all his might, you had to wonder if this was some eccentric joke.

With a deep sigh you stepped back, reaching into your pocket to grab the last marshmallow and displayed it out to him as a peace offering.

"I think we've set off on the wrong foot. How about you come over to my tent for dinner and we can have a little talk? You'll tell me about how you magically sprout from stumps and I'll tell you about my business plans- come to a compromise?"

"A compromise", he jests to himself lowly before pulling out a pipe from thin air and smacking your hand with it. "A compromise she says. There will be no compromising. And don't insult me with your cheap gifts."

"Alright then...But i still think you should come over anyway. Please?"

A silence was held between you, and then an exhale as he so animatedly dropped his shoulders in defeat.

"Fine."

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And the rest was history. It's still unapparent what bonded the two of you that night but from that moment on you were inseparable. It was like you fell into a deep trance of adoration but you didn't mind because it was clear he felt the same. You spent the days gallivanting through the winding rows of trees and the nights curled up as the big spoon, whispering sweet nothings into each others ears. You taught him how to thread his eyebrows and he taught you the history of the forest his very existence was dedicated to. For a moment you thought he could share some of that dedication to you too, and so you let your plans of mass producing 'thneads' fall into the back of your mind, making room for your new plans of a future with Shiu.

There was no alternative in your mind. You would spend the next six months with him, living in isolated bliss surrounded by nature and filled with love- something so foreign from what you were used to- everything felt worth it. But good things can't last forever.

Life was going on as per usual. It was often you would make trips to the nearby town to stock up on essentials and today you had made a point of being productive, doing just that. It was hard to live in the forest at times but with Shiu being a mystery to humans you knew there was no changing it. It was safer this way and no matter what, someone would have to make a sacrifice, so you took it in your stride, balancing the growing loneliness that was somewhat nulled by your lover. In normal routine you eventually made it to your rented post box - given you didn't technically have an address- only to be greeted by a letter...from your mother.

There was no other word to describe your relationship but strained. She was a woman strained of empathy and the majority of your childhood was spent straining yourself for her affection. It never seemed like a fair transaction in your relationship and yet, it only made you yearn for a closer bond more. Bellow the resentment, you acknowledged she was still your mother and so when she detailed of the families newfound financial struggle, you knew there was only one thing to do.

Resume business.

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You had tried to reach Shiu. Try to get him to understand the weight of the situation, how the answer to your families consuming debt was in the tuffs of the truffula trees but it was a wasted plea. The gleeful days and dream-like nights stopped abruptly. A fracture in your romantic facade. Quickly were you reminded of his duty to the trees and quickly were you reminded of your differences.

In an attempt to keep in both your interests you farmed the truffula sustainably, but as demand grew and your family eventually joined you in your business endeavor, it became more apparent that sustainability was a luxury you couldn't afford. One had to go, and you feared the decision had already been made long ago when Shiu moved out after a particularly heated argument about your business expansion. You hadn't seen him in well over a month and to give up everything you had dreamed about for a man (thing) who would never have you as his first priority? That would make you the most pitiful being.

And so you cut, and you cut and you cut. Cut down each and every tree in sight from your over looming mansion, built factories on every plot of land and watched as the money filled you with a new sense of love. A love that you received from thousands everywhere you went, thanking you, looking up to you, idolising you. It was addictive. You were an unstoppable, untouchable force and no one thought to protest against it. The animals who fought for their habitat gave up after being filtered out by the loud noise of machinery and deforesting tractors. You were finally at the top.

Until he came to visit once again.

At first you thought it was the end of the world when the ray of bright light opened up in the sky to show a small descending figure. He came down like some otherworldly being, holding his ass with one hand which you can only assume must be necessary and landed gracefully on your balcony with a solemn expression. It had been years by now, years since he abandoned you and you weren't sure what you felt.

"(y/n)..." he started, jumping down from the railing and entering the extravagant office were you sat. "Happy yet? You fill that hole deep down inside you? Or do you still need more?"

"So much for guardian of the forest then, huh Lorax?"

He stiffened from the use of his last name. He was wise enough to know that your separation had left a sore on your heart but to feel it so directly made the pit in his stomach deepen.

"Look, if you've got a problem with what I'm doing, why haven't you used your quote-unquote powers to stop me?"

" I told you, that's not how it works."

"Right, I forgot. You're a fraud. I need you to get out. Now!"

"Why? Do I make you uncomfortable? Remind you of the promises you made? The person you used to be?"

"You know what? My conscience is clear and I intend to keep on expanding and expanding, and turning more Truffula trees in to Thneeds which everyone wants because everyone needs! And nothing, no, NOTHING is going to stop me!"

"Really? Because you've just chopped down the last one..."

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At the time you didn't realise the implications of what it all meant, no, you just kept on screaming at him, cursing him for leaving and then cursing him for coming back. It was only after he ascended back into the midnight sky and you passed out on the cold marble floor had reality settled. Now it was all over. You had tired all resources, there was nothing left but your flimsy side businesses and investments. Your spending had outgrown your income but with all the recent events you didn't have the ability to care. And so you watched as the numbers dwindled further and further until you were left with nothing but the rotting structure of your once opulent home.

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It's how you ended up here. Talking through a long tube to a boy, the first person you'd encountered in decades about how you were the end to all trees. Of how wealth and greed benefited no-one, of how it only gave you more to lose. There was nothing for you now, you had come to terms with that and only lived with the slight hope you would one day get to see the orange ball of fur that stole your heart. In one last act of redemption, you gave Ted the final truffula seed telling him to plant it right in the centre of his town for everyone to see. You hoped that the new generation would be able to regrow what you uprooted.

And maybe, you'd be able to ascend into the sky with Shiu, together.

divider by @bernardsbendystraws

Out of all things i thought i'd ever write this was not on the table but omg was it entertaining and very fun! i'll have to edit it tomorrow.

Please feel free to leave any recs/ideas x

[gritsandbrits]

Guys yall are gonna get so mad at me but i made an oc for The Lorax.

Yes. That Lorax.

She's only referred to as the Truffula Fairy to keep in line with the naming conventions in Dr. Seuss books. While the Lorax serves as a spiritual guide its the nymphs that have the real power. Now, her lore involves extensive rewrites of the movie because I don't like it that much and I felt it could've been better if it had kept the dark tone of the original story. Also be warned the Onceler does a lot of bad things because he is a villain, not an Uwu baby soft boi.

Truffula Fairy was a young nymph tending to the forest when the onceler arrives. She didnt know what to make of him at first. But he didn't seem like a threat. As much as she adored the animals it was nice to talk to someone her age for once. He completely won her over by offering her marshmallows.

The Onceler and Truffula quickly became friends. He would teach her about human life while she taught him about the truffula trees. To cut one down they have to grow another. The Lorax was skeptical about their relationship but Truffula Fairy begged him to let Onceler stay. She told him as long as he respected the balance he wasnt hurting anyone. When the Onceler's family came to visit she was very friendly to them but they were put off by this strange young woman. They called her a hippie.

While Onceler followed the rules at first, eventually he grew tired of having to wait for the trees to grow back. In the time between building his enterprise, their friendship blossomed a romance. Everything was going great. Onceler told his girlfriend she needed to fit in if she was to handle their nee lifestyle. He started dressing her in fancy outfits, got her to straighten her hair, and hired her as his secretary which alienated her from her duties. But not wanting to lose their relationship she complied. She still visited her animal friends from time to time, but her trips became rare due to the increased workload.

Things started going downhill when Onceler became more and more arrogant. He would cut trees left and right, regardless of how it hurt the animals. His workers slaved away long hours with more health issues than wages. He began making investments for artificial neighborhoods called Thneedvilles. Anything to make money and keep his parents happy. Truffula felt the affects of these changes. She was losing the ability to fly. She was barely able to speak to animals. Further strife followed when the company started to lose stocks due to lack of interest of Thneed. Her boyfriend took up drinking to cope. He didn't spend time with her anymore. All she had was parties and his awful family.

One fateful night, Truffula Fairy mustered enough courage to confront the Onceler. She gave him an ultimatum: either he stops the production and gets help or she leaves. In a drunken stupor The Onceler tries to persuade Truffula to sleep with him but she refuses. Enraged he grabs her by the arm to try to force her back into the house, but before he could do anything else to her The Lorax intervenes. He warns The Onceler that he has gone too far and just as he says that, they all see the last tree cut. Not wanting to accept his own faults, The Onceler blames Truffula for not warning him in time and boots her out. Heartbroken, Truffula leaves and takes the animals away to a safer place.

In the years that followed Truffula Fairy began to resne thumans for destroying her homeland. She had even cursed the Onceler's family to experience permanent bed bugs. She began to build an army of ferocious animals to take back their home by any means necessary. Worried about the potential war, the Lorax goes to the city and meets Ted and Audrey. He helps them get the seeds back from O'Hare but just as theyre leaving the city, Truffula's army arrives and begins to attack. In the chaos the wall breams down down revealing ti everyone about the state of the world. The Onceler steps out of his house for the first time in fifty years and reveals to Truffula that he never stopped thinking about her. Seeing the lengths Ted and his friends would go protect the seeds, she has a change of heart and drops her revenge. They reconcile, she turns O'Hare back into the wimpy nerd he once was and helps Ted replant the seed by using the last of her bad magic to dispel the smog allowing real sunlight to shine through. With her magic fully restored she decides stay and teach the humans about the trees.

Essentially Truffula and Onceler relationship is a darker reflection of Ted and Audrey's. Ted genuinely saw the importance and trees not just to get a girlfriend, but Onceler couldn't understand why the trees where so importsnt to Truffula Fairy until it was too late. Audrey genuinely likes ted quirks and all, while Onceler tried to force Truffula into being a perfect trophy wife.

[ethanthespookymonth]

The Lorax Creepypasta

Hey guys! What a lovely morning for a Creepypasta, isn't it? This is my Lorax Creepypasta, and I hope you guys enjoy!

“Alright! I’m off to sell my thneeds!” I say as I throw the thneed into the wagon. “Well just remember Oncie,” mom begins to say. “If your creation isn’t a success- Well I wouldn’t be surprised at all!” “Wow, thanks,” I mutter to myself. I leave and begin my adventure to find a place. I end up in a forest full of fluffy trees. They were called the truffula trees. “This is the place! This is it, Melvine!” I say excitedly. Not even halfway through the day, I cut down one of the trees. It starts to get windy and dark out, like a storm was forming. A small creature, the color orange appears before me. He sees the tree that I had just cut down and looks at me. “Did you chop down this tree?” “No!” I say. I drop the ax on a small bear looking creature. “I think he did it.” Then the small creature looks at me in disgust. “I am the Lorax and I speak for the trees. And if you don’t leave before the sun rises tomorrow morning, all forces of nature will haunt you. You have been warned.” But I didn’t know that the warning actually had some very horrible consequences.

I go to bed. “Boy, what a day. That Lorax guy is bad news.” I close my eyes and fall asleep. It’s been a couple hours, and I suddenly feel cold water on my face. I snap awake. “What’s going on?” I look around. I’m in my bed floating in the river heading towards a waterfall. “Oh shit…” The Lorax and some other creatures helped me before PipSqueak drowned. “I just gave you a warning. Please understand the next consequence won't be as easy as this one.” “I swear to never chop another tree down.” The next day I get ready to sell my thneeds. Of course no one appreciates it, and I give up. After a couple days, a large mob of people arrive in the forest asking for more of them. That’s how my factory started up. Let's get going through the story.

The factory had closed down due to there being no trees. It’s dark and super cloudy. Can’t even see the sky or the sun. I look around and see the Lorax. “I told you this would happen,” he says as he puts a rock down that says unless. “Now they all have to go find a new place to stay.” The Lorax then disappears. “What have I done?” I ask myself. I feel ashamed. I feel angry and upset. I feel… sick? I feel something coming up from my stomach. I put my hands up to my mouth and cough up a rose. There’s blood all over my hands, and vines start to cover my body. “WHAT’S HAPPENING TO ME?!” I scream in pain. This can’t be happening to me! Is this what the Lorax meant by the forces of nature haunting me? Did he curse me to become a plant? I feel another rose coming up and lean against one of the factory's walls. Another rose flying out of my mouth. “HELP ME!!!” I scream as the roses and vines grow onto my body. I can feel my eyes glowing and look in the mirror. My eyes are now glowing a bright green. My skin is bleeding from the thorns, and I fall to the ground. It’s too much… 

I wake up and I go to the town close by. I’m holding my ax. “Where is that bastard…?” I say in a harsh raspy voice. “I’m going to kill him for doing this to me…” It’s early, so the sun is just coming up. People are just starting to wake up and go outside. “Mama that man is hurt!” a  child says and points at me. I look at her and spread a wide grin on my face. “Honey, stay away from him… I don’t like the way he looks…” I grit my teeth. “This was never my fault!” I yell and swing my ax at the woman. It hits her in the neck, decapitating her. The child screams and runs inside. A man comes up behind me with a gun. I turn my head to face him. “I wouldn’t do that if I were you…” I say grinning very widely. “I won’t let you hurt anyone else you crazy son of a bitch!” The man says and puts the gun to my head. I raise my hand as vines grow around the gun breaking it. “H-how is that possible?” The man runs. “Very brave,” I say and follow him. He runs to an ally and I come up behind him. “How bad can I possibly be…?”

[kitchensinksurrealism]

I have the curse of whenever I write a song about a situation, the situation ends within a few months later, e.g. I wrote a song about The Lesbian Realisation™ I had in 2020, then a few months later I realised I wasn't actually a lesbian. I wrote about how much I loved the onceler in May 2021, by the end of June the hyperfixation had disappeared and I got notoriously depressed.

It sometimes works positively, like in 2022 my sister would take days to open my messages and we'd barely talk while we were both at uni, which was unusual bc we would normally talk all the time, so I wrote about it and then suddenly we were talking a lot more? She doesn't even know the song exists. I also wrote a song a few months ago about how threads 1984 was consuming my brain negatively, and conveniently after that it wasn't affecting me as much.

but either way I'm always paranoid about what I write about, bc I don't want something good to end, e.g. a friendship or a hyperfixation or just the general good vibes of the time. Which means most of my songs end up being kind of depressing bc they're usually about things I actually want to end.

however........the solution might be to write them in Drozdli? I wrote that one song about Swag last year and my hyperfixation on him and truffula flu in general didn't change one bit (if anything it got even better tbh). So yeah, idk why I posted this it's just. An Observation....... but tis weird how many times this has happened whenever I write a song.

[faithymanifestsandshifts]

ShiftMas 2024 Day 9

⌗ 𝟗. snowflakes ; What are some headcannons you have about people in your dr?

Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory (1971) DR:

Willy Wonka is secretly afraid of mice. He also does not believe in the paranormal. He calls me "darling" and "dear".

Charlie and The Chocolate Factory (2005) DR:

Willy Wonka calls me "starshine" and "honeybee".

Wonka (2023) DR:

Willy Wonka's favorite animals are giraffes. When Willy and I first meet, everyone mistakes us for a couple, including his enemies. All of his friends ship us, but Noodle is our #1 shipper. She even attempts to play matchmaker to get us together. Meanwhile, Lofty acts all disgusted and annoyed, but secretly ships it, too.

The Lorax (2012) DR:

All of the animals in the truffula forest, even Melvin, and particularly Pipsqueak, ship me and Once-Ler, and try to play matchmaker. Lorax secretly ships it, too.

Fame/Celebrity DR:

My fans and Timothée Chalamet's fans generally ship us, considering us a cute, wholesome couple. I like to snoop through the fanfiction and fanart about us they create. Timmy and I like to coordinate our outfits, our favorite ones being the fact we both own galaxy pants.

Whodunnit? (2013) DR:

Giles can play piano, shoot guns, ride horses, ballroom dance, play chess, and come up with new puns, all well. He loves tea. His favorite animal is the honey badger. He has trauma and nightmares from the time he was cursed to be involved in murder games at mansions.

Coco (2017) DR:

Ernesto and I are a power couple in the world of Mexican music, performing both onstage and in movies together. Ernesto likes to bake, and he likes animals in general. We like to coordinate costumes onstage. He likes chocolate.

Grand Theft Auto V (2013) DR:

When Michael and Franklin saw Trevor and I interacting for the first time, they were like, "Ah, shit! Now there's two of you! Great, this group just got even crazier!", then after that, one of those two, Lester, or Lamar will say, "Damn, get a room, you two!".

Professor Layton DR:

Luke and I share a love of teddy bears. Emmy shares my interest in photography and riding scooters. I teach Flora to dance. Of course, Hershel and I both love history, museums, and traveling.

Superjail (2007-2014) DR:

Warden has night terrors as a result of his childhood trauma. His goofy, insane demeanor is a front for his C-PTSD. He likes cats and tea. He's afraid of dogs and really doesn't like them.

Hazbin Hotel DR:

Alastor is able to speak French, play piano, and ballroom dance. Charlie ships us and tries to play matchmaker (you know how she is).

Devil May Cry DR:

Dante and Vergil are both afraid of mice, it's just more obvious in Dante. Though Dante gets sad and wants to help when he sees one stuck in a glue trap. Dante loves physical affection, getting excited over hugs and cuddle time, to Vergil's annoyance (though he secretly likes them, too). Vergil feeds stray cats outside the DMC HQ. He also likes watching the moon on the rooftop, and brooding in the shadows. He meditates and enjoys gardening.

𝟐𝟓 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐅𝐓𝐌𝐀𝐒. ❆ ⋆⁺₊❅ .

a series of questions for the days leading up to christmas for shifters!! Some of these questions are Christmas specific and others aren’t, feel free to answer what you want and how you want, ex. moodboards, short answers, longs answers. And if you’d like, you can reblog so it reaches more shifters. Merry Christmas and Happy Shifting :) post tags are #shiftmas #shiftmas2024 tagged: @arishifter

⌗ 𝟏. christmas caroling ; What are a few songs that remind you of your dr? Why?

⌗ 𝟐. gingerbread houses ; What does your house look like in your dr? Who do you live with? What is your favorite aspect of your house?

⌗ 𝟑. eggnog ; What is some drama going on in your dr?

⌗ 𝟒. sledding ; What does a hang out with you friend group look like? Where do you go? Who is your friend group?

⌗ 𝟓. snowman ; What is your OOTD? (outfit of the day)

⌗ 𝟔. stockings ; What is your family like? What are your relationships with different members? Any extended family? Who is visiting for Christmas?

⌗ 𝟕. candy canes ; What gives you dr euphoria? (like gender euphoria but for your dr…)

⌗ 𝟖. mistletoe ; Who is your s/o? What is your dynamic and how do you spend time together? Are you two doing something special for the holiday?

⌗ 𝟗. snowflakes ; What are some headcannons you have about people in your dr?

⌗ 𝟏𝟎. icicles ; What is your occupation in your dr? Your coworkers? (Or if student, your classmates?) What is your favorite and least favorite aspect of your occupation?

⌗ 𝟏𝟏. tree skirt ; How did you find out about shifting? What was your first dr and what is your main dr now?

⌗ 𝟏𝟐. ornaments ; What are some objects you have in your dr that you don’t in your cr? Why do you have them in your dr?

⌗ 𝟏𝟑. sleigh bells ; Are there any priveleges you have in your dr that you don’t in your cr? What are they?

⌗ 𝟏𝟒. cookie cutters ; What are some smells that remind you of your dr? Why?

⌗ 𝟏𝟓. elf on the shelf ; who is your main wingman/women/person? What is your dynamic? What do you guys do when you hang out?

⌗ 𝟏𝟔. wrapping paper ; What is your favorite way to script? Why is it your favorite way?

⌗ 𝟏𝟕. gift tags ; What is your camera roll like in your dr? (photos or just describe it)

⌗ 𝟏𝟖. snowballs ; What is a silly scenario you are looking forward to in your dr?

⌗ 𝟏𝟗. mittens ; What are your hobbies in your dr? How do you usually spend your down time?

⌗ 𝟐𝟎. ice skates ; What is your ideal date in your dr? (friends or s/o)

⌗ 𝟐𝟏. coal ; What is something unpleasant you have/have to experience in your dr? Why are you not looking forward to it?

⌗ 𝟐𝟐. tinsel ; What is something fun or random you have scripted? (ex. Thundersnow is more common, you have a ring that allows you to read minds, you have good luck with thrifting, you’re good at gambling.)

⌗ 𝟐𝟑. fir tree ; What are some traditions you have in your dr but not your cr? Why?

⌗ 𝟐𝟒. hot cocoa ; put together a moodboard of your dr or you in your dr

⌗ 𝟐𝟓. christmas ; How are you spending your christmas? Who with? What might be some gifts you are giving and to who?

divider credits.

[heyy-dont-mind-me]

PROJECT REPORT #6: The Truffula Curse

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Might as well turn the whole genre to a mystery as I brainstorm on the biology of the truffula trees.

Ik I'm overthinking it but would the smell of the tufts 'Butterfly milk' be something that attracts bugs and the tree eats them??

I would assume but then that means bugs would swarm the place and there's like no bugs present in the film.

So it's like a bug repellent??

And the FRUITS THE DAMN FRUITS

Normally when it comes to FRUITS they're made at first flowers.

Flowers.

Swamp fever.

FUCK.

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[hinatakickflips]

never forget.... i was a onceling first, a homestuck second

[straycalamities]

Do you have any suggestions for someone new who wants to join camp weehawken or truffula flu? I wanted to create some Onceler to join the rps, but every idea I have has been done already

you don’t have to create a onceler to join either of those! there’s plenty of ocs (deloraxed or not) that are in both of them :3

but if you rly wanna do a onceler, i think it’s okay if your gimmick matches an existing onceler, especially if the blog is no longer active. like how many oncelers themed around being monsters or curses do u think exist?? so many. countless, but they're all kewl bc what matters is how you approach the character and give it your own twist! unless it’s something super specific, i don’t think anyone would mind if another idk retail onceler existed for example (thinking of retail bc i’m at work rn abloo bloo)

if this is your first time joining, i'd definitely try to pick something you're passionate about as a theme or set of personality traits! it'll keep you going and strong at the start of it all before the ball officially gets rolling.

also idk if you plan to do art or not but dont be discouraged if you dont! or if you dont think your art "is good enough"!!! some of the biggest oncelers in the fandom (swag and gent are the immediate first to come to mind) had mods who didnt draw for their posts and they still were well received! what matters is how much the concept means to YOU and how much passion you put into it. and ultimately: what matters most is if you have fun with it! :3

so like if something isnt' fun anymore. change it! or dump it and start over! it's okay!

and if you do draw, just..draw...like idk maybe its just a me thing, but i sabotage myself hard if i focus too much on my askblog/rp art being like...good lmao. i just get it out there. what matters is im enhancing the scene/perspective/emotions of what im doing and adding to it so it can be as quick as a doodle, or something fully rendered that took me hours, what matters is that i dont get too hung up on how "good" it is and if it IS something that takes longer, that it's not making me miserable to work on it. if it is? fuck it, we doodle.

also, put yourself out there! approach people with ideas or whathaveyou. test the waters to see where the chemistry lies and if those characters' mods would wanna plot w you! or even just do one-shots to see have some fun/see where things go. the worst favor u can do urself is to sit there and like...stew in fomo and let shyness/fear/whatever hold you back. and if you dont have ideas or dont get any hits back, focus on your own plot for awhile, let ppl see your character in action, it might spur some inspo

idk if that stuff was what u were looking for but its stuff i generally recommend to anyone wanting to start rping and/or askblogging in the fandom (and everyone reading this totally should if u dont already)

[heyy-dont-mind-me]

JSFNFJNFJFNFJRNFJFNFJDM I TOTALLY RELATE LMAO

I've got stories that were made from casts of characters that are so differrent

ESPECIALLY TRUFFULA CURSE HAVING APPLEJACK AND (powerless) JACK FROST LMAO

Having lots of familial f/os is so funny bc yeah somewhere there's a world where Springtrap, Medic, Meta Knight, The Narrrator, Aisha, and Emmet and Ingo all know each other and have bonded over wanting to protect this one gal- Springtrap may or may not be falling for the shapeshifting nature goddess that showed up recently

Artic mentions to the Onceler "now that we're dating, I should introduce you to my dads!" and he's just spooked by the giant british zombie murder rabbit-

And he expects Artic's mom (the aforementioned shapeshifter) to be just as intimidating, but she's actually really sweet and so so happy for them ouo

[audtreegrace]

I met a Lorax for the first time!

His name was the Bankax, and...how should I describe him? Shortish, oldish, brownish, mossy...and he was in charge of our dear little Cashtie, who’s actually a full grown adult Once-ler in their home realm. Apparently the notorious Cashtea-ler makes a habit of inviting people to his casino, striking deals with them and then stealing their souls. Pretty crazy, right?

But I’m probably even crazier...because I told the Bankax that I’d help him take down Cashtea and free all the trapped souls. Mmmmaybe it was against my better judgement, since I’d...also risk losing my soul, haha. But!! Mister Bankax was just so cute, okay?? And he even let me harvest two large bags of truffula fruit to take home with me! That’s SO MANY more seeds we can plant in town...so if this is what you call being charmed by a forest spirit, I guess I’m okay with it.

...And..you know, it just seemed like he’d been having a rough time fighting all alone for so many years. I could relate to that.

I also still believe that there’s some good left in Cashtea. He’s just under some kind of curse, is all, and I know very well that curses can be broken.

[TO BE CONTINUED]

[bettercauliflowersaul]

Rooting for the Anti-Hero: How Taylor Swift and The Once-ler Are Incredibly Similar

I know this is a very cursed post, but bear with me here.

Along with the rest of the world, I've grown obsessed with Taylor Swift's new album, Midnights. By my third or fourth (or hundredth) listen, I found myself connecting songs to The Once-ler. You know, from the 2012 animated movie The Lorax. Starring Taylor Swift. Lead single Anti-Hero stuck out to me the most, with lines like “Did you hear my covert narcissism I disguise as altruism, like some kind of congressman,” and “One day I’ll watch as you’re leaving, ‘cause you got tired of my scheming for the last time,” stuck out to me. Naturally, once I get something in my head I can't let it go, so I was sent down a rabbit hole of connecting Swift’s music to The Once-ler.  What I discovered is the two share very similar backgrounds and career trajectories.

Both Once-ler and Taylor grew up on farms. Taylor was born and raised in rural Pennsylvania, moving to Nashville mid-childhood. The Once-ler's location is unspecified, but appears to be in the Midwest or deep south. Since they were young, they were strong-willed and focused on success. Taking pride in their individualism, Swift and Once-ler didn't let their many naysayers stop their dreams of their "product" taking off. For Swift, it was her music. For Once-ler, it was the Thneed. Both were strong business people who would stop at nothing to get exposure.

Upon moving to Nashville, Taylor walked up and down record label's offices, with a CD and a pitch. Throughout high school, she was bullied by peers for wanting to be afamous singer. Eventually, she signed with Sony Records in 2004. Likewise, after arriving in Greenville, Once-ler played his jingle in the center of town everyday. He was faced with ridicule by townsfolk, yet he kept coming back until the Thneed gained popularity. After that initial push, both were propelled into stardom. As is the case with most celebrities, soon their image became larger than life. Their fame grew unmanageable as they slowly became a brand, a product, rather than human. Greed became a motivator in every step they took. Taylor put forth constant merch drops with high prices, slow shipping, and low quality. Then the Ticketmaster controversy occurred. Similarly, over the course of the movie, Once-ler slowly becomes corrupted by greed. He needs to keep "biggering"; expanding his factory and making as much money as possible.

Both Taylor Swift and The Once-ler have a desire to outdo themselves. They want to set records and beat them, they want to be the ones on top. However, with fame comes carelessness. For Once-ler and Taylor, this manifested in environmental degradation. Once-ler destroyed the ecosystem in the Truffula Valley, ignoring objections from The Lorax. On a smaller scale, Swift has recently been called out for her use of her private jet. It was reported that she had the worst Co2 emissions this past year. She totaled 170 flights in just 7 months.

Taylor reflects on her feelings about being famous and the stressors that come with it in her documentary Miss Americana. She recalls her journey to fame and what it's like being under the public eye. The Once-ler tells a similar story throughout The Lorax to Ted. He tells the full story of his journey to success and warns young Ted to not make the same mistakes he did. Both stories are politically focused to a degree, Once-ler focusing on environmentalism and Taylor on lgbt rights. Overall, the two share a similar upbringing, rise to fame, and mindset.

Thank you for reading if you made it this far. I could do a whole other post on analyzing Taylor songs and how they relate to the Once-ler so if you want that let me know. Again I hope any of this makes sense I wrote it in a frenzy.