It was hard to remember what happened clearly. Ending up at a party only to have someone smile and ask what you'd want most in the world. Of course when Leo said he wanted "A life without responsibilities" and oddly, they smiled and produced a paper, offering to make it happen. Maybe it was the drinking, or how sweet they seemed, but he signed it, and they both partied for a while. For the night, he felt free from his anxiety, free from panic, free from worry.

And then he woke up.

He felt so groggy, but it wasn't like a hangover, it was just...fuzzy? Like he couldn't gather much in his head, but he knew something was different, and tried to fight his want to go back to sleep. he felt so cozy and soft, yet he started to rouse more when he noticed the weird bars on his bed, and how high the window above him looked. Further he noticed the odd cushion he felt between his legs, it was warm, but nice, maybe it was a pillow?

it was only when the door opened he got some answers.

"Oh, Morning baby!" The voice was low, but warm, it made Leo feel safe.

"a....abuh?" He tried to speak, but his tongue was clumsy to him now, only managing a short sound.

"What's wrong? You remember the contract Don'tcha?" The voice sounded so calm, he couldn't make them out though, it was too bright for him to see the details of their face, but they were big, looked soft at least. "A life without Responsibilities" He spoke in a sing-song tone, repeating what Leo had said "Now you have it! You don't even have to worry about keeping your diapers dry!"

That was enough to get Leo to make himself look, seeing the purple thing around his legs poking out from where his blanket hadn't covered, and well...he could see the man was right, given Leo now knew why it felt warm. He wanted to ask them to change him back, to take him home, SOMETHING. But all he could manage was a sleepy yawn, with which the worry pushed away again, that want to leave replaced with an overwhelming want to go back to bed, slowly nuzzling into his blanket more.

The voice chuckles, they sounded so nice, it made him smile a little. "Don't worry, I'll change you soon, you just go back to bed for now, okay?" The figure came close, he could make them out, at least somewhat, big and fluffy, with brown fluff around their neck. He knew what they were, he knew that but...the name wasn't coming to him, he only let out a small "buh..." While the man reached down, pulling the blanket back over them fully, before patting him on the head, and leaving the room.

Leo wanted to leave...well..did he? It was hard to think, but it was so cozy here, and the big fluffy man was really nice..he felt himself relax more, smiling as he put his paw in his mouth and closed his eyes, slipping back into sleep, soon to re-awake to a new life, free of responsibility, just as he wanted.

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So I was in a BIG mood for something warm and cute, and this came from it, my nervous little lion being turned into a little fuzzy baby, too sleepy to fight back against the contract he signed.