Tw: Just a little bit a the beginning about starving for control then the rest is nice

Patton thought about what Virgil said about lack of control. Patton hummed as he thought about how to give Virgil a way to control in a healthy way. Patton thought back to some video he had watched years ago. The person had briefly mentioned how some people will control their hair, food intake and something else Patton couldn't remember. He knew that Virgil messing around with his hair wouldn't automatically fix him but maybe it could help the emo. Patton slid out of his bed and walked downstairs to see Virgil already awake. "Hey Virgey!"

Virgil looked up and smiled softly, "Morning Pat."

"So I was thinking about how you said you were starving yourself for control and I thought maybe you could control something else like your hair," Paton told him, "I know that's not going to automatically fix everything but I thought maybe it would help somewhat."

"I have always wanted to dye my hair purple," Virgil admitted.

"Well now there's nothing holding you back!" Patton smiled, "You can do whatever you want with your hair."

Virgil frowned, "But what if it looks bad? What if people see it and judge me?"

Patton took one of Virgil's hands, "I promise it'll look great and if you're worried about people judging you we could do it together so even if people judge us it won't all be on you!"

Virgil looked at his hand being held by Patton's and thought about it, "Okay, let's do it."

Patton and Virgil went out to the closet store and grabbed purple hair dyes and bleach. They went back home and began the process. "Have you ever done something like this?" Virgil asked.

"Never," Patton replied as he put the gloves on.

"Okay cool, have fun burning my scalp," Virgil joked.

"I won't burn your scalp," Patton said and paused, "hopefully." Virgil gave a small chuckle and let a smile spread across his face. Patton got to work on bleaching the top section of Virgil's hair the best he could. When the bleach was in they switched places.

"Friends who give each other chemical burns together stay together," Virgil said after he accidentally put some of the bleach on Patton's forehead.

Patton laughed, "Definitely."

The two managed to get through the bleaching process without actually burning each other so it was a success. Patton read the instructions on the hair dye before dying Virgil's hair. "It says here to wait a week after bleaching before using this dye."

Virgil hummed, "So we either say fuck the rules or we abide by them."

"Which do you want to do?" Patton asked.

"Let's just dye it already."

"Alright," Patton said and began to dye the emo's hair a dark purple. Just like they did with the bleach the two switched roles. Virgil got the lavender dye and began to color Patton's hair.

They left the dye in for an hour before rinsing their hair. Patton gently washed out Virgil's hair in the sink and then Virgil did the same the him. Virgil smiled in the mirror as he removed the towel from his head. "It looks great!"

"I'm glad," Patton smiled at him.

Virgil went to run a hand through his hair, "Wow that is damaged."

Patton nodded, "You did go from having black hair to blonde."

Virgil shook his head so his hair would fall into his face, "It's worth it."