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Cybil felt quite nervous as she walked down the hallway. Her anxiety was making her feel unsure of what she was about to do and her stomach felt like it was all in teeny tiny knots.
“Will they even let me do this to myself? I want to do this but…would they even want me to?” She thought to herself. When they finally reached the living room, she saw both of her parents relaxing in their favorite spots. She let out a silent sigh before she spoke up.
“Dad? Papa?” Cybil piped up. Both John and Sherlock looked at their daughter.
“Yes, Cybil?” John asked back. Cybil gulped.
“C-Can I get a haircut sometime?” She asked them both.
“Of course you can get one!” John replied. Still, their daughter was nervous because she really has not explained why she wants this.
“Well…I mean, can I get a CERTAIN haircut that I have been wanting for some time?” Cybil rephrased her previous question. John can hear the nervousness in her voice but was not going to bring it up so she did not feel anymore the way she felt than she already was feeling.
“What kind of hairstyle are you thinking about getting?” Sherlock asked this time. She walked over and handed them a piece of paper with a printed picture on it. Sherlock looked at it.
“Is this hairstyle what you really want?” Sherlock asked another question.
“Yes, it is the one I want. Like I said, I have been wanting it for some time and I thought now would be the time to get it.” Cybil answered. Sherlock then handed the picture to John, who also looked at it. John looked up at her. Both surprised and a little confused.
“You want to get a mullet, Cybil?” John asked. Cybil nodded. She really does want a mullet. Just like one of her most favorite K-pop idols.
“Yeah. I really want to look like Baekhyun from his Ko Ko Bop era. It does not have to have the red dyed streaks in it or anything. Just the style itself is what I want. Please? I mean, I can always grow it out but I just want to have and try it. Even if it is just for one time. I really want to explore when it comes to my style.” Cybil explained. While John was kind of surprised by this he was not at the same time after when he saw the picture.
“I did not even know you were into those kinds of hairstyles.” John said, being honest.
“I am. Just on certain people but I want to see what it would be like for me, too.” Cybil told him.
“I actually used to have one when I was much younger.” Sherlock suddenly spoke. John looked at his husband.
“Really?!” John exclaimed. Sherlock looked back at him.
“Yes and I am not going to tell the story about how it happened but yes, I really did have one for a while.” Sherlock answered. John smiled and chuckled.
“I wish you had a picture of this. I really wanna see this.” John said.
“I do not know if I have any photos of this, to be honest.” Sherlock said back.
“So…is it okay if I get one?” Cybil wanted to make sure. Both of them looked at her again.
“I mean, it is your hair and if you truly want this, I have no issue with it.” Sherlock replied.
“Same here but…I would rather take you to get the haircut done by a professional so you can get exactly the way that you want it.” John requested and agreed. Cybil was now excited!
“Yay! When can we go do this?” Cybil was curious.
“We will go get it done tomorrow.” John responded. Sherlock agreed.
“Tomorrow, we will take you to go get it.” Sherlock seconded. Cybil was fine with that. She did not expect them to go get it done today. She actually expected them to not let her get it done at all. While Sherlock and John were still a little worried about their daughter getting a mullet, it is their daughter’s hair after all and they are not going to say that she can not get that hairstyle. After Cybil went back to her room, feeling so excited about tomorrow, the two fathers looked at one another again.
“So…you really had a mullet, huh.” John suddenly spoke. Sherlock sighed.
“Yes.” Sherlock simply answered.
“Lose a bet or something?” John really wanted to know why and how his partner got the mullet.
“I did not lose a bet or anything. I was basically experimenting with my hair. Why I chose a mullet, I really can not give you that answer because I do not have one to give you. It just happened.” Sherlock explained. John was trying to imagine Sherlock with a mullet but kept his laughter to himself.
“Did you ever have one when you were younger?” Sherlock asked John.
“I actually never had one at any time in my life. I have thought about having one before but I just never got it done.” John replied.
“You are better than me. Having that thing made me feel weird when I was in school. Now, I was a child/teenager when I had the mullet, not as an adult so, it was a little tougher for me. Especially being in England and having this style while other kids had “normal” hairstyles.” Sherlock told him.
“Ah. Basically, you could have been around Cybil’s age when you had it.” John said.
“Maybe. I am not gonna give an exact timeline because I am still a bit embarrassed by the whole thing but yes, I could have been her age at the time.” Sherlock confirmed.
“You really hate talking about it, don’t you?” John asked.
“And I still quite hate it to this day.” Sherlock answered.
“Understood. Won’t talk about it any further then.” John said back. And with that, John was not going to bring it up anymore. At least, for the time being, there was no longer going to be any discussion when it comes to Sherlock’s past with his hair.
“I guess we can take her in the morning and go out to have lunch with her afterwards. If that is okay with you.” John suggested.
“I think she would really like that. I am fine with that, too.” Sherlock agreed.
“I will let her know in a bit what we have planned for tomorrow.” John said.
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Later that night, John was alone in the bed, reading a novel. He suddenly turned his head and saw Sherlock walking into the bedroom with something in one of his hands. Sherlock got into the bed and handed it to John. John saw that it was a picture of Sherlock when he was much younger, rocking said mullet.
“I did not know I actually had a picture of this. That is what I looked like in my teenage years.” Sherlock explained. John was smiling. He was excited to be able to see a picture of Sherlock having that mullet.
“So that is what you looked like with a mullet. Not going to lie, it suits you, to be honest.” John told him.
“I appreciate the compliment but I still hated having that style.” Sherlock spoke back. John looked at him.
“Seeing how much you did not like it, I am surprised you did not try to talk Cybil out of getting one for herself.” John also spoke up.
“Well, that is because her hair is not my hair. Nor her body should be something another person should control. Plus, you never know, she could really look excellent with a mullet. And I want her to be able to express herself the way she wants to. Even if it is her getting that style. I just want Cybil to be happy, too and if this makes her happy then I want her to go for it. And it is something harmless so it is not going to hurt her in any way. Plus, hair does grow back and hers grows quite fast after being cut so I am not worried if she ends up not liking it.” Sherlock explained.
“That is very true. I want her to be happy, too. And you are also right. She could actually look great with one. I just can not say if she does or not until I actually see her with it but regardless of what the outcome could be, I am not going to judge her for it. It is not worth freaking out over a haircut either. I am more curious about it than freaked out, though.” John said back while assuring his partner that he was really okay with Cybil’s choice.
“Agreed. I am not worried nor am I going to worry about it either. We will see what it looks like tomorrow. I am not going to freak out over it as well.” Sherlock assured him, too. After a few more minutes of conversing with each other, the two of them got comfortable in their bed and fell asleep. Cybil, who was in her room, was also fast asleep for the night. Still, she can not wait until she finally gets her haircut tomorrow. It is something that she has wanted for quite some time.
Her dream was going to finally come true and that is what is making her feel so happy about it.