It really depends on the length of hair, and can you let it dry while still having a bit of moisture. I used to wax and stuff to mold the hair in place, but I’m much less picky most days so I just push it up after my shower and style it when it’s damp-ish. It should finish drying and mostly maintain the shape unless the hair is excessively long then you need some product.

I would assume you need product to pull of the hair in the picture.

Get a tonsure. Unmistakably masc and signals your commitment to the volcel vanguard

That’s not lots of wax, if you use too much it’ll turn your hair into a gloopy mop. You have to use just a little bit and spread it very evenly, and for the poofy stuff will also have to use an air dryer. Don’t ask me how, tho, i kinda suck at doing hair and particularly masc haircuts, if i would give you directions you’d either look like or a pop punk hedgehog.

There are the viking braids, which I think look really cool. If you are able to grow a beard it can complement it really well.

and if you don’t feel like braiding, man-bun. Needs rather straight hair though and you probably shouldn’t go too masc as it comes with a certain “nordic baggage” (it’s popular with the esoteric strain of nazis)

Don’t know if it’s “cute” though. Other than that, I can only think of the Nick Carter: