Buddy, chill! Looks like a crown to me!
As a fellow diffuse thinner, the best way about it is a buzz cut.I was way, way worse than you. Last year I went on vacation and I saw some pics when I came back...and...eesh. So I asked for a 4 on top 2 on the sides, and then I thought that was too long, so I asked for a three. Progressively I went down from there. Now I'm so thin (but with an awkward solid patch in front...think Zidane)....that I switch between a 1 on top/0 sides and fully shaved. I had been faux hawking it on the weekends- kinda like you I guess. I remember when I was 26, I went on a business trip and whatever the hotel mirrors had, my hair just looked so bad. So thin on top. Forget the crown- a lot of dudes have that. But it took until I was 28 to buzz, and I should have sooner.When I buzzed, everyone I know- from co-workers, my guy friends, women, my mom...everyone said how much better it looked. And if you choose to go sly after, people barely notice the adjustment.One thing I do notice about being fully shaved, is that guys will find you scarier, and some girls won't like it and others will be behind you at a bar and just start touching your head. I'm glad that there are places to discuss this as I have a few balding friends and most are in denial, but there are lots of places on the internet where balding guys are all full of despair and hopeless. You are ahead of the curve, and good for you. I hope this helps and I hope the younger mes out there who were desperately trying anything (rogaine doesn't work after a while and never works for diffuse on top) see this and get over any issues and just buzz it and or shave it.