hid the outlines on the eyes using a trick with hiding pinned sprites under custom sprites. but they always seem to come back after a headpat. The custom sprite on the eye goes away and reappears during the closed eye sprite state, and reappears with the hidden pinned sprite unhidden. I would not be surprised with my style, I would be the only person that found this so far.
Eyes before the headpat:
Eyes after the headpat:
Highlighted part of the eye affected (removed glasses for clarity):