Blaine's hand ends up moving to Atticus's hair. He plays a bit with the curls, curious about them. It's easier to be curious about curls that aren't his own. He doesn't have to be disgusted looking at them on another person's head. It feels nice to be touching Atticus, even if they are basically strangers. It's strange how much he wants to touch him, to prove that he's real and just for the sake of touching. He tries to tell himself it just has to do with the fact that they're doppelgangers.

"I was that way after my boyfriend and I broke up," he says, using the statement as a way to out himself without just flat out saying 'I'm gay!'