Everyone Ships Me and My Best Friend, and Says He Likes Me, But I'm Not Sure. Does He Like Me Back?

Me and my best friend/crush (Z) just met about 3-4 months ago.

It all started about 1 month ago at the Homecoming Game. Z and I were sitting around, and he was downloading a game on my phone. One other kid came up and told us how cute of a couple we were.
All was cool, we just let it go, and at the Dance we hung out and eventually he asked me to dance for a couple slow songs.

About a week passed and now one most of our friends were shipping us together. We hung out at his house to play video games and his aunt mistaked us as a couple along with one of his toddler brothers. Nevertheless both of our families tease us.

Lately, most of our tiny school has been shipping us, saying we're a cute couple, or proclaiming how much we need to date. Three of the first people who said this recently made a ship name for Z and I.

Z and I do hug and talk all the time we can, often hugging about 10+ times a day, and we hang out all the time we can. He usually initiates it. Sometimes he walks me out to my car.

Z always asks me how I'm doing with my family, and mental illnesses. In PE, which I hate, he always tells me to try for him. Or when I have bad days he says to try and stay positive for him.

Today, in addition to a side hug, he said he wanted a full hug and when it was time for me to go, he held my hand until I left the school.

Now what I'm wandering is do you think he likes me?
Everyone Ships Me and My Best Friend, and Says He Likes Me, But I'm Not Sure. Does He Like Me Back?
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