Why am I so attracted to this weird guy in my class?

Anonymous
I just started new college classes. One of my classes has like 12 people. It’s kind of a racially driven class and tackles like social injustice issues and stuff about minorities. I’m a woman of color so I thought it would be interesting to take. There’s this guy in my class who isn’t a minority and he’s very well educated on the issues in the minority communities and I’m extremely attracted to how outspoken he is.
He kind of has this weird disposition but he always piggy backs off what the professor says and knows a lot about it which I find so attractive. On the first class one of the first questions the professor asked was if anyone did anything fun over the summer.
I said that I went to an island and got stranded. Everyone seemed intrigued by that even the guy and he piggy backed off my story and said he went to a wedding in Chicago.
Every single time he’s talking in class and making a point he always looks at me while he’s talking. Like he’ll look at the professor because he’s obviously speaking off what he said then he’ll look at me.
I just think he’s really cute. Only problem is I’m dating a guy but we have terms in our relationship and I’m young and don’t think anything’s wrong with light flirting.
I’ve been told in the past I’m cute and pretty and I know I’m smart lol and he’s rlly smart. How do I kinda flirt him up a little bit.
Why am I so attracted to this weird guy in my class?
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