Guys, Can you guys reassure me about a crush (fyi I'm a straight female and he is a straight male; we are both in high school)?

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At a school dance:
-When he saw me, I said hi and he was like "Wow, you look..." because his friend tapped him on the shoulder and took his attention.
-We took photos with a group of friends but he also insisted that one of his friends take a photo of just the two of us (he also put his arm around my neck during the group photo).
-We weren’t each other’s dates but hung out together the ENTIRE time (even though we never planned on doing that).
-When I told him I was going to leave, he asked if I had a ride (I said yes because my sister was picking me up), but he insisted on escorting me to my ride, and texted me “get home safe, alright?”
-EVERYONE at the dance thought we were dating.
-Before we walked out of our school building, he hugged me around my neck/head Some other things are:
-We’ve been texting each other everyday for months.
-He left his best friends to sit next to me in class.
-He keeps casually touching me (rubbing my arm, fixing my hoodie, e. t. c.)
-He introduced me to all of his closest friends.
-His friends tease us, saying we should date.
-He always finds ways to come in contact with me during the day and talks to me.

I also just have a very strong gut feeling that he likes me back but I’m so weird and dumb + can’t stop doubting myself.

I have always felt really scared and nervous around my past crushes, but for this guy, he really feels so much more comfortable and different. I don’t feel or nervous around him, but safe and happy. We sort of just “clicked” the instant we met.

He invited me to hang out with him his friends at the movies.
He sat next to me + our arms kept touching and he didn't move his arm away + one of his friends is a girl and he didn't say "get home safe" or offer her a ride when she was leaving but did to me.
Please feel free to give me advice or anything else that you believe would be helpful.
Guys, Can you guys reassure me about a crush (fyi I'm a straight female and he is a straight male; we are both in high school)?
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