Does he like me back?

There's this guy I like who I'm really good friends with. We text a lot and get into really deep convos. I catch him staring at me a lot and my friends think that he likes me, but I don't know what to think. He's not really one to talk about his feelings. He nearly hugged me once, but I backed away out of instinct and he played it off as he was just walking over to talk to me. Does he like me?
Does he like me back?
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