I don’t understand why he said that?

So this happened in a text message.
He said something about someone from our friend group. That the person talks a lot.
I said yeah isn’t that an American trait?
Then he said “probably” (FYI he’s an American Caucasian too)
I said I wanted to talk to you but…
To which he replied as “needy”.
Also added, “I’ll probably be able to next time”.

I don't know why he said that, I mean he was the one who came in strong showing interest and all but now all of a sudden he calls me needy when I genuinely wanted to talk to him.
I don't even text or call him daily. He keeps me craving more. It's like hey yk what let's play this game 🎯 I chase you and then when you chase me and crave for me I’ll go cold.
Also my heartbeat skipped a little bit when he suddenly appeared in the chat room unannounced. I hate this feeling how do I stop from thinking and expecting from him?
I don’t understand why he said that?
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