what should i do - friendzoned by best friend and flatmate

Why haven't you made your feelings known? That's the only way she'll know how you feel.

You be her friend? What else would you do?

You have to completely cut off contact and make sure you change your living arrangements for next year. You know yourself being around her will make you miserable long run. Better to end the friendship now. Block her number and block her from all social media. It'll be better for you long term.

it's a bit late for that now seeing as we have secured the flat for next year. like I said I've tried to distance myself and not reply...but she keeps messaging. do you have any other solutions?

If you can find someone else to take your place in the flat it should be fine, then look for a different flat for next year (I know several people who have done this).

Failing that, keep doing what you're doing and concentrate very hard on not replying or taking a very long time to reply to her messages. When you reply make sure to adopt a terse tone, only reply using a few words max. Either she'll get the message and reduce how often she messages or she'll become sexually attracted to you.

If it's the former, make sure to avoid her as much as possible in the flat next year and just exchange a brief 'hi' if you do see her. Make sure to wear headphones a lot around the house too. Expand your social circle and talk to as many new people as possible and go out with them a lot. Best of luck pal!

This is why you make your feelings known from the start. I would say you only really have two options here, the first is let her know how you feel even though you may make it awkward, but with this way at least you'll be able to get over the situation much sooner. The second way is to just wait it out until your crush fades away, but this way will make you more miserable and would likely take longer.

i think you should continue being her friend because it’s not anyone’s fault that you have feelings and it’s not worth losing a friend over. You both could lose each other if you admit your feelings and she rejects you. I think you should stay friends with her and try to focus on yourself. When uni starts up again try joining some societies and clubs and going to the SUnion and you could potentially meet another girl and still be friends with this girl

This is terrible advice OP. Staying friends with her will cause you long term pain over time, I would highly recommend you do not continue to be friends whether that be cutting it off instantly or letting it fade over time.

When you live together, get a photo from her insta and print it out, and put it inside a frame, use it to make a shrine to her in your room with candles and a single red rose.

One way or another, that will sort the whole thing out.