Just to clarify, he asked me out when we were 16. I didn't know him too well at the time, and I was too shy/naive/not ready for a relationship etc. So it has been a long time, we were so young.
It took us a while to build up this friendship and to move on from that. As a consequence, neither of us would have said anything even if we still liked each other, for fear of making things awkward again. Especially not him.
And yes, I do like him a lot,maybe even love, hence the slightly overdramatic title. I am just scared he now doesn't feel the same, and I doubt our friendship could survive something like that again, would be too weird.That's the reason I have been hesitant until now.
But now I feel threatened, and I'll admit, a teeny bit jealous, since this could slip away forever. Meh, it's complicated.