He knows that you love him, your friends secretly told him. But he knew that you were scared lf approaching him too, he heard that you had issues with jealousy and possessiveness ? He was sure it was fake until he saw you "claim" your friend who was talking to another person one day. This doesn't bother him, he understands your point of view. In fact, he loves you too but he never came to you because he wanted to see if your love for him was real or just a crush.