Ryuji liked you for weeks now, he had a talking stage a person and tried distracting himself woth them to avoid continuing to like you since his friend likes you since quarter 2 but he can't stop loving you and eventually stopped talking with the person he's distracting himself on. He promised himself he'll confess to you after graduation even though it's tough and a risky confession.

He chatted you on discord saying, "What are you doing right now? :#>"