Secretly have a crush on the guy who likes me

I secretly have a crush on the guy who has a crush on me. I'm a study first person because my older brother is very strict and the guy who likes me is aware of that. He confessed a few weeks ago and we've been talking everyday casually. I do admit that before he confessed, i was already attracted to him. I don't want to confess because it might give him a little hope that idk t - t I'm thinking that my feelings might disappear one day and i might just end up hurting him. We're both study first and we've already talked about his feelings for me, and we're not rushing. I can't help but think that he'll lose feelings for me one day, but at the same time i want that to happen because that way, i will be able to hopefully get rid of this troublesome feelings of mine. He's a genuinely gentleman, kind and all. I'm developing more feeling for him and it hurts. If he still likes me until I'm a college student, i might give him a chance if he wants to court me. I really do like him and it's so troublesome to feel this way. I told him that maybe it's better to stop talking so that way he wouldn't get hurt one day, but he told me that it's okay and that it was his choice to like me in the first place. Btw, We were classmates for 2 years but we're not anymore. I'm very comfortable when talking to him because i can say anything i want, joke around and just be myself. The way how he treats me is just making my heart flutter and it's so annoying. Why do i have to like someone right now :(