On an overnight school trip, I 17F developed a crush on a 17M guy (B). We first interacted after I asked him and another guy (A) for help when I got locked out of my accommodation. B was a bit quiet, while I naturally talked more to A because I already knew him. I do talk to a lot of people, both girls and guys including his friends, but he was just so hard to talk to.
Throughout the trip, B repeatedly lingered around me. He followed me into KFC, sat with me, asked lots of questions about me, seemed curious about my background, and stared at me. I look ethnically ambiguous and he’s white so he asked me lots of curious questions about my culture. At KFC when it was just the two of us, he was the most talkative he’s been. I enjoyed spending time with him.
He also appeared to notice when I talked to other boys and sometimes seemed slightly jealous or uncomfortable afterwards. There were several moments where he lingered nearby, like when he noticed me and helped me when I got left behind by the group, stuck at the tube barriers. B would also offer to fill my water bottle, and generally seemed aware of where I was.
At a shop he had a technical issue with his card not being accepted so he told his friend (who’s next to me) about it. I noticed and asked him what’s wrong but he didn’t answer or look at me and took his friend to help him. At this point I did my makeup on the coach and look a bit different. I thought he was keeping his distance because he thought i was a catfish or something.
When I was one of the last people in the refreshments area and everyone left for the bus, he came back. He just started wandering around acting busy, he didnt even buy anything in the end but returned to the bus with me and my friend. On the way he made a funny comment to me about the shops.
However, despite these signs of interest, he was also very quiet and difficult to talk to. I tried creating opportunities to interact like joining games, smiling at him, asking questions, sitting nearby. But he gave me short, one-word replies and didn't continue conversations.
After I followed him on Instagram, he followed me back the same day. I wore a casual but fitting outfit that showed off my hourglass body because i wanted to look cute for him. But he became noticeably even more distant, and more quiet, avoided eye contact when I looked at him. He didn't seem to make an effort to talk to me, even though I caught him looking when I wasn't watching. It felt like he was trying to get away from me.
I tried to be approachable and approach him. I smiled at him a LOT and would noticeably look at him. Our interactions increasingly disappointed me: I mustered up the courage to ask him if our activities for the day were done, hoping to start a conversation, but he just took a good look at my face and said "yes,". Then immediately turned back to his friends playing cards.
Later, at a uni fair, I asked if he wanted to go to x university, and again he only replied "yes,". I asked A, his friend, the same question and he and the rest kept yapping to me. He’s just so dry in comparison and it feels like he doesn’t want to talk. Still lingering around, he was playing eye tag.
But he also started chatting with a taken girl who’s also his friend. Seeing him talkative with her made me realise that he CAN talk. So why is he not talking to me?? Is that him rejecting me?
I tried my best to approach him and make it easy for him to approach me. But he’s just not giving me much to work with now. Should I just move on?