Unsure of what to do for a feelings for a friend

A few months ago, I (F23) realized that I have feelings for a good friend of mine (M22). He’s a gentleman, kind, smart and very attractive. We get along quite well and people have been rooting for us to get together for some time but that never really happened. We’ve been friends for 5 years now.

I want to make a move to let him know how I feel but I’ve been hesitant to do so because he had a flirty “thing” with a friend of mine some time ago and they are still good friends. I find it awkward to think about given what I feel and I don’t want any drama.

I found out indirectly that he had feelings for me in the past but I had a boyfriend then and he respected that. Over the weekend, I found out from my best friend that there were moments when he wanted to kiss me, especially the last time we saw each other since its been a year since we met due to the pandemic but couldn’t bring himself to do it out of respect. I thought it was nice but I got worried that maybe that didn’t mean much since people kiss each other without much meaning. I also couldn’t help but feel scared of what drama it could bring since were good friends and I don’t want to feel awkward with the other girl.