[Mallika]

Hi there,

Thanks for your query! In my opinion, his behaviour doesn't seem like one reflective of a friend with whom you're in a platonic friendship. It seems to me that he has started having feelings for you again, especially since he mentioned how he likes you and his actions of continuously pecking your cheeks.

It's good that you've asked him about this. It could be that he's still in the process of rationalising his feelings for you, but he seems to want to re-consider bringing the relationship to a more-than-friends level (just my opinion). Or he might be considering the prospect of the both of you being in a friends-with-benefits relationship.

Like the other users have said, it's probably best to have a talk with him about this. This way, you can both get an opportunity to bring out your feelings towards (and expectations for) this relationship and for each other.