Love or no../

I have a crush on my childhood family friend (I'm 15, he's 16).

We've been really close growing up but drifted a little over the past year or so. Recently tho we've had a catchup together and seemed to click pretty well. Eg we walked side by side, had play fights in the pool, shared food .

The only thing that I kept wondering was whether I was friend zoned or not. When we were going through pics on his phone a pretty girl (whose probs older than me) kept appearing. He kept stopping on those pics briefly just to make sure I saw her. It wasn't in a rude way, more of a boastful showy off kinda way, the type that people do when they get new shoes and wanna casually flaunt em. Idk if that makes sense. Just to clarify, she is not his girlfriend! Only a friend he made at science camp.

There are things tho that only I can get away with compared to other girls: i can randomly throw things at him playfully, go through his phone, make fun of him, steal his snacks (again playfully), share embarrassing moments with, tickle fights when no one else is around.

But it's because of those things that make me wonder whether I'm only his friend or potential love interest. I have no idea whether he likes me the same way I do.

Something he does is walk next to me and talk with me even when others are around. It's as if he blocks out his family and friends to give me more attention.

If anyone has been in a similar place with a "friend" pls share some advice 😁