Are those hints?

At the beginning of August my lease ended so I moved with a male-friend. We know each other for 2 years now and completely comfortable around one another.

Once, I was feeling really depressed about school and he just held me tight between his arms and didn’t let me go for a long while. I was crying on his shoulder and tried his best to comfort me, it worked. Then suddenly he asked if I’m good with just a hug or can he do more?

I didn’t quite understand what he was going for until he started kissing my neck. I let him, since I like my neck being kissed. It went a bit longer and further and wasn’t the last time.

Now, I’m quite confused. Are those hints that I’m not understanding or is he just being a friend with a little of benefits?

He never does anything that I don’t agree on and never forces me.