Help me out w/ how to talk to him!!

Hi ppl

So there’s this guy in my school he’s in gr 11 and I’m in gr 9. Ever since I stepped foot in the school for the first time I saw him and immediately wanted to know him, talk to him, get him to notice me back. Ever since then, I’ve added him on insta, found out that his locker is somewhat close to mine, tried to do small subtle things (like making eye contact and not breaking, trying to be in his view) for him to see me in the crowd instead of not knowing I exist. The year is literally gonna be over in 1 month and the only recognition I get for him is when he likes my insta posts. At this point I’m really bummed because I spent the whole year crushing on him and nothing, which is very surprising because I’m usually the type of person who sees a guy and automatically fall in love with them and has multiple crushes. But for almost 9 months he’s the only person on my mind. I’ve seen him from afar on the school council, speaking at assemblies, and even just walking around and every time my heart just beats faster and faster. I don’t like him because of his looks I like him because of his personality and character traits, which is also not in the norm for me! So many ppl have been telling me to dm him or talk to him but I just don’t know what to say. I’m not really the best talker! So if u have any advice or help on what I should say to him or how to do it plz speak up!

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