He chased me for four years now I’m in love and don’t know how to talk to him

Yall I need some real opinions because my head is spinning

Quick timeline: he blocked me on Jan 3 after we last talked on his birthday (Dec 29). Then on Jan 29 he started watching my stories from his burner. Feb 4 he unblocked and texted me, and my heart literally softened I felt like maybe he was open to trying again.

For context: for the past four years, he kept reaching out to me over and over, but I just wasn’t ready back then and I know I hurt him and did him dirty in that time then last August, when we finally spoke on call for the first time, it felt like I’d known him forever. He has such a good heart. It took me over a month to really fall for him, but he was invested the whole time steady, kind, and genuinely a great partner and friend.

Now here’s the confusion when we talked after he unblocked me he said he wants to be “friends” but also that he doesn’t want things to be platonic which honestly left me hurt and confused. He kept saying he missed me, and he was flirty on the call which felt awkward. Since then I haven’t replied to him in five days because I genuinely don’t know what to say. I don’t even know how to “just be friends” again.

So… does he still have feelings? Is there real hope for us? And if there is how do I handle this without messing it up?