Am I gay or bi

I'm gay but I've been having some confusing experiences with women. Not sure what to make of it

I'm 16m and I've identified as gay for as long as I can remember. I'm not in crisis or anything, I'm just genuinely confused about some experiences I've been having and I want honest outside perspectives rather than automatic validation. I'll be upfront — part of me thinks I might want to be bi because I find the idea kind of interesting, so I'm aware I might be seeing things that aren't there.

I watch gay porn and it works immediately. With straight porn I don't get hard right away but I can finish to it sometimes, especially to specific content. Same with female fantasy alone — it works maybe half the time when I actually try. Nothing spontaneous though.

A friend — I'll call her Maria

When I was sick a few weeks ago and had nothing to do, I found myself thinking about a close female friend on and off over a few days. Some of it was non-sexual, like imagining just laying next to her and feeling calm. Some of it was sexual. I masturbated thinking about her a couple of times. After one phone call I had this passing thought that we'd probably make a good couple.

But honestly it didn't feel like what I'd expect a crush to feel like. No nervousness around her, no butterflies, no thinking about her constantly. It mostly happened when I was bored and had nothing else to do. The thoughts have completely faded now.

There's another girl I see occasionally. After hanging out with her recently I had a brief fantasy about her and noticed a partial erection. During the hangout I had a fleeting thought about kissing her because I found her face cute. After getting home I briefly imagined how an earring would look on her.

Same thing though — no nerves, no butterflies, nothing persistent. Very mild and fleeting.

I don't notice women in everyday situations the way I notice men. Whatever I've described seems to only happen with specific people I already know or in specific porn contexts. Nothing spontaneous.

This all started about 3 months ago when I was going through a rough patch. Before that, nothing like this. I'm also aware that I find the idea of being bi kind of appealing in an abstract way — not because of any external pressure, just because I find it interesting. So I genuinely don't know if I'm experiencing something real or just interpreting normal things through the lens of something I want to be true.

What I'm asking:

Does this sound like it could be genuine bisexuality, or is it more consistent with curiosity, a rough mental health period, or just seeing what I want to see? Be honest, I can handle it.