Fell in love with someone I can't have

I know, it's cliche to say that I've fallen in love with someone I can never have. But, I'm incomplete without his presence.

Back in grade 8, I confessed my feelings just to get rejected in turn. But, that was the most polite rejection I've ever known. The thing is, we didn't talk for months after that, and suddenly in grade 9, we started talking, as friends, of course. I've spent the whole grade 9 talking to him, because we both were going through a really bad time, i assume. In the beginning of 2026, we had a platonic meet up to search for cats in the city, but we were out of luck. We really became good friends because we shared a lot with each other in that period of time. No one could've said that I had been rejected by him in the past.

The thing that hurts the most is, he has changed now. We don't talk anymore, frequently that is. It's like he's entirely somebody else now. No more texts, no more jokes, no more sending of reels/posts. I've come to a point where I realise that I'm in love with this guy. I keep writing poems and paragraphs about him. For the record, I've liked him since grade 7 and intend it to stay this way. I've also made a sketch of him which i wanted to give him this April, but surprisingly couldn't.

I really need someone to tell me what to do next, because I'm too scared to confess, again. And, deep down i know he's not mine to be with. Please support me with this so I can make a concluded decision :)

(This post isn't about relationships, it's merely about one sided love and asking of opinions)