Basically, I’m wondering if this guy used to like me because before the June holidays, even though I had barely interacted with him, his friends would sometimes tease him when I was around and even specifically ask me to swear that I didn’t like him. I ended up rejecting the idea really aggressively because I was panicking, and after I made it very clear that I didn’t like him, the obvious teasing stopped. After the holidays, though, there were still things that made me suspicious, like his friends giving him knowing looks when I was around or talking to the teacher. During NDP, I was sitting near him and his friend, and his friend was talking about how he was cute before saying something like “she fumbled” while sitting next to me, which made me wonder if they were talking about me. I used to sit next to him for five one-hour MT lessons a week, but I don’t anymore because my friend wanted to sit next to me. We don’t actually talk or interact, so there’s nothing like him avoiding me; we’re just not close. I don’t actually like him, I’m just curious whether all the teasing and comments were because he genuinely liked me or if there’s another explanation, and I’m thinking about asking a mutual friend, but I’m worried it could be awkward or make them think I like him.