guy friend thingy

ok so i have this guy friend and we've been friends for quite a long time and i tell you i normally despise the attitude of boys (yk what kind) but he's so babygirl and pretty the sweetest but he has so much trauma from past gfs he's not ready to like anyone anymore and i just recently realized my feelings (￣∇￣").. i'm not into dating rn cause i have a lot of things pent up and idk what to do should i wait till we're both in the proper mentality? should i confess my feelings? whatif he doesn't like me and things become awkward? should i just forget about it?
(help guys he's really worth it but idk)
(oh ps. we've flirted in the past but always cut it off in a non-awkward way)