I like this guy

OK so I asked my guy friend to put me on and he actually did, he told his friend to follow and text me and we actually talked a lot we clicked instantly he's so adorable he's like the male version of me and I think he's actually my soul mate. We've been sending eachother reels daily ever since and we just comment on the reels and sometimes talk about other things but that's it, it's all silly talk and reels and that friendly shit
I like him, and apparently he likes me too since everyone sees it, I've never met him cause we're in different unis but we are gonna see each other in a few days along with my other friends and like a big group. Mind you we've been talking for a month now
Let me tell you my real problem, I don't see myself dating, I don't know what it is about dating or being emotionally intimate with someone but it just icks me and makes me feel weird like I'd be talking to him and then he'd send a Pic and I'm reminded that he's real and then I panic
I don't want him to like me enough to want to date me
I like what we have now but I know it's selfish to ask to stay like this I know he might want to date me in the future but I just know my mind won't change
And the problem is that I really really like him but I don't like the idea of involving someone in my life that deeply
I know I'm the shitty one here and I feel super bad cause he's literally such a green flag and he's the perfect match for me but I feel so torn cause I don't want it to feel like I'm leading him on somehow please tell me what to do
Id want for us to stay how we are but it's selfish to, ask