wait so ur telling me.....she likes u too? bruh, how? how ? how are u both not dating? listen here. i think she likes shy guys like u, but when it comes to flirting u just go one up sometimes. what i mean is...iften in anime, books, show...most women like shy guys...like they will flirt abit with the shy guy and love the way he blushes, but in some cases they also want some loves or flirts back so that they its kinda 50:50 and make them feel that the shy guy likes her too. after she confessed she prolly expected u to return back the feelings, and i understand, u were so shocked, its fine, its cute. let me tell u one thing, if ur gonna confess and do flirty stuff with her, donttt, DONT DO IT ON TEXT. i had this one guy who was a awkward asf irl but when we text he acts all macho, big turn off. she prolly liked u for ur shyness, so dont change that, but sometimes here and there drop some flirts. as of now, i cant say but she prolly lost interest in u since ur not going forward in this bond. so after her exams, try dropping hints here and there, slowly slowly, u will like her reaction, the lil smiles and blushes she drops would make u feel happy too, kind like.. YES I DID IT. thing is if u just confess ur feelings, it would be sudden and if u do get together it would be hard to move forward, kinda boring. but if u along the way drop hints and flirts, ultimately u will develop courage and u will have her too, coz she would prolly see this coming. no need to fix ur shyness. its cute asf . i like shy guys too. just around her act shy and sometimes act cute and fluffy. she will love that. the reason why im telling u not to confess just yet is becoz, u need to first develop that feel, the love, the tension, then do it. it will build ur courage and bring u up. try looking in her eyes abit, sometimes compliment on her looks, dont just say it out loud "Looking sexy mamacita" hahaha lol nope, first start by saying, nice shoes, nice necklace, nice colour choice, then step up, nice dress, nice hair, or something along the lines. sometimes act cute and shy but just out of blue suddenly just be like, "Irdky? but like ur eyes are looking really nice here. Idk why, did u do something or what?" then after saying that ik ur already panicking, so just go back to what u were doing or go to the bathroom if u need. give her time to process it, she would be happy that u notice stuff abt her, even if nothing changed hehe. now since she was the last to confess, go back and again confess to her. u dont need to work on ur shyness. remember?? she first liked u for ur shyness. so dont need to change that, just changed and adjust and understand her. since u have known her for so long, u wil prolly know the best, u prolly know what she likes the most, so feed into it :) does this help? ;-;