So I have a friend... (lets call him "Michale") who i like very much, I've known him for over a year now & we are friends. We have a lot in common we both LOVE music, have very similar music taste, & both like to play guitar, we like movies that dont always have a happy ending, or zombie movies & we are both hopeless romantics. We have very similar beliefs & we have both dealt with depression.
I am a very nice person who would rather hurt myself than hurt a friend. I love unconditionally & think that i could make him happy, & he could make me happy, because just hearing his voice makes me smile.
He just got out of a 2 year relationship were he was left heart broken. He told me how he felt & was very open with me about his feelings.
Michale also told me that he doesnt really tell people his feelings/thoughts, but he said that he finds me easy to talk to & that he knows i wouldn't laugh at him.
Alot of my friends say that we would make a good couple, but I have really low self esteem & constanly feel that i am not good enough for him. Michale is an amazing guy who has a huge heart & deserves someone who won't hurt him.
Me & him like to joke around alot & love to laugh, my friends tell me that we are flirting (but me being very inexperianced was oblivious to this fact.)
for example:
Him: Hello there stranger! :)
Me: so im a stranger now, am i? lol well its nice to meet you... ahh Michale was it?
Him: yes, your uhh jessica... right?
Me: yeah.. thats me, im sorry how do i know you?
Him: I think we met in a dream.
Me: Well it must have been a good dream :P

I dont know what to do, should i try asking him out? or continue to be there for him as a friend.