UGH - here is mine
He does seem to be "closing chapters" with either a relationship or a major career /life change, and I also feel a move that either happened or is in the process of happening for him. It feels like he is in the midst of making some pretty big changes. Which feel like they are very much going to make it much "easier" for you and him to figure out what your relationship is/how to move forward with it. Because it is like honestly his energy for you, when I ask him, it is something very sweet and very lovely, it's overwhelming.
But, it is his way of showing emotions, he can be quite complicated and multi-faceted. The problem is that since he is so much in his own head, and thinking about things, he has some hangups with love where he worries things don;t work out and you may leave him etc, but I see he WIlLL eventually come around and face his fears so to speak, and letting you know what he truly wants, which I see he does want a relationship. I do see however that this is not immediate that he will accomplish this,