Need ASAP help / advice

Anyway... He's my junior ... I'm 2 years older than him but like he's way taller ( well not the point but ok) .... So we're super friendly and he's kinda like a dog cute time always calling and talking to me... And then we got holiday and suddenly he texted love you ( which btw he have never said before) and even said it on phone call.... And he asked if I was not interested in dating or currently dating someone and i said I wasn't dating anyone until I get a job? Which would be like after 6 months and he also kinda now the timeline .... But I do like him and now he's hardly texted me... I mean it's still friendly but now he doesn't initiates the text unless he's drunk?? So am I cooked or was he just looking for a substitute for his one sided love ( he asked a girl out which btw has a bf before we became close)