<human>: Could you distill the essence of the text into 1-3 sentences?

I've developed a pretty deep friendship with one of my male friends. Often at parties, we talk about everything late into the night.

I feel like the reason we bonded so well was the complete impossibility of any romantic relationship between the two of us. I do not mesh well with his politics, his religious nature, and his ideal girl physically.

I really do admire him in many ways. He is polite to a fault, handles all situations with grace, and is intelligent. I feel maybe I like his fatherly nature. We also share a concerned but snarky commentary on our surroundings.

Recently, I started to notice that I do have a bit of a crush on him. But it's not very feasible because I know I could never date him. I just wish our relationship could progress just as it is now but include a physical element.

We've shared some inappropriately long hugs and have made a lot of jokes about us having sex and even a few drunken compliment about my body.

I'm afraid that if I do anything it could ruin our friendship but at the same time, I'm kind of excited to see if anything will happen.

Should I try to avoid this possibility at all costs or could it be ok? I do not want him to treat me like a potential girl friend but I am worried he may think friends with benefits is too weird/impossible.
<bot>: Want [23M] best friend to be FWB. We do flirt a bit. Is this wise? I [23F] cannot see myself being his girlfriend. Worried about fucking up the friendship.