He friendzoned me, how do I get out of it?

He (20M) and I (23F) became friends a few months ago through a common friend. He has two girl best friends with whom he’s very close but all of them swear they’re disgusted at the idea of something happening. We’ve been hanging out just the two of us and I’ve recently started to realize that I like him more than a friend. He makes me laugh a lot (especially when he bullies me for fun) and is sweet and very emotionally intelligent. I’m usually very socially awkward but with him it’s just easier. The thing is that I’m often the one asking to hang out and texting first, sometimes he does but that’s quite rare. I’d like to get to know him better and see if something can happen but I have no idea how to get out of the friendzone? I’m not especially good at flirting and despite his overly confident outside he told me he has no idea how to talk to girls. What do I do to get out of the friendzone/make him understand I like him more than that?