Hi guys, hope everyone is well !

I (M19) met this girl at my university at the end of last year-ish. She is really sweet and we have a good connection. It’s noticable to see that she likes me through her behaviour, what she says and the general way she comes across.

Recently she sent me a picture of her new haircut asking me about what I think of it. I told her it looks similar to her previous one but that she rocks both styles, I further stated that if she cut it herself I will give her a reward (i didn’t mean it literally, I even added an emoji as a joke lol)

She sent a text back asking: “I actually didn’t cut it myself but let’s say I did, what would my reward be?”

The problem is that I don’t want to lead her on because at this point in time, I view her as a friend, mainly because I’m not ready for anything yet. I have no idea how to reply to this without making it non-flirty