[Blowing it off sounds like a waste of potential, at least for a "what could be" possibility. Then again, he's not sure how much this like is going, in both directions. Maybe Bakugou only sees it as far as you can physically throw it? He can't really pinpoint how deep his like goes, other than that he would like to be closer to Bakugou, and to maybe have some kind of contact. The idea of kissing him has its own appeals, but maybe he's getting ahead of himself...]
I feel that html struggle
Then I guess we can go from there.