The beauty of the bolded is that Aryan and Imlie don't need to officially be a couple in order for them to be with one another. Even now, they show such solidarity - Imlie's finishing his 'teesri baat' and Aryan always hovering in case she needs him. Sure the decision to be in a relationship is important and it will come with time, but it makes no sense for either one to push it when there's no clear gain and only loss or pain associated with it.
I really do think he will resist it. It’ll take two separate big events for them to realize and acknowledge their feelings.
This man is going to use every single excuse he can think of to explain away his feelings except the one that’s true. 😂
Even if he does realize it and admits it to himself, he’s not the type to do anything about it until he’s sure that Imlie would be at a place to accept it, if that makes sense. He would want her to be able to make her own decision, not feel like she owed him something, or feel coerced into accepting him - especially after everything she’s gone through. And Imlie is far from there. I would like to think that he would never want his love to hurt her.
I do think though that Aryan won't be beyond pushing her if it reaches a point where he realizes she loves him too but she's just running scared. He'll push her if she needs it.