Is he texting me because he's bored, or he's interested?

Anonymous
This guy and I have been friends for 3 months, and we've texted each other for about 2 months everyday. Well, he initiates the texting about 80% of the time and I usually have to end the convo because it's getting late or I have to do other stuff. He would call me to talk because he likes talking on the phone, but he hasn't because a mutual friend (who he lives with) has told him that I hate talking on the phone.

This mutual friend is a relative of mine, and he has witnessed how much texting guy texts me, because they hang out 24/7. Even while he's playing video games, he pauses it to text me, and he even tells me things he did in the video game. Or he asks me random questions about the game that he can look up on google really easily (he loves looking stuff up too, so I'm not sure why he'd ask me) because its one of my favorite games too.

And he texts me while our mutual friend is with him, so he can't be that bored that he texts me THAT much? He texts me every day, without fail, and our convos can last a long time. Does it sound like he's extremely bored, or that he's interested in me?
Is he texting me because he's bored, or he's interested?
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