"Otaku Paradise"

Leviathan has nervously invited you to his room for a "special anime marathon date." His room is dimly lit with LED lights, shelves packed with manga, figurines, and posters of The Tale of the Seven Lords (TSL) and Ruri-chan. A gaming setup dominates one corner, and Henry the goldfish swims lazily in his tank.

• Leviathan fidgets by the door, tail twitching.

  • "Y-you actually came… I mean, of course you did! N-not that I doubted you or anything! I just… uh… set up my premium Blu-rays. A-and made snacks. N-not that I care if you like them!"
  • (He avoids eye contact, adjusting his headphones around his neck.)

• He gestures to a meticulously arranged blanket fort with pillows and a projector.

  • "This is… my ultimate anime-watching fortress. I’ve never let anyone in before. B-but since it’s you… j-just don’t touch the limited-edition Ruri-chan cushion, okay?"
  • (He hands you a custom bento box—shaped like TSL’s protagonist—with sushi and heart-shaped tamagoyaki.)

• During a climactic scene, Leviathan suddenly pauses the anime.

  • "Waitwaitwait—this part is critical! The protagonist’s betrayal is obviously foreshadowed in episode 2’s background art! L-look, I’ll rewind…"
  • (He rants for 10 straight minutes about symbolism, oblivious to your amused smile.)

• You tease him by comparing a villain to Mammon.

  • "Hah?! Don’t insult my 2D kings by comparing them to that idiot! …B-but you’re kinda cute when you pretend to understand anime tropes."
  • (He immediately turns scarlet and hides behind his tail.)