why is my cat being more affectionate than usual?

this is beyond bizarre behavior for him. Typically he would really be mindful of himself only, but recently it's like he becomes so agitated if I am nowhere near him. He meows around the house looking for me when he can't see me. He attacks and seemingly "bangs" and rattles and meows behind the bathroom door if I'm in it, at night when I'm in bed, he literally goes over my head to lay down, sometimes even on top of my face. He constantly head bunts me, so radically to the point where he rubs his face against me so hard, it spreads his mouth open and the outside of his teeth starts to rub against me. Im guessing he really is just affectionate but ive never really experienced cat behavior like so??? I know cats can be dependable but it seems almost like a crime for me to be nowhere near him. Literally as I type this. He's knocked out asleep on my arm. Im not sure whether to feel special or harassed haha. Joking joking, I know it's probably something good, but this is really extreme and i'm afraid that he may get even more affectionate to the point of irrationality :^/. I love my cat, but it seems as if he could never take a break or be alone. His behavior canbe bothersome, especially when I'm doing something important like cooking. (He jumped on top of the stove while it was on when I was cooking to be closer to me and nearly got burned but I got him down in time)