[ What does he ｗａｎｔ...?

(it's touching him)

(coaxing him)

(focused on him)

IV shifts, turning his attention onto the tendrils wrapping around his arms. His gaze is distant, though, and he lifts his head to look up at its face after a few moment, eyes unfocused. ]

I want--

I...

[ There's a vulnerability in his gaze, but he cannot get the words out.

(he just wants, for once, attention)

(attention for himself, and not the fanservice mask) ]