Merlin couldn't help but flinch again - the things Zach said were like physical blows. He looked in confusion at Zach for that comment but didn't quite follow it through.
"Perfection? I didn't want perfection." Just consent would have been enough. "It didn't even have to be love." Although that would have been better. "Just someone who wanted to kiss me, me, because they liked me, not just because, I dunno, they were bored and had nothing better to do."