"What hurts, my co- oh," Zacharias said and then snorted in an inelegant manner. "You're a virgin, Merlin. Sex hurts a bit the first time, yeah. That's sort of normal." Temporary pain that was replaced by pleasure - at least, if things were done properly!
"Would you rather I put you on the floor?" he asked dryly as he dropped down into a crouch and unlaced Merlin's shoes before he pulled them off, one at a time, and set them aside. "I thought the bed might be more comfortable." He stood up and helped Merlin scoot back on the bed so he could actually rest against the pillows.
"Let's get this off," he said, meaning Merlin's coat, and he moved drunken limbs to get it off, tossing it aside. And then tugged the blanket, wrestling it out from under the other, so he could pull it up and over him. "You need to sleep."