I think monsters express “consent” with body language and context instead of just straight up asking “do you want to have sex?”
If so then our entering the tent was seen as “consent” by Harlequin. Verbally asking might be unnecessary to them. Because, well..look. He’s obviously talking about fucking us here. By his views, us entering his tent was “consent” enough.
I think Harlequin was just seducing in a way that monsters do. I believe we should be mindful when assessing his behavior through our definitions of things.
I genuinely think Harlequin is just used as a scapegoat by the fandom bc of his personality lol and maybe even the other members of the troupe.. *strokes chin*
Also keep in mind that we only hear the romance piece of the retelling in Jester’s show…just sayyyiinnngggg~~~