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[m00nlessnight]

thoughts on harlequin’s possible feelings for pierrot / greenapple / pierroquin

okkk so i wanted to make this analysis-type thing because i feel like i need more ppl to see harlequin x pierrot as more than just a joke/crackship bc based on official content so far i feel like it’s a plausible interpretation of the story that harlequin could have had or currently has some sort of one-sided feelings for pierrot (and if anyone wants to validate me for seeing this PLEASE DO IM FEELING CRAZY)

on the surface it can look like pierrot and harlequin hate each other, or that harlequin only messes with pierrot for the fun of it, but i can't help but feel like there’s something more complex between them. there’s a lot of reasons why so um idk how i’m gonna organize this but i’ll start with jester’s story, which of course is likely his own interpretation of what happened on that night (and also embellished for the audience), so it’s not the absolute truth but i'm assuming it's accurate for the most part:

harlequin watched the lovers, pierrot and columbina, and felt envy

but what was he envious of? whose attention did he want? it’s not clear. was he envious of what the two had (genuine and tender love)? was it columbina’s attention? or was it pierrot’s?

what was it that he wanted but couldn't have? again, i believe there could be multiple interpretations. it's possible that it could have been pierrot’s affection that he wanted, but pierrot’s eyes were on columbina instead. so he wanted to steal her away from him so the two couldn't be happy together.

maybe he even wanted to be involved in their happy relationship in some way because it's something he's never had, but didn't realize it or know how to communicate that properly, and so he attempts to ruin their relationship instead.

but in the end, harlequin never got what he wanted from either columbina or pierrot.

on that night, pierrot is barely conscious, and when he wakes, he sees harlequin tearing his beloved apart while smiling and laughing:

pierrot was probably….very furious with harlequin that night (i wouldn't be surprised if pierrot had wanted to kill him in that moment) and was still upset for a long while after that. even if harlequin tried to explain his reasons for what he did, would pierrot even listen to harlequin after he betrayed him like that?

i think that harlequin understood that pierrot couldn't forgive him or look at him the same way again after that (and maybe harlequin couldn't forgive himself either).

so harlequin got used to pierrot’s anger towards him, accepted that pierrot could only hate him after what he did. and harlequin has leaned into that, turning into the one who teases and antagonizes pierrot.

if harlequin truly only hated pierrot, why would he care so much about what pierrot does or who he is interested in? if harlequin only hated him and didn't care about him, wouldn't it make more sense to ignore him completely?

yet he doesn't leave pierrot alone. he pays attention to who pierrot is or isn't interested in in the pink tent. he always steals one of pierrot’s sweets, even though they're too sweet for him. he loves to mess with pierrot specifically, because he loves to see his angry reactions.

harlequin calls pierrot ‘irritating’ and says he ‘disgusts’ him, yet harlequin still cares for his attention enough to pursue someone (mc) specifically and (initially) only because pierrot is interested in them and harlequin wants to see pierrot ‘lose.’

whether he's aware of it or not, it seems like harlequin craves pierrot’s attention in any way he can get it, even if it’s his anger and disdain. harlequin has accepted that pierrot can only look at him in that way.

by now, harlequin has probably convinced himself that he doesn't need love, not tender love like the kind pierrot and columbina shared, because he believes it’s something he can never have (and especially not with pierrot).

but if pierrot looks at him with anger? it’s better than nothing, because pierrot’s eyes are still on him.

some other things i felt like mentioning:

apparently he followed pierrot at least once when pierrot came to “visit” mc at night, because he knows that pierrot “whispers passion” to them when they're asleep (stalking the stalker?? ok….)

he acts as if he and pierrot never got along and calls the idea “insignificant”:

by acting like it never happened, this could be him rejecting the idea that he ever felt any vulnerable emotions regarding pierrot or was involved with him in a friendly way. he acts like it doesn't matter, but if he cares enough to hide the fact that they used to get along (and saying it in such a seemingly bitter way), ironically it could imply that their friendship had meant something to him (and he's resentful of the fact)

if harlequin had ever craved pierrot’s love, such as when he watched pierrot and columbina and felt envious of their relationship, by now he’s probably so emotionally guarded that he’s convinced himself that he doesn't, that he only likes to tease pierrot for fun and to hurt him. harlequin might act like he doesn't really care about him, that he thinks pierrot is pitiful and disgusting, but still, he pretty clearly has some sort of fixation on him and being on the receiving end of his anger.

also not to mention the way harlequin touches pierrot’s clothes and looks at him  it seems kind of uhh a bit Sus (case in point below) (what is he doing):

could the ship work/could pierrot like him back?

ok this is where the reaching/delusion has to happen because so far pierrot does seem to hate his ass most of the time (understandable for him honestly), not enough to kill harlequin of course, but enough to stab him 5 times without hesitation and get annoyed just saying his name/thinking about him. though there is the Fabled ending with both of them so that implies they’ll at least tolerate each other eventually. it could be more like pierrot > mc < harlequin, but honestly i hope that maybe mc could help pierrot and harlequin reconcile with each other and understand what happened between them and columbina, and then maybe eventually all three of them could be a triad AJAHSHDGKDJ  it may not be very realistic but a queer can dream ok. i want them to be happy.

maybe one day pierrot would be able to see past harlequin’s Very Annoying surface and realize that there's a lonely, emotionally-starved creature beneath…? (but it would probably take a very long time.)

uh Yea i tried not to reach TOO much while writing this. but anyway i think the green one is possibly very gay (in a complicated fucked up way) for the red one and maybe he doesnt even know it. these monsters need help

[art-parasi-te]

Harlequin sleeps on stomach so it means-

[autumnlou]

Where is that hand going?- (I justified the height difference xD)

[goldengekkoz]

I managed to infect my entire gc with my TFC fixation and now thats literally all thats been talked about for a week now lmao whoops

[666dump]

Из-за работы у меня мало сил рисовать но

Но * кормит вас с рук зеленым яблоком*

[suzuberto]

now, the sweet revenge... ⭐️

Happy Birthday Harlequin! 💚🎂

a continuation of Pierrot's bday!!

[destinysquared]

HII DESTINYY

MAMA ME WANT MORE MOVIE

(More funny harlequin and pierrot headcannon and a bit of green apple please 👅👅👅)

>.< i can tryyyyyyy

GREEN APPLE HEDACANONS MORE:

---Harlequin has no shame. Even when Pierrot tries to get back at him for when the menace pinches his butt in public, or strokes his thigh during breakfast with their family, harlequin is completely chill if Pierrot just GRABS him during the middle of the day in a silly form of 'revenge'---if anything, he looks forward to it.

---Remember that old vine? You know the one.....here's how it'd go for them:

Harlequin: THat's gay.

Pierrot:.......we've been married for 10 years Harlequin.

---Pierrot's version of love often conflicts with Harlequin's. For one, Pierrot will try to make him paper flowers, or his favorite foods, etc. but when he receives almost nothing in return--he sulks and thinks he's doing something wrong. It isn't until Harlequin makes fun of the newest flower Pierrot has made for him and SEES that horribly dejected puppy dog face of his---that: "oh shit....my boyfriend likes me and is SHOWING me and i have to CARE?! NOW?! what?" ---later, Pierrot will find that Harlequin has cleaned all the dishes for him, did his chores, and even made the bed. Pierrot blinks when Jester tells him this, coming back to their shared tent to find the menace covered in grease and exhausted. It's a rare sentiment that Harlequin will almost never do again, but Pierrot kisses him on the forehead and climbs into bed with him while whispering: "I would have been satisfied if you let me tie you up, but this works too....thank you."

---Pierrot learns the hard way that Harlequin being 'mean' is his love language. He REALLY doesn't get it for a long time, but Doctor (who has known this fact for DECADES) finally explains it to the sweet puppy and then....he gives back in kind. Pierrot ends up tripping Harlequin when he's holding a bunch of cups, puts itching powder in his clothes, and, worst of all, puts something sweet in his spicy food. Harlequin is pissed at first, until he realizes WHY Pierrot is doing it. Now he wants to fuck him more than ever.

---Jester always puts them to work together because he knows they should fuck. Now that they are fucking, the two almost get NOTHING done and are often separated as a result. Pierrot occasionally begs Jester to let them work together again which only works 25% of the time.