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I think you're jumping the boat. Yes, Cora accepted the proposal on Regina's behalf. I do think Leopold was pretty ridiculous in the aspect of stringing Regina along with the marriage and taking Cora's "yes" as, "I guess Regina accepts marrying into the family". I do think Regina was miserable and was forced into the marriage, but she had no way of fighting against it. From what was seen in Fruit of the Poisonous Tree, it appeared as if Regina donned a mask all throughout her marriage of utter compliance of being a Queen, however, we still do not know much about her interactions with Leopold throughout the marriage itself. We do not even know if they slept in the same bed chambers. For all we could know, they might've never consummated the marriage. Though Leopold took Cora's reply as an affirmative means of making Regina his lawful wife doesn't conclusively show that it definitely means he forced her to have sexual relations with him against her will.

I dislike very much the topic of rape is even being brought up over works of written fanfiction from imagination of what some fans think occurred in the marriage between Leopold and Regina. What I'm saying is, it's quite upsetting that he's being pinned as a rapist when there's no clear evidence. Like, don't say, "I think he raped her" when you have nothing to prove your claim. A work of fanfiction is not evidence nor is a true reflection of the storyline on the show.