Issue of consent in Loumand’s relationship?

I’ve seen a lot of people talking about these issues of consent, I think in relation to their very under negotiated BDSM dynamic. Do we think Armand hold the reins completely over Louis? Or do they just keep mutually hurting each other without awareness?

Obviously I’ve picked up Armand being a lot of a control freak, but it feels like most people tend to put the blame only on Armand’s side in regard of the toxicity of the dynamic, while it somehow feels (at least to me) like the toxicity is mutual? I believe that unconsciously or not, Louis knew Armand was trying to control him, and also knew how to keep him at bay.

All the “Arun and Maître” stuff feels too raw to be just Armand’s attempt at making himself look innocent. I’ve always found it a little jarring, but still it seemed to me that both sides were willingly participating in that dynamic. What am I not seeing? What was the consent issue? And on who’s end? Both or just Louis?