It's really interesting the parallels you've alluded to between Dick and Wally! Do you think there are characters who recognise the parallel between them? And do you think eithet of them do?
I mean Roy probably, being that he'll be the one to drag them out hissing and spitting when they're trying to hide their serious problems like sick cats, and is the one to think "wow! that's really concerning!" when one of them says something particularly unhinged. Donna likewise often gets stuck dealing with their issues and is very close to both of them, so I'm sure she's made some comparisons. Bruce has absolutely noticed, iirc he's directly compared them once or twice? And imo it's one of the reasons he tends to like Wally and has been known to ask for his opinions and advice, and is overall more trusting of his judgement than he might otherwise be.
Dick and Wally certainly empathize with each other a good deal, particularly when Wally is working regularly with Bruce as part of the Justice League. Like. I think they're aware that they have things in common, but it's an unspoken kind of understanding for the most part. I will say I think Wally actually knows more about Dick than Dick does about Wally, because if you pay attention to their dialogue Wally tends to be quite good at keeping Dick talking by continually asking him questions without volunteering much or anything about himself in return. Like I've said before Wally is the more secretive of the two of them.
Being similar also has at least as many downsides as upsides imo; they're both stubborn, manipulative, snide, passive aggressive, etc etc, and on top of that don't exactly like any of those things about themselves and so don't enjoy having a mirror of those qualities held up.
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