Hee -- this does seem consistent with everything you've told me!
It makes sense to me that AW might not have been able to cope with being the oldest son (had he been born first instead of Fritz), but I wonder if stepping into that position, with a penitent FW, and not having terrier tendencies, might actually work not terribly for him (as in, he could roll with FW's weirdness instead of digging in his heels).
Re: Alternate universes where everyone is at least incrementally more happy
Hee -- this does seem consistent with everything you've told me!
It makes sense to me that AW might not have been able to cope with being the oldest son (had he been born first instead of Fritz), but I wonder if stepping into that position, with a penitent FW, and not having terrier tendencies, might actually work not terribly for him (as in, he could roll with FW's weirdness instead of digging in his heels).