Both in general (and from the point of view of my spider man au) I see Harry as a young carer. In case anyone doesn’t know, you can be a carer for those with physical conditions, mental illnesses and addictions etc. And Harry’s behaviours and such, especially in the early years really remind me of someone who is a care giver for their own parent.
From Harry having to calm Norman down and handle his outbursts on multiple occasions, to when Norman is dealing with amnesia and is confused/effecting his behaviour to the moment that especially invokes my feelings of Harry taking up a young carer position is Harry putting his own wellbeing aside and wanting to help Norman after Harry is recovering from an overdose. Despite Harry having very poor health, mentally and physically in the moment, he still wants to look after/care for Norman when he becomes distressed.
I was a young carer (to an extent.)
It’s rough. Now that you bring it up I can definitely see some of that in Harry.