So Bruce said, more than once... [Dick/Tim], I want you to move like some well-oiled gear, so we mesh perfectly, one smoothly working with the other instead of creating friction.
move like some well-oiled...
friction.
...emphasis on friction.
Friction was an innocent word to me an hour ago, but... this only counts as subtext if it's subtle, right?
(And Tim is suddenly much more likeable now that he's already got the job as Robin.)