CUTHBERT IS MY DARLING. And you're not wrong about the Cuthbert/Alain vibes. The slash in book 4 is HARD to ignore.
It's like... Alain loves Cuthbert, Cuthbert loves Roland, and Roland loves.... the Tower. Haha. Though really, Roland is constantly thinking about how much Eddie is like Cuthbert, so it's almost as though he's not REALLY gone. :3
I know of some really smashing good Cuthbert/Alain fic too... *rubs hands together* I'll point you at it when you're done with Wizard and Glass, if you like.
Re: "The ecstasy of perfect recognition"
It's like... Alain loves Cuthbert, Cuthbert loves Roland, and Roland loves.... the Tower. Haha. Though really, Roland is constantly thinking about how much Eddie is like Cuthbert, so it's almost as though he's not REALLY gone. :3
I know of some really smashing good Cuthbert/Alain fic too... *rubs hands together* I'll point you at it when you're done with Wizard and Glass, if you like.