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sweatdrop I was wondering that myself.

I guess all seme's have something in commen, but there's a variety of them, as well as Uke's..right?

The main stereotype is that the seme is always taller than the uke. I guess it's easier to do things that way.. ninja But in the mangas I've read they all have a vast variety of personalities. And they both take care of eachother in one way or another. Alot of people might think that an uke is a gentle, defenseless, cute thing. And a seme is the protector, who can be tough and rough, usually handsome. oo; But those are just the stereotypes. ^^; I've known many to be quite the opposite. Some ukes are very dominant.. sweatdrop Basically, they're just terms used for sex.. I think it's adorable either ways as long as they love eachother.

Personality-wise, the seme normally is more dominant by nature, and the uke is simply more submissive. The ways this is expressed vary greatly, but it's often very easy to judge who would be in control. Stereotypically, the seme is either cold&collected, or violent. Either way, controlling. The uke is commonly portrayed as either happy and hyper, or sweet and shy.
As for physical traits, there are a few common stereotypes.
Seme: Taller, more masculine in body and facial structure, usually doesn't smile, either black or white/silver hair. (95% of the time, if there's a silver-haired guy, he's the seme.) There's often just something about the way they look that says they're dominating.

Uke: Shorter, younger, light-medium hair colors (if hair is black it's normally long and gives a waif-ish look), larger eyes, more feminine and/or fragile facial and body structure, usually smiling (even if shyly). In many cases, inverse to the seme aura, they have a gentle and/or happy air about them.


A while ago I made lists of some of the most common traits of both seme and uke for a friend of mine. I could PM them to you if you liked.

Amen, sister!

That's why I'm a firm believer that Shuichi should be seme. He needs to grow a pair of brass ones and dom that arrogant a**. ‘Cause Eiri is in no shape to coddle and comfort and do anything seme-like (aside from being a sex fiend and a jerk), which is why everyone else, including his little brother, dom him.

He really is! He does everything that a seme is suppose to do. He's the one that initiates the relationship, he's the one that coddles and holds Eiri. He's the one that doesn't give up when Eiri runs off. He’s not the one that denies Eiri’s advances (because that’s what typical ukes always do). He's the determined and aggressive one. The only thing he doesn't do (what makes everyone consider him such an uke) is penetrate Eiri. That's it. Oh right and cry a lot. Those two things have totally turned him into a King of Ukes in the eyes of fandom. That really aggravates me too. Just because you like it on the bottom doesn’t mean you’re an uke!

Uke/Seme is a way of being, not a sex position.