Uke

An uke is the submissive partner to the seme in a yaoi relationship. The word comes from the verb "to receive."

If the character who has been made the uke is not from a canon that originally has yaoi, there is a very good chance that the character is out of character, and might have even been turned into a woobie. If the characters in question do not usually have a structured top/bottom (i.e. dominant/submissive) relationship, but are referred to as seme and uke, that may be considered a charge.

Fandom Examples

• Legolas is often turned into an uke.
• Uzumaki Naruto in "For Your Eyes Only" is turned into the worst uke/loli stereotype imaginable, short of ...
• ... Harry Potter in "Little Miss Mary."