[Uke]

An "Uke" is a submissive partner in a relationship, usually between two boys. They are generally the feminine or "girly" one.

The term comes from "Ukeru", which means "to recieve", opposite of "Semeru", meaning "to attack". I believe they are used in martial arts and were adapted as "Seme" and "Uke" by anime fandom, but I'm not entirely sure.

Naming myself that came from a rather long story...

I had a character named "Arsenic" and on another avatar site purchased a drawing of him from someone. Not knowing his name, she named the art "Uke-Face" when posting it on her deviant art.

I thought the name was adorable and so I adapted it when joining a new avatar site. I ran into another user on that site whose name was "Uke" and we became friends.

"Uke" decided after some time to leave that site and had their name changed to something else so that I could adapt the name "Uke", since I was more active.

After that I created an account here on Trisphee and used the name again. <3