Thank you so much! It makes me embarrassed to talk so much about my rival, but he’s hard not to think about.

As you may be able to tell by the emojis in my location (meant to signify TsumuMadaTsumu, for those not in the know), I see Madara as reversible. However, one could say to be an uke is his default. I know why it’s unpopular, but I might even prefer him as one; my reasoning being as simple as me being the type who enjoys seeing characters in unexpected (on a surface level) positions, ones that bring out different sides of them or push them to their limits.

Madara is proficient in the art of “fumbling the bag”, so to speak. That isn’t to say a seme can’t, but he has a lot of traits that can be read as “ukeful” in a way that I personally enjoy. He may be audacious and bold, but beneath that he’s self conscious & sacrificial. He craves love, but he’s hesitant to ask for it. He’ll “take initiative” (be annoying, look after someone, or both) until he realizes he’s getting too close. God forbid it be returned, for he’ll be at a loss. Did you see him in that Idol Story with Kurou? Yeah… that is, in part, why I confidently make so many jokes about that aspect of him. He’s so unused to reciprocity that it’s impossible for him to take responsibility for another’s feelings properly if it’s up to him, afraid of harming them in a way that’s almost condescending due to the assumption that nobody would be able to handle him. He might think it’s to protect others, but it might be to protect his heart without realizing. That should make him bad at receiving, right? Isn’t that what being an uke is? I think it could also make him bad at attacking in any meaningful way. Either way, it’s interesting.

There are many flavours of Madara that I enjoy! I’ve observed that in other cases, i.e. Hiiro, ←→ can cause a big disparity when it comes to people’s interpretation of their motivations, personality, sometimes even their physique. It can be downright reductive. Madara, from what I’ve seen, has a characterization that is more consistently faithful (unless they are being indulgent or using him as a vessel, which isn’t illegal but does make go, hey, this isn’t how he would act at all — same with Rinne, too) but it’s never too egregious, hahaha.

Madara is a character that, to me, has to be tamed. I’ve said this for years. As aptly put by my friend Taya, he’s a big dog that’s hard to get a leash on (or even find one that fits at all). This aspect of him is easy to bend in either direction. But because he’s the kind of guy to do whatever he wants whenever he wants, I’d like to see him be put in his place in the sense that he bit off more than he could chew.

Essentially, he is an uke until it is more entertaining for him not to be, typically due to being out-uke’d. For example, I’m infinitely more fixed when it comes to Rei, thus, Madara’s uke-isms are overridden (you’re just not there yet, successor). They are similar in a lot of ways, but I feel Rei is more inclined to be an uke (previously flamboyant, now… a tired old man!) In an exciting way, Madara as a person is less bait-and-switch, and more push-and-pull (there is nuance). I like when he’s cocky until he isn’t, I like if others assume he’s a seme when he’s not, and I like if he’s doted on the way in a way that would heal the damaged child inside of him (it’d be fine if this happened when he’s the seme, too), even if I also like when he’s teasing and kind of awful. I like to see him be pathetic too, crumbling “Mama” and only leaving Madara (who can be cruel, but…). Oh, Rinne out-ukes him to me, too! I think it’d be cute for Madara to uke for Chiaki, too… maybe it could start off as madachia, but end up reversed, with Chiaki pursuing him?! Much to think about. In MDKN don't care who's ←→ as long as Kanata is in control somehow. Generally, I most often like it when Madara is an older uke or younger seme.

That’s it for now. Thank you, and sorry if it was nothing.