Keet
A character type that most often appears in female-oriented media, best described as the human equivalent of a parakeet: small, hyperactive, and annoying yet loveable. The Keet fills the role of a little brother to the cast: he is kind, hyper, inquisitive, talkative, and slightly younger than the main characters (though still too old to justify his behavior). He is also In Touch with His Feminine Side, an attribute that makes him an Audience Surrogate for the female audience of an all-male Cast Full of Pretty Boys.
Guys like this are particularly prevalent in Yaoi, where he's probably an Uke paired with a far larger Tall, Dark, and Handso...read more