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Let's look at Ken. If Ken was an animal, without a doubt he'd be a cat. Cool, cunning, creative. Hide in the shadows, eyes glittering, and wait... patiently... until action. Jump! Catch. Retreat into darkness. Calculate. Observe life around, but not enter it. Reward others, dominant them, punish. Stay alone, stay hidden. Slink to and from comfortable places, unseen and unnoticed. Flick of the tail, eyes narrowed... then pounce. Destroy. Trot back, pleased and proud.
If Ken was a cat, then naturally Daisuke would be a dog. Give affection, hope for love in return. Always try to lead, but return to herd the group forward. Little things are happiness, like a toy, or a pat on the head. Always seek something new, not afraid to leap (laughing) into the unknown. In someone's face, begging for something. Often pushed away, always comes back. Loyal. Innocent.
But there are aspects of a cat that suit Dai as well. Find a place in the sun, sleep. Be lazy. Play with something ordinary, like string. Be alone. Climb trees, play in sock drawers. Be curious. Get into messes then deny deny deny!
And there are aspects of a dog that suit Ken. never back down in front of danger. Fight back, bite back if necessary. Know when to lead, know when to fall back and be submissive.
Because both Ken and Daisuke can be submissive or dominant it's hard to write a pure Daiken or a pure Kensuke. Sometimes authors make Ken's Kaiser side the dominating one, then have him fall back to be the uke after he returns to hs "true" self. Stories featuring a Kaiser and Daisuke relationship can be called Kaisuke (with Ken as the one on top *wink*) or Daiser/Daizer which has Daisuke as the dominant male.
[to be continued]
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