The 'Sitting Lyra' meme features the character Lyra Heartstrings from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, captured in a famously awkward, human-like sitting position on a park bench. First appearing in the background of the episode 'Dragonshy,' this minor animation detail was quickly turned into a fandom sensation. The image originally became a symbol for the fan-canon theory that Lyra was obsessed with humans, but it evolved more broadly into a relatable reaction image used to convey feeling out of place, waiting expectantly for something unlikely, or simply observing a situation with a bizarre level of intensity.