strong FL // non-cliche ML:
http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/the_way_to_protect_the_female_lead_s_older_brother/
http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/i_tamed_a_tyrant_and_ran_away/
http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/the_villainess_is_a_marionette/
http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/kill_the_villainess/
http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/i_ll_just_live_on_as_a_villainess/
(fl is badass after she grows up) http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/my_husband_hides_his_beauty/
http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/light_shadow/
http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/the_villainess_lives_twice/
http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/the_villain_discovered_my_identity/
(not strong fl but definitely a non-cliche) http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/the_emperor_reverses_time/
http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/i_became_the_wife_of_the_monstrous_crown_prince/
http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/villainess_maker_1/
Name: Cheese In a Trap.
Fl is actually a really perceptive person(GASP she's not dense!?) and finds out that the ML who is seen as a nice/perfect guy who she sees as a pushover is actually the type who gets back at people by using others without even lifting a finger.
He is not some egotistical idiot who enjoys being rude but he aint normal either. What I like about the story is that not everything is what it seems... Each character sees things from their own perspective and have their own interpretation of certain events. This does lead to some misunderstandings.
Note that its not those typical romances where the girl falls for the guy after 2 chapters and all of a sudden they are willing to do anything for each other. Its a mature romance where both characters are trying to develop a good relationship with each other while trying to resolve their misunderstandings
i want some good shojo/josei that isnt awkward and gross with your typical weak ass female lead and dick male lead. thx besties