This is the direction we need to move towards people!!! Writing stories with actual human bonds and feelings that aren't centered on the mc always being a girlboss and knowing everything about everything.
I love the little details and being able to see their emotional progress, feels like I'm watching a sincere married couple and a genuine love bloom. They mutually think about each other of their own will, and there's no weird power dynamic with the girl coming in knowing everything and using the ml for her goals, I'm so tired of lackluster stories like that. She also doesn't have a token best friend to take her side, and she's not confident in her abilities but she has the desire to be better for him, I love Hailey so much. Authors better be taking notes on how to make complex characters and how to grow a relationship.
I'm looking for more stories where the female leads genuinely care for the ML and spoil them. I don't know if I'm looking for intimacy, domestic love, or acts of love but something that shows they mutually care for each other as partners. I have some examples from what I've been reading and they are very different genres.
Concubine Scandal ("I'm more fond of you than I thought I was" or " I've decided to spend my life with you")
As the Heart Leads (massages his palms so he can fall asleep on her lap, not in mutual relationship yet tho)
Housekeeper in the Dungeon (makes him dinner and helps him sleep with her skills, no relationship yet)
Selfish Romance (notices his cuts and puts the bandaid on for him)
*chants* Bring the Love!!!
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/bring_the_love/
Give me recs, I have such withdrawal. Legit anything fluffy and actually good character relations. I've enjoyed Selfish Romance as well, what other gems are out there?
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/our_relationship_is/
:3