Modern would be preferred. Male MC is a must and must not be Yaoi and or a weak willed wimpy pushover MC. Thanks and have a Merry Christmas!
Edit oh they are not exactly action, sorry, but: Emotions can be funny too, right? Then something like LMS, Slight smile is very charming, love romance the cute shorter stories can’t remember off the top of my head more serious , various emotions : Strange Life of a Cat