I'm looking for male leads with preferably a female protagonist where the male lead isn't an iceberg, expressionless human being, who's only nice to the mc. Or one where he treats the mc badly but the mc still falls in love with him anyway. Something like the male lead in the villain and cannon fodder's mother (can't imbed a link yet TT), where the male lead is serious sometimes but is generally a very laid back person and isn't superior or better than the mc. The mc and male lead are on equal grounds, sometimes the mc is better than even him lol. thank you in advance!
Sorry all I can think of atm is Konosuba for some reason lmao. Hokuou Kizoku to Moukinzuma no Yukiguni Karigurashi probably fits the bill here (kinda). It's more like the male lead is the MC though. There's also Ningen Fushin no Boukenshatachi ga Sekai o Sukuu Youdesu but I'm reading the manga, and the plot took a dive for the worse. Also male MC here too. Maybe Kusuriya no Hitorigoto, but my memory is kind of fuzzy here. MC is female and really likeable, can't remember the personality of the ML, but he wasn't really abusive from what I remember.
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/33801/this-quest-is-bullshit - note: while the fMC and the ML have a chummy relationship, there is no romance
Ending Maker - goofy, endearing power couple. It has a male protagonist (Jude) but the way it is written made the female lead (Cordelia) basically be a protagonist with the same screen time and significance as the male mc. QT: Cannon Fodder's Record of Counterattacks. No romance throughout 1000 chapters but the first significant male character (Doctor Uncle) is a cold iceberg, but very quirky, cool, and has a lot of comedic interactions with the female protagonist where he treats her just the same as others. After the first few arcs he is a part of, he makes some appearances and foreshadowing.
Agreed ML is very sweet to the mc here, while having fluffy and fun interactions. It's a slow paced and relaxing novel though.
god i think we ALL want a non icicle not cold non emotionless ml thanks for giving us the same character 357164 times wow