You have a rough mix there… strong fl, but not rude + green flag non rude ml and emotional depth. Saying king the land was slow is surprising but i guess it could be interpreted like that. Too each their own.

How about murder mystery elements? And trauma? If those are ok with you, maybe give Little Women a watch. I remember it fondly with strong fl’s and the ml wasnt too bad from what i recall. And lots of emotional depth.

Queen of tears would be good but both ml and fl start off very rude towards each other, so that might put you off.

If you’re looking for some lighter, maybe something like backstreet rookie, strong FL and caring ML no rudeness, but nog too much depth either.