Recommendations, non shadowy-dark-rough-and-cruel mmc
Hello! Sorry if this is a weird request, but i love books with a "dom" mmc/mmcs, who arent the typical dark growly shadow daddy mafia super scary hard ass man with a stick up his ass. Who doesnt have a safe word and always has a stone cold glare and is "dark and handsome". No shade to those men, just a bit scary for me lol. Im looking for any books that fit the bill of the guy or guys being a little more... realistic. Im good with sadism and rough bdsm, but like, less 50 shades of gray. I saw a *shockingly sfw* video of a dom making his pup sub eat from a bowl on the ground and he was lightheartedly joking and laughing like it was a silly little joke between bros. But like the idea of having that power dynamic with someone who is dominant despite not being agressive and scary is so appealing. Maybe hes a golden retriever type, but doesnt do the classic "sweet by day and sadistic and evil by night" and he keeps up that sweetness while doing the most diabolical things to fmc.
I just enjoy unique mmcs in general, so no suprise really that the shadow daddy mafia alpha doesnt always do it for me. One of my favs was Reverend from the men of eagle peak series, a daddy dom that was so.... refreshing. He made her feel safe with him and offered genuine grounding and comfort that wasnt forced by him being too domineering and scary. Like this might be a shot in the dark but uh if you've ever read deadpoolXspiderman fanfic, I love the ones where DP is the dom but doesnt like act like an alpha-hole, just copious amounts of chaotic himbo energy, shitty one liners, and nasty filthy dirty talk. But he commands the scenes so well, and doesnt rely on fear to dom or top.
I just get so turned off by men being mean... like fr fr mean. Im down for a little sadistic teasing and humiliation if its done lovingly. But Im built to be cherished and thats how I like my fmcs to be too so I can happily live vicariously thru them. If that cherishing includes a lil bit of sexy degradation or sadism or smth its ok as long as it comes from a place of love and good vibes. Certainly a better way to describe it lol. I just have seen so many good testimonies with irl doms who dont need to demand respect with growls and anger and a mafia vampire ceo title.
Doesnt need to be bdsm
Nerds, weird little dorks, cringe alt guys who look like theyd be bullied, chemists, bikers, aliens, monsters, alphas, betas, whatever. As much as i hated on the mafia vampire billionaire ceo alpha genre, i dont carry ill will towards those categories of man themselves, just the common way those mmcs can be portrayed, simply isnt my vibe rn. Any genre is cool as long as its 🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶 like mega slut. I respect books with 400 pages of plot and world building and one chapter of smut but im in a whoreish era. Minimal "super complicated and draumatic storyline" appriciated. Preferably stand alone. No hard hard nos, other than like the 50 shades of gray dom ig. Thank you!!!♡♡