
I just caught up with this and the season ended??? Withdrawals are so bad rn, please give me some recs ideally ones with a found family aspect like this. I don't care about a cold ruthless mc farming skills for himself, give me some depthhh and relationship building!!!!

hiii this is super late but "leveling with the gods" i think has some good relationship building, i mean the entire point is mc going around finding the right people to complete his mission (kinda)
of course, mc is op and it still leaves a lot to be desired but I think it does a better job than others
also "legend of the northern blade", it's kinda hard to get into at first, but it has legitimately one of the best writing I've found, especially in battle sequences and pacing

If you haven’t already then definitely give the
s classes that I raised a try
Aside being one of the best stories EVER it’s very relationship focused. In fact the Mc himself is the weakest character in the story but has super strong support powers so he has to constantly make new connections for his mission. It’s more of a found family then level up kind of story. The mc is also like no other you’ve ever read about.

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 read this right after finishing the novel Little Mushroom and was not expecting that twist.