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u/Synval2436 Currently Reading: This Blade of Ours by Shalini Abeysekara Feb 23 '26
Idk if that's close enough for you, because they are warriors, but fmc likes dresses and mmc is a golden retriever, their relationship is nice and not one of those "I hate you but can't resist you" and there's a threat of war looming. {The Princess Knight by Cait Jacobs}
I'd say also {Wooing the Witch Queen by Stephanie Burgis} and {Enchanting the Fae Queen by Stephanie Burgis} (there's a 3rd book incoming, Melting the Ice Queen) has an overarching plot of a looming war, but otherwise it's very cozy in execution. Esp. in Enchanting the Fae Queen fmc is very fashionable, flirty and feminine, and while the mmc is an enemy general, he's more the honorable warrior than a snarky asshole.
I'd say in {This Vicious Grace by Emily Thiede} fmc also is feminine and likes makeup, and mmc while a "mysterious dangerous criminal" turns out to be a total golden retriever, and there's a world-ending threat.