Favorite Cold, Calm or Tough FLs

Cold, guarded, hypercompetent assassin FL.

Powerful wuxia warrior FL. Li Han Yi is tough, cold, and badass as hell. Rarely smiles. Pulls tons of insane stunts. One of my favorite FLs ever.

Cold, collected investigator FL. Runs the show, ML supports her. She's also very goth with her clinical interest in the gross side of her coroner work, and not shy or apologetic about it. There's also a princess SFL who is a bold, cocky fighter.

Cold, tough warrior FL with a tragic past. Strong and confident, easily matches the ML in combat skills and bloodthirst. One of the best "enemies to lovers" FLs there is, in my opinion.

Cold, intimidating, powerful FL. The "toxic possessive CEO" red flag ML character, but played by an FL instead. Boxes as a hobby. Smokes cigarettes dramatically. Makes death threats. Tries to impress ML with her wealth and power. And so on XD

Arrogant, flirtatious, cunning lawyer FL. She's your classic charismatic asshole swaggering around like she owns the place. Morally grey and tough as nails. One of my favorite FLs.

Cold, scheming mastermind FL; a master of deception. One of my favorite FLs ever.

Reserved, clever city lord FL.

Powerful wuxia hero FL; succeeds her legendary grandfather as the Southern Blade. Courageous and relentless. One of my favorite FLs.

Kind, bold, tough FL. She saves the ML multiple times throughout the show and has other badass moments besides that. Wears her heart on her sleeve. I loved her.

Princess FL who is a bold, cocky fighter. Confident, brave and loyal.

Cold, detached, all-powerful ghost queen FL. Dramatic in the "demon king ML" way, if that makes sense haha. Very goth. Dilraba did an amazing job with this role. One of my favorite FLs.

Tough, somewhat cold, middle-aged doctor FL. The whole "toxic but with a tragic past, also sexy with it" doctor character, lol. Often you see MLs play this type of character, she was amazing.

Stoic, honorable, tough general FL. Kind and somewhat gruff. Canonically not good at scholarly or feminine stuff, her skills are in martial arts and strategy. One of the more masculinely dressed FLs on this list, though she does wear feminine clothing sometimes too.

All the ladies on this show are amazing. I mean, it's Nirvana in Fire, lol.

Mu Nihuang is a bold, tough, competent FL; and a real badass overall. Plus she looks great in armor-- commanding and strong. Consort Jing is a calm, scheming FL. Xia Dong is a brash, tough, foul-mouthed FL.

Collected, mature, intelligent FL with a kind heart. Goes from executive assistant to club manager. I really loved her.

Dashing young warrior FL, chivalrous and kind.

Powerful immortal warrior FL. Very tough, elegant and collected; even her temper has a sharp, commanding edge to it. Canonically not very good at "the emotional side of things" (ie being sweet and comforting, that's more ML's thing). Fights with a spear!

Cool-headed, tough, badass pirate FL.

Confident, clever investigator FL; can be cold or intimidating. She runs the show, ML supports her. One of the more masculinely dressed FLs on this list, though she wears feminine clothing sometimes too.

Cold, vengeful warrior FL.