Space opera with found family and good plot

Hi lovelies. Please rec me any books that you think fit the title.

I read and loved the Wayfarer series by Becky Chambers. I would inject those into my veins if I could. Alas. I’m hoping for a less dramatic option of finding books that feel similar?

I’ve also read the murderbot books. I wouldn’t say the feel of those are exactly what I’m after. But the Wayfarer books, especially book 1 and 3, are what I’m craving right now. Not interested in things like Project Hail Mary etc. From my understanding it won’t fit the found family/a bunch of character vibe.

I would love a book like this:
– Medium to Large cast of characters
– Found family / tight knit group of friends that find each other
– Romance is a plus, but not the main focus of the plot
– Stakes can be high, but the characters are not stuck in an apocalyptic horror world. Or, if they are, they get plenty of periods of reprieve to have the found family happy cosy vibes come in.
– Lots of writing about the spacey sides of things, like ships, planets, but not hard science. I recently read Spin and had my share of technical science talk for a bit.
– Grungey scuffed ship with a bunch of loveable characters on it is the holy grail.

I don’t want:
– Books with 1 main character or, within a group of characters only one of them is “the one” who can do it all, save everything etc.
– I really would rather not read YA.
– I love cosy, but I don’t want a book that has the cosy-levels of plot, aka not much. I would love a good plot please.
– Not a hard pass but I’d rather there not be a doting real mother and father anywhere in the book. Unless it’s some side characters parents.

Thank you for any help if you can assist me in finding a book like this. 🙂‍↕️💜