I feel like there should be a mod for this that should be made so that when you use mods like mco or any directional attack that thrusts you closer to an enemy that it limits the distance from the characters you are in combat with, granted they are within sword swinging range. For more context, let me explain; when i use any animation mod that takes a step forward and closes in to an enemy i am engaging in combat with it feels like i get TOO close to the point i'm right up in the enemy's face and it feels clunky, awkward, and too closed in. Other games do not allow this and its for good reason. if there were a way to lightly limit that distance from an NPC i feel like it would fix the issue entirely, maybe being MCM configurable.
If anyone is interested, i'd like to hear your interest in this as well!