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One of the central tenets of {{Fanfic}} is FixFic. A desire to change or explore the original content in a way that makes more sense to the writer, or that the writer felt was wrong or simply because their favourite {{Shipping}} pairing didn't get together.

This trope is when, instead of using the hammer of {{fanfic}}tion to repair, a fic writer deliberately and often lovingly smashes it to bits with a {{Deconstruction}}. They take aspects of the work to extremes or down a logical path that shows the faults therein, either deliberately or simply by [[PullTheThread pulling the loose threads]] until something breaks.

A FanFic writer may take the setting, characters, tropes, plots, or the genre as their target. In addition, the fic may directly deconstruct the [[{{Canon}} original work]] or any number of FanficTropes, cliches, or elements of {{Fanon}} common to FanWorks based on that canon.

Note that while a Deconstruction Fic may well take a dark path with revealing the canon's actual FridgeHorror within, it doesn't have to be a ''literal'' deconstruction of the setting and characters like a DarkFic. A story can still be a {{Deconstruction}} even if it's a SugarWiki/{{WAFF}} or HateFic.

An example of a typical deconstruction in fanfic:
* The Alice and Bob fandom of a certain TeenDrama or KidCom has a FandomSpecificPlot involving a one-night stand which causes a pregnancy. Played straight the pregnancy brings them together, their families both accept and help the pair through the pregnancy, and they eventually fall in love and have a beautiful child and live happily ever after.
* A deconstruction for that plot can take several forms: Drawing notice to the fact that Alice and Bob are only 15 years old, aren't in love, have school to deal with, and their family situations aren't conducive to taking care of a child. A [[GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion discussion about what]] [[HappilyAdopted to do takes]] place and causes a rift between them, or the family kicks Alice out, or they force Alice into a choice against her will or they have existing relationships that are impacted on by the pregnancy. The stress, guilt and angst continue to the point Alice and Bob end up hating each other with the one-night stand and its aftermath a regret, and never to be repeated again.

A {{Deconstruction}} can still have a perfectly happy ending. In the deconstruction above Alice and Bob could work through their angst and stress and come to terms with what happened, and eventually they do come to love each other for each other, and not because they happened to have a baby together.

DeconstructionCrossover is a common form of this and examples of that should go there. Take care to remember the differences between this and FixFic, especially if the work the fic springs from is a member of the DeconstructorFleet. For non-fan works, there is DeconstructedTrope.
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!!Works with their own pages:
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* ''DeconstructionFic/AllForLuz''
* ''DeconstructionFic/CitadelOfTheHeart''
* ''DeconstructionFic/FallOfStarfleetRebirthOfFriendship''
* ''DeconstructionFic/InfinityTrainBlossomverse''
* ''DeconstructionFic/PeacesApprentice''
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!!Categories with their own pages:
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* DeconstructionFic/AnimeAndManga
** ''DeconstructionFic/MyHeroAcademia''
** ''DeconstructionFic/{{Naruto}}''
** ''DeconstructionFic/{{Pokemon}}''
* DeconstructionFic/{{Film}}
* DeconstructionFic/{{Literature}}
** ''DeconstructionFic/HarryPotter''
* DeconstructionFic/VideoGames
** ''DeconstructionFic/{{Pokemon}}''
* DeconstructionFic/WesternAnimation
** ''DeconstructionFic/TheLoudHouse''
** ''DeconstructionFic/MiraculousLadybug''
** ''DeconstructionFic/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''
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!!Examples:

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[[folder:Comic Books]]
* Franchise/TheDCU:
** ''Fanfic/TheMetropolitanMan'': A deconstruction of the Superman franchise set in the 1930s. The story paints a picture of what the author thinks would realistically happen if a super-strong, super-quick, flying and unkillable man in possession of X-Ray Vision and super senses comes out and starts saving people. Told mostly from the perspective of a rational (but still paranoid and sociopathic) Lex Luthor, who, among other things, posits the scientific improbability of a Human Alien and the inevitability of the devastation Superman could enact on humanity even if he were to somehow stick to his morals.
** ''Fanfic/{{Inviolate}}'' uses ComicBook/LexLuthor to explore a number of things taken for granted, including but not limited to: why mad scientists are mad, why evil geniuses are evil, why so many of the last of their kind keep ending up on Earth, why villains stay villains and why despite all the extremely high levels of technology available in the DCU their level of tech seems to be at the same level as the real world.
** ''Fanfic/RetrogradeMotion'': Of FountainOfYouth. There's a lot of debate over whether or not the younger Jason is real, and whether or not it's morally correct to turn him back. The fact that the younger Jason ''wants'' to stay a child muddles the issue even further, especially after he reveals to Dick that the older Jason was depressed and in pain. [[spoiler:Technically, it's all rendered moot after it's revealed Jason ''can't'' be turned back, though everyone mourns the loss of the older Jason all the same, and Bruce lets the younger Jason know that if he ever ''does'' want to turn back into the older Jason, he'll find a way]].
** A (NSFW, naturally) fic called ''Superman Fucks Gotham'' has the titular hero explore the reasons for JokerImmunity, SupermanStaysOutOfGotham, PowerCreepPowerSeep, RedemptionDemotion... all while doing ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin, of course.
** ''Fanfic/TheRedemptionOfHarleyQuinn'': The story dismantles the DesignatedHero status frequently given to Harley and Ivy. Both are forced to confront records of their violent crimes of mass death and destruction; Ivy is an AxCrazy lunatic who doesn't care about hurting people as long as her actions help plants, and Harley is just as much a chaotic sadist as her [[ComicBook/TheJoker ex-boyfriend]]. Their relationship is also taken apart: Ivy wasn't as bad as the Joker but she was still abusive and controlling, and Harley is such an ExtremeDoormat that she put up with it just to feel loved. It isn't until they address these issues and fundamentally change their personas that they begin to become genuinely good people (and even then, Ivy's love for Harley is still on the psychotic side).
* ''ComicBook/LeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen'':
** ''Fanfic/LeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemenTempestRewrite'' deconstructs several highlights of the comic's final volume:
*** Emma's revenge against "Jimmy" is shown to be selfish and petty, especially in light of how it did nothing to stop MI-5's actions. Furthermore, "Jimmy" is shown to have been in the right for attacking the magical dimensions, as they were planning to invade Earth.
*** The comic's criticisms of modern superhero popularity is taken to task by explaining that, yes, they do make corporations lots of money, but they also serve as inspirational role models. And while they may subliminally teach that ordinary people should be dependent on extraordinary beings, you need extraordinary beings to solve extraordinary problems.
*** In a universe where the creations of Creator/HPLovecraft exist, they're going to eventually be front-and-center instead of just mere footnotes. In fact, all the more fantastical works that were just alluded to throughout the comic are now expanded on to create a coherent mythology.
*** The fic also responds to Creator/AlanMoore's claim that modern day storytelling is a cultural wasteland by feauturing numerous characters from modern entertainment who, regardless of how long their appearances, are still shown to be on equal terms as the public domain works from the comic's first two volumes.
* ''Franchise/{{Tintin}}'':
** Dahlia Nilsson wrote ''[[http://senoraalcazar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d4ht6t7 An Evening at the Airport]]'' as a response to the way women are portrayed. Herge has been criticized for the [[TheSmurfettePrinciple lack of female characters in the albums]]. On top of that, many people have pointed out that when the women do appear they are clichés and are portrayed as castrating and unwelcome presences. She mainly focuses on the few women that there are. Jolyon Wagg’s wife and teenage daughter are given lines even though they don’t speak in the series. [[ThePrimaDonna Bianca Castafiore]] and Martine Vaderzande are rendered intelligent and occasionally profound and [[FieryRedhead Peggy]] portrayed as a bitter jaded woman who has to put up with her philandering and generally irresponsible husband who acts more henpecked than he actually is to get sympathy.
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[[folder:Comic Strips]]
* ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'':
** ''Fanfic/TroubleIsland'' pulls a DeconReconSwitch with MrImagination.
** ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesTheSeries'' deconstructs itself in the second [[MadeForTVMovie TV movie]] "Have You Seen This Tiger?", where Socrates' [[ThePrankster pranks]] land himself and Calvin in hot water. Likewise, "RIP Calvin" deconstructs TheHedonist. [[spoiler:The future selves are revealed to use Calvin's Time Plucker[[note]]which creates a copy of literally ''anything'' from any point in time[[/note]] for great pleasure... even if it comes from some unscrupulous sources. Moreover, when the present-day cast attempts to stop them, their future counterparts attempt to ''kill'' them!]]
* ''ComicStrip/ForBetterOrForWorse'':
** ''Fanfic/TheNewRetcons'' starts as a DeconstructiveParody running alongside the final strip. But after the strip ended, it soon deconstructed everything about the cast and setting: Elly’s NeatFreak tendencies? [[spoiler: stems from unresolved trauma from a TeenPregnancy.]] Robin’s inconsistent behavior? [[spoiler: He’s autistic.]] The various {{Gonk}}s that were shown in the background? [[spoiler: They’re victims of radioactive damage from Milborough’s past as a test site.]] And that’s only scratching the surface.
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[[folder:Fan Works]]
* RecursiveFanfiction example: the UFUT-verse (consisting of the "canon" ''Fanfic/UnwantedFreeUglyTroll'' and ''Fanfic/LoopHole'', as well as many recursive-recursive stories like [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/1158738/chapters/2353692 Before I Sleep]]), deconstructs the ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' fandom's popular "petstuck" AU, in several different ways. Aside from addressing the essential horror of a world where sentient creatures are bought and sold like animals (and no-one cares), UFUT and Loop Hole both demonstrate the severe lack of rights the trolls have and the horrifying situations that this creates (such as trolls [[PlayingWithSyringes being used as lab rats]], troll fighting rings which can include ''child'' participants, and little trolls being beaten and abandoned by their owners). In "Before I Sleep", meanwhile, a woman adopts a troll baby and comes to see it as her own child, but no-one else sees it that way. She's pretty much treated as crazy by everyone, and [[spoiler: when her son (the troll) is killed [[TearJerker her grief isn't even taken seriously]]]].
* ''Fanfic/TheConversionBureau'' quickly became a fertile breeding ground for these kinds of fics due to being filled with all kinds of (unintentional) UnfortunateImplications and FridgeHorror. Notable stories include:
** In ''Fanfic/TheConversionBureauNotAlone'', humanity is not flattered by the ponies' misanthropic and HolierThanThou attitudes, and certain plot elements TCB stories often ignore (such as the ensuing loss of infrastructure and human displacement from the barrier, as well as what the other Equestrian races think of the ponies' AssimilationPlot) are explored. Even more, at the end it's revealed that [[spoiler:that the natural-born ponies find the Newfoals (with their lack of assertiveness and inability to get mad) off-putting and unsettling]].
** ''Fanfic/TheConversionBureauTheOtherSideOfTheSpectrum'' and its side stories deconstruct everything typical to the TCB genre, like the impracticality of transporting Equestria to Earth, the misanthropy of the ponies, Earth's status as a {{Dystopia}}, and the horror that comes with people forcibly being turned into another species. The side stories point out how badly Equestria would do in a war, how they'd manage the massive population growth (the short and simple answer is that they ''can't''), and the disturbing nature of the Newfoals in general.
*** ''Fanfic/{{Spectrum}}'', a ContinuityReboot mixed with FixFic elements, goes more for a DeconReconSwitch, presenting a more grounded approach and balanced portrayal of all sides--while Prime Equestria ''is'' not entirely experienced with a war of the scale of the Conversion War, their WideEyedIdealist views aren't put down like the original parent story did. The Solar Empire gets a more sympathetic characterization as well, with the story making it clear that they are still Equestrians, albeit an Equestria that has lost its way.
** In ''Fanfic/TheNegotiationsVerse'', it's made clear that a nation whose soldiers wield swords, spears and arrows wouldn't do well in warfare against 21st century tactics and weaponry, the FridgeHorror problems that other "straight" TCB stories usually gloss over (such as "what happens [[spoiler:to the rest of Equus without Celestia and Luna around to move the sun and moon]]?") are explored in detail, and it gives a deeper reason for why Equestria would even go to Earth in the first place.
* Another RecursiveFanfiction example: ''Literature/AGirlWhoBroughtDownTheWorld'' is this towards ''Webcomic/{{Sonichu}}'', more importantly deconstructing Christian Weston Chandler's [[IJustWantToBeSpecial idea of being in power]]. It shows that Chandler's style of leadership in the comic wouldn't lead to peace and prosperity (and finally having a girlfriend), but would lead to the world becoming a CrapSackWorld. This also seems to be the theme with most ''Sonichu'' fanfics in general.
* More RecursiveFanfiction examples: in the ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'' fandom, it's common to deconstruct the FandomSpecificPlot of [[spoiler:Bucky regaining his memories and resuming his relationship with Steve ([[AmbiguouslyBi platonically or romantically]])]]. There are several different ways of going about this, such as merely showing how difficult such a recovery would realistically be (and how having a romantic relationship at such a vulnerable time would affect both participants), as in [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/1614746/chapters/3439820 Lilies with Full Hands]], or by playing the usual plotline straight within the world of the story while showing how unhealthy and affected such a quick "recovery" would have to be in real life (as in [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/1871955/chapters/4031307 Out of the Dead Land]].)
* ''Fanfic/TheFanmakeBlooperSeries'': While most of the time it parodies the tropes of a Film Fic, there are times where they take a serious look at a trope and ask "If fanmakes were made like actual films, how would the cast react to it?". The answer? The authors are more like directors with the ability to act as God and even brainwash the actors into doing a role they either aren't fit to play as or don't wish to play, the characters are unpaid actors who are cast into unfitting roles and are understandably upset by it, and attempts to derail the fanmake, speeding up the fanmake by cutting corners so that they'd be done sooner, or [[HamAndCheese making the most of it]] are commonplace.
** DeconstructiveParody: While retaining some comedy.
** DeconReconSwitch: Inverted for SelfInsertFic. At first, they're a mandatory thing for the author to base [=OCs=] off themselves or other people since it allows the [=OCs=] to inherit their best selves. Then [[spoiler:Hershey shows why Self Inserts are often seen as gross {{wish fulfilment}}s...]]
* ''Fanfic/FirebirdsSon'' applies the ''Evangelion'' and ''Madoka'' treatment to the "Harry Potter harem" fic genre. The entire thing is dedicated to showing just what a magical society where polygamy is needed by demographics would be like, and the result is a very unpleasant and unsettling place, among other things.
* ''Fanfic/UniverseFalls'': While in the original ''Steven Universe'' canon Steven is cheerfully oblivious to all the secrets the Crystal Gems are keeping from him, here Dipper Pines refuses to take the Gems' question-dodging in stride, frequently calling them out on keeping Steven out of the loop and trying to encourage Steven to be less naive.
* ''Fanfic/RebuildingFriendships'' deconstructs how only telling the family about the trip to New Orleans in ''Fanfic/FindingDad'' affected the friendships of Isabella and Phineas with other people.
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3655216/1/A-Life-Rescued A Life Rescued]]'' and sequel ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5041338/1/Bowing-Out-Gracefully Bowing Out Gracefully]]'' deconstruct many of the cliches found in ''Literature/BridgeToTerabithia'' {{Fanon}}, particularly the LDD (Leslie Doesn't Die) fics.
** The PeggySue fic, where Jesse goes back in time to save Leslie on that fatal day, as seen in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3447735/1/Groundhogs-at-Terabithia Groundhogs of Terabithia]]''. Here, the author shows that, for Jesse to be able to do this on purpose, he would have to be an adult, and probably a messed-up one. The UnfortunateImplications of an adult in a child's body (Jesse) getting romantic with an actual child (Leslie) cause the author [[spoiler:to {{Retcon}} Jesse's future self into a delusion he is experiencing.]]
** Jesse saving Leslie from the creek, as seen in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3447735/1/Groundhogs-at-Terabithia Groundhogs of Terabithia]]'' and fics by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1173898/NarnianMelody Narnian Melody]]. Unfortunately, in ''A Life Rescued'', this proves to be almost more than Jesse can handle, and he (and Leslie) are hospitalized with serious injuries, requiring physical therapy and treatment that Jesse's impoverished family cannot afford. The Burkes attempt to ease the burden by taking care of Jesse's expenses, but this so offends Jesse's proud father that he initially forbids contact between the two families.
** Leslie and Jesse realize their love for one another upon Jess' saving her life, as seen in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3447735/1/Groundhogs-at-Terabithia Groundhogs at Terabithia]]''. Here, Jesse and Leslie are in fifth grade. It takes some time before either of them, especially Jesse, are able to openly use the L-word to describe their feelings for each other.
** After saving Leslie's life, Jesse and Leslie share their first kiss, go skinnydipping, cuddle naked, and sleep together (fully clothed, no sex), as seen in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3447735/1/Groundhogs-at-Terabithia Groundhogs at Terabithia]]''.
*** First, Jesse and Leslie are fifth graders, meaning Leslie's physical desires are more age-appropriate (nothing more than some hugging and chaste kissing). Even then, Jesse, being a boy, younger than Leslie, and therefore more reticent when it comes to physical affection, is uncomfortable with Leslie's age-appropriate desires until both of them are thirteen.
*** Second, both sets of parents set limits on what their kids may do with each other. Jesse saving Leslie's life does NOT constitute a GetOutOfJailFreeCard for either of them.
** Leslie's family, being something like hippies, are very casual about nudity, which leads Leslie to be casual about taking her clothes off in front of Jesse and being very affectionate toward him, as seen in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3447735/1/Groundhogs-at-Terabithia Groundhogs at Terabithia]]''. In fact, ''A Life Rescued'' depicts a family that functions this way, and the results are not pretty. First, the nudism tempts thirteen-year-old Tom, an OC, who spies on them and photographs them. Second, the girls' nudism and affectionate nature is directed at all boys, which arouses Leslie's jealousy and results in SlutShaming from an OC friend. Worst of all, [[spoiler:the family's seemingly harmless but quirky habits are a sign that their parents are molesting the girls, and trafficking them for child pornography, with the youngest getting pregnant and being DrivenToSuicide]].
** In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3629124/1/Royal-Court-of-Terabithia Royal Court of Terabithia]]'', Jesse and Leslie find that their skinnydipping is not as surreptitious as they had believed. In that fic, fortunately, their activities are observed only by Maybelle and Joyce Anne, Jesse's sisters. ''A Life Rescued'' depicts a similar scenario with a much different outcome. As noted above, the nudist family described in that fic is spied on by a thirteen-year-old classmate of the middle daughter, who secretly photographs them. Additionally, pictures of them end up in the hands of bullies who photoshop them with Leslie's head to sexually harrass her.
** Despite engaging in risky behavior, Jesse and Leslie remain virgins until their wedding night, as seen in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3629124/1/Royal-Court-of-Terabithia Royal Court of Terabithia]]''.
*** In ''A Life Rescued'', Judy and Bill's backstory shows that, whatever high-minded resolutions they might make in advance, two teenagers getting naked and physical together will invariably lead to unplanned sex and unplanned pregnancy.
*** In ''A Life Rescued'', even though they exercise more caution than Leslie's parents, Jesse and Leslie nevertheless find themselves going further than they intended, physically, and need to deal with their intense passions for one another.
*** [[spoiler:Not only do Jesse and Leslie ''not'' remain virgins until their wedding night, they end up going off with other people before getting back together.]]
** Jesse and Leslie have a fairytale romance from the time he saves her, and culminating in their marriage, as seen in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3629124/1/Royal-Court-of-Terabithia Royal Court of Terabithia]]''. In ''A Life Rescued'', they only gradually realize their feelings for each other, and also end up acting their age, for good ''and'' for ill. Problems creep up in the relationship that include jealousy, conflicts resulting from differing values systems (particularly regarding physical intimacy during their teen years), and [[spoiler:being pulled in different directions by divergent career paths]].
** Jesse rescuing Leslie from bullies, as seen in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3718824/1/Stars-Over-Terabithia Stars over Terabithia]]'' and ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3610077/1/Flight-or-Fight Fight or Flight]]''. In ''A Life Rescued'', Jesse has the help of an OC friend, Tom. Even so, Jesse and Tom end up suspended for leaving class without permission (Jesse to get a teacher, Tom to intervene in the fight), and Leslie faces expulsion for fighting off the bullies, until she reluctantly reveals details that indicate the bullies may have intended some kind of sexual assault. Even with the justifications for their behavior, Jesse and Leslie's parents both give out additional punishments.
** Jesse and Leslie continuing to play at being rulers of Terabithia into their teenage and adult years, as seen in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3629124/1/Royal-Court-of-Terabithia Royal Court of Terabithia]]'' and fics by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1173898/NarnianMelody Narnian Melody]]. In ''A Life Rescued'', as the two grow up and expand their interests and circle of friends, Jesse and Leslie outgrow Terabithia.
** Leslie, and even her parents, converting to Jesse's faith, as seen in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3629124/1/Royal-Court-of-Terabithia Royal Court of Terabithia]]''. In ''A Life Rescued'', Judy and Bill have been athiests for twenty years, which doesn't change overnight. Although they show some theistic tendencies as the fic progresses, they never convert to Christianity. Leslie considers converting, and ultimately does convert, to Jesse's faith to be closer to him, but his conservative upbringing and her more progressive upbringing lead to conflicts, particularly where physical intimacy is concerned, and Jesse ends up adopting Leslie's more relaxed views regarding sex.
** Jesse and Leslie growing up to achieve their dream jobs, as seen in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3629124/1/Royal-Court-of-Terabithia Royal Court of Terabithia]]''. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, in ''Bowing Out Gracefully'', the respective dream jobs of Jesse and Leslie pull them in different directions, and they each pursue other relationships before getting back together. Leslie, finding out that her dream job as an actress (in this fic) is not all it's cracked up to be, ends up addicted to alcohol and drugs, and goes through rehab before giving up her career, enrolling in a college near Jesse, and reuniting with him.]]
* ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainBoilingPoint'': Like [[Fanfic/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrail its inspiration]], ''Boiling Point'' isn't afraid to take apart certain bits and pieces of [[WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse the show it's based on]].
** Boscha's ability to get away with anything she does means that, when karma [[KarmaHoudiniWarranty finally gets to her and she's suspended]], she has no idea how to process what just happened and she eventually ''blows up'', hurting those around her in the process.
** Boscha and Skara have a genuine friendship here, but this one comes with its own set of problems: chief among them is the fact that, since Boscha has such an intense personality, she's the main thing that comes to mind when people see Skara, which makes her become loathed as a result of her connection to her.
** Most of the Passengers who wind up on the Infinity Train are normal people with a couple issues. Boscha, meanwhile, not only comes from a GiantCorpseWorld, but has enough firepower to melt down a train car: this is such a change from the norm that it catches everybody off-guard.
*** Her number also provides another deconstruction, since being so mentally unstable, her number [[BrokeTheRatingScale breaks the scale]]: it appears as two different numbers before assuming its full length.
** Furthermore, most people who actually enter the Train simply want to get home, and that's it. While this is true for Boscha too, her desire to be the strongest is so hard wired into her head that it becomes secondary to her goal of becoming the strongest in the Train.
** Skara is constantly blamed and made to pick up the slack when it comes the things Boscha's done. This has caused her to become the StepfordSmiler, and when Boscha goes missing, she loses one of the few supportive people she has in her life, causing her to break down.
** Amity, Boscha, and Skara's arranged friendship has more consequences here: not only does each of them have a role in it (Skara being oblivious to everything, Boscha keeping her social darwinist mentality, and Amity just straight up wanting nothing to do with either of them) but things eventually boil over, to the point [[spoiler: Amity beats up Boscha in order to have some catharsis]] and the Urodelas and Blights come to hate each other as a result.
* ''Fanfic/WithPearlAndRubyGlowing'': Not ''precisely''. This story takes place in a modern California city, making it somewhat removed from the worlds and events of the media it draws from and most of the drama arises from the [[RapeAsBackstory premise]] itself. ''However'' there are a number of elements taken from the original canons that are played more realistically here, usually to disastrous results.
** [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Yue]] doesn't become the moon spirit here so her marriage to Hahn goes through and her story depicts her life with him. [[DomesticAbuse It isn't pretty]].
** The popular {{Fanon}} interpretation of [[WesternAnimation/InsideOut Riley]] being non-binary holds true here and while this itself is adamantly ''not'' portrayed as a negative thing, their story touches upon the prejudice they face because of it.
** [[WesternAnimation/MeetTheRobinsons Wilbur]] being the only non-gifted Robinson wasn't really touched upon in the original film. Here, while it's clear that they love him [[ParentsAsPeople Franny and Cornelius]] worried over this when he was younger and it left him feeling somewhat insecure.
** [[WesternAnimation/LegendOfKorra Eska's]] [[DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale treatment]] of Bolin was played comedically in canon. Here she [[NearRapeExperience nearly]] rapes him and leaves him traumatized.
** [[BrotherSisterIncest Loudcest]] gets skewered in [[WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse Lucy's]] story. When she tells Lincoln that the children in her picture, already labeled as which sister's they are, are all his kids, he's immediately uncomfortable and assumes he misunderstood her because what she's suggesting disturbs him.
** Certain tropes are also deconstructed, thus.
*** TooSmartForStrangers: a young kid refusing candy from a strange man might be picked up and carried off anyway, with the man telling anyone who objects that he's their father and they're just throwing a tantrum.
*** CluelessAesop media not explaining why "bad touches" are wrong or how bad they are leads to Lola Loud thinking she can accuse Lori of touching her to get her grounded, leading to a MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment when Lori is arrested and suffers PrisonRape while Lola has to undergo a traumatic medical examination.
*** MoralityPet: everyone who ''isn't'' the Morality Pet still suffers from being around the murderous person.
* ''Fanfic/AtTheFoodCourt'' was written solely as a TakeThat against Cori Falls's infamous fanfiction, particularly ''The Prodigal Parents'', in which [[Anime/PokemonTheSeries Ash]] becomes a FutureLoser with severe delusions and who [[PsychopathicManchild can no longer live unassisted because he has the mental age of a kindergartener]] (in case it isn't clear, ''The Prodigal Parents'' was a [[RevengeFic bashfic]]). ''At the Food Court'' reinterprets everything, taking canon and basic human decency into account, showing that Ash was once a normal kid whose life was ruined by criminals who beat him up so severely, he had to be hospitalized, and permanently regressed to the cognitive level of a kindergartener due to massive brain damage. It doesn't shy away from showing [[FateWorseThanDeath how horrible a fate Ash suffers]] and that [[DesignatedHero no one could possibly inflict that on someone and remain sympathetic]]. Without the ProtagonistCenteredMorality in ''The Prodigal Parents'', Jessie and James are not heroes, but villains.
* ''Fanfic/SynepeiesACollectionOfNTRConsequences'': To the {{Netorare}} genre as a whole, but most directly the various doujins the series adapts. The exact level depends on the chapter, but usually, the fic picks off from where the doujin left off- with the woman “stolen” from the male lead by the antagonist’s bigger and “superior” dick, while the male lead is either unaware or crying his eyes out. Here, it usually turns out that a man who treats you like a sex doll and who’s only good quality is his bigger dick makes for a poor boyfriend, with the antagonists exposed as pathetic losers underneath all their macho bravado. When the affair is exposed, it results in their peers ostracizing them for it. And instead of wallowing in pity for the rest of his life as suggested in the original doujins, the male lead eventually moves on and finds another girlfriend who stays loyal to him. All the woman accomplished by cheating on him was ruining her chance at a happy life for some momentary pleasure.
* ''Fanfic/TheKarmaOfLies'' ends with Adrien losing ''everything'' - [[HatedByAll his friends]], [[ParentalBetrayal his family]], [[RichesToRags his money]], and [[ConvictedByPublicOpinion his public reputation]]. ''Fanfic/KarmaOverbalance'' takes this state of affairs to its logical conclusion by having Adrien go flying over the DespairEventHorizon and murder Lila because being jailed for the rest of his life isn't going to make things appreciably worse for him.
* ''Fanfic/KarmicBacklash'' sets out to deconstruct the karma system depicted in ''Fanfic/TheKarmaOfLies''. [[AccompliceByInaction Adrien]] and the rest of Bustier's class ended up [[KarmicMisfire taking the brunt]] of [[ManipulativeBitch Lila's]] karma by virtue of wanting to [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor "protect Lila"]] and not understanding the consequences. ''Karmic Backlash'' points out that a cosmic force that's willing to distribute karmic punishment regardless of people's intent is ''not'' necessarily going to eliminate Marinette's tormentors and then just stop; it's equally likely to decide that [[KarmaHoudini letting Lila escape]], allowing Adrien's [[DisproportionateRetribution life to be ruined]], or even just [[PrideBeforeAFall being self-satisfied about the rewards she earned]] qualify as reasons to [[BlueAndOrangeMorality judge Marinette as equally responsible for the karmic debt]] and tear her down in response.
* ''Fanfic/ThePathOfLilasKarma'' deconstructs the Karma from both ''Fanfic/TheKarmaOfLies'' and ''Fanfic/KarmicBacklash'' not as a cosmic system that either [[KarmicOverkill over punishes]] or [[KarmicMisfire misaims]] punishment but instead as a spiteful Kwami-like entity that not only manipulates the flow of punishment but also [[TheCorrupter twists its various targets both emotionally and mentally for its own purpose]], whether to make them new agents of "justice" or {{Asshole Victim}}s, with Lila becoming his UnwittingPawn after he made her mother suffer the punishment of her co-worker's crime. [[spoiler:The fact that it's an individual means that someone like Lila would eventually figure out its true influence, and she makes sure Karma suffers its own LaserGuidedKarma by manipulating the [[RealityWarper Wish]] into making herself the most powerful human in the world and Karma her personal servant, [[CreateYourOwnVillain all because of his spiteful attitude]]]].
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* ''Series/{{Arrowverse}}''
** ''Fanfic/BlackbirdArrow'':
*** The story deconstructs the show's favoritism towards Sara, including the tendency to gloss over her betrayal of Laurel by choosing to go on the ''Gambit'' with Oliver, and pin the blame for what happened on Oliver and, to some extent, Laurel. While yes, what happened to Sara was horrible and by no means any way deserved, it doesn't absolve her of the guilt of her choices, and pinning the blame on others is ultimately wrong. In this story, such favoritism leads to Dinah (who was the one who let Sara go in the first place) using Sara's trauma to justify trading Laurel to the League of Assassins in exchange for her younger daughter's freedom and convincing Sara to go along with it. Instead, this act effectively dissolves whatever sympathy anyone outside of Dinah might have for Sara's situation, as Laurel did absolutely nothing to deserve such a cruel fate and had been mourning Sara as much as the rest of her sister's friends and family. Oliver, Tommy, Thea, Moira, and Walter are all appalled with Sara and Dinah when they find out, while Sara herself is now a guilt-ridden wreck with DeathSeeker tendencies.
*** It also deconstructs the idea that Oliver "destroyed" the Lance family by "seducing" Sara. In addition to the above point of Sara choosing to go with Oliver on her own, the events of the story show that [[BigScrewedUpFamily the Lance family already had several preexisting problems]] even before the ''Gambit'', and that what happened to Sara just blew it all out in the open and made those problems worse, eventually culminating in Laurel's horrific forced induction into the League. All of this suggests that even without the ''Gambit'', some other tragedy would've eventually caused the Lances to fall apart as a family. Ultimately, Oliver's role in what happened is so minor that both Sara and Laurel herself refuse put any of the blame on him, rightfully blaming either themselves (in the case of the former) or Dinah (in the case of the latter) instead.
** ''Fanfic/MoralOfTheStoryNyame'': The story is a massive deconstruction of Oliver's abysmal treatment of Laurel Season Two and beyond, including his tendency to completely dismiss her problems as insignificant since her trauma over the past several years doesn't compare to what he went through and subordinate her feelings below his own. It shows that this is not Oliver standing up for himself, as canon tried to portray it as, but rather another example of him being a self-centered jerk who is actively using his trauma and status as a vigilante/"hero" to excuse abusing and neglecting his loved ones. Once Laurel and everyone else realizes this, they begin distancing themselves from him, with Laurel herself noting that the island hasn't really changed Oliver as much as he likes to think it has, stating that he is "as selfish as [he's] ever been". This is only reinforced with his treatment of Thea after Laurel leaves Starling, as he does everything he can to hide his vigilante secret from his sister even in the face of Slade's threat to her life, up to and including trying to force Roy into breaking up with her, just so she won't shun him for it or for his time on Lian Yu. By the time Thea finds out about his secret, she no longer cares about it, as everything he's done to hide it has given her enough reason to hate him on its own.
** ''Fanfic/NeverBeSilent'':
*** The story deconstructs the ways metahumans were treated in Season One and Season Two of ''Series/TheFlash2014''. While it acknowledges that circumstances Barry and co. were under forced them to make hard choices, in addition to being unknowingly manipulated by Eobard Thawne/"Harrison Wells" and later Hunter Zolomon/"Jay Garrick", that doesn't change the fact that Team Flash illegally held multiple metahumans in subpar conditions for several months and outright killed those they couldn't contain. Those conditions did severe psychological damage to the prisoners (some of whom, such as Peekaboo/Shawna Baez, weren't hardened criminals before their imprisonment but certainly were after), in addition to leaving their various families, friends, and acquaintances in the dark over their fates. That in turn led to several metahumans coming to fear the Flash, since they associate him with all these mysterious disappearances.
*** It also deconstructs TheMasquerade. Team Flash's desire to uphold the secrecy about metahumans is what caused them to make the decision to use the Pipeline as a secret prison in the first place, along with withholding information about those metahumans who ended up dying from the public. Even with metahumans now out in the open, they find themselves upholding a new masquerade of keeping the multiverse a secret -- which is why they haven't sent Harry to jail yet, even though he outright murdered someone (admittedly for sympathetic reasons). This leaves them with the dilemma of wondering whether or not upholding the masquerade is worth compromising their morals for, the answer of which is beginning to lean towards "no".
*** The treatment of metahumans on Earth-2 is also deconstructed. Laurel points out that the metahuman detection watch that Harry created is basically {{Profiling}}, which is suspected by Team Arrow to have increased the FantasticRacism metahumans face. It's also suspected to be how Zoom was able to find so many metahumans for his forces, with those he couldn't convince to join him willingly because of the persecution they were faced with being threatened into doing so anyway. A later chapter confirms this to be correct, after the Metapocalypse is foiled and several metahumans immediately show themselves willing to turn on Zoom now that he's no longer a threat to them.
** ''Fanfic/TheseFoolishThings'' deconstructs the Oliver/Felicity relationship, where it's shown that [[HenpeckedHusband Oliver's constant need to appease Felicity and make her happy]] isn't because of any fault on his end but rather a massive red flag about their relationship, as he's completely unable to stand up for himself and subsequently miserable as a result. In addition, his overly-permissive attitude towards her has enabled her to basically [[ControlFreak take control of every aspect of his life]] with him unable to recognize it until it's pointed out to him. This eventually reaches its logical conclusion, where Felicity convinces herself she can decide ''who'' can be in his life as well, first by hacking his private bank account so she can determine what possible gifts he gave his ex-girlfriend Laurel so she can demand them back in his place, and then trying to force him to cut ties with Laurel entirely, and Thea as well when she finds out about what she did and calls her out for her actions. Issuing that ultimatum proves to be the last straw for Oliver, and he breaks up with her instead.
* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''
** The ''Fanfic/CompelledSeries'' deconstructs quite a few tropes to the point of being Troperiffic. The amoral WarGoddess Illyria from ''Series/{{Angel}}'' deconstructs the VisionaryVillain, going back in time in order to get revenge on Wolfram & Hart but instead developing a case of HumanityEnsues and HumansAreSpecial. With her influence, the Scoobies, empowered Slayers and Angel Investigations teams become a powerful force that inverts VillainsActHeroesReact, causes the [[SatanicArchetype First Evil]] to [[spoiler:cowardly run away to another universe]] and results in an EnforcedColdWar with the good guys mostly having the upper hand
* ''Series/ICarly''
** ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5190928/1/A_Darkened_Mind_Part_One A Darkened Mind]]'' is a long-form deconstruction of the BelligerentSexualTension, SlapSlapKiss and ComedicSociopathy based Sam/Freddie relationship.
** ''Fanfic/ICarlysFather'' deconstructs everything - Sam's JerkSue behavior and ComedicSociopathy towards Freddie, Carly's possessive yet uncommitted dragging along of Freddie's feelings and her acceptance of Sam's behavior towards him, Spencer dropping out of law school but not telling his father, and what amounted to stealing $80,000 from Carly after "iGot A Hot Room", Sam's FreudianExcuse being [[FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse ripped apart]], and the litany of assholes who abused and attacked the iCarly trio. Col. Shay comes into the story and immediately starts acting like the man his rank suggests and begins to sort it out. Yes, he is in some ways a FixerSue, but this is very much an example of Administrivia/TropesAreTools.
** ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5600467/1/Candles Candles]]'' is another example of the potential for a Sam/Freddie relationship to become abusive but in a short 4 chapter format.
** ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6136977/1/The_Twilight_of_iCarlys_Existence The Twilight Of iCarly's Existence]]'' skewers the FandomSpecificPlot of the "iCarly Trio as Vampires" via a crossover with [[spoiler:''Series/LizzieMcGuire'']].
* ''Series/DowntonAbbey'':
** ''[[FanFic/LovesJourney Love's Journey]]'' sympathetically deconstructs its heroine, Lady Sybil. She may be [[NiceToTheWaiter friends with the servants]] but it doesn't mean she understands them or their condition. Her helping Gwen leave service is motivated by a need to live vicariously through her her own fantasies of leaving Downton. Her StrawLiberal views and her SoapboxSadie quality grate people the wrong way and eventually her sister Mary calls her out on it. Training as a nurse is a tough adjustment for her, as the fellow working class nurses aren't impressed with her title like the staff at Downton. [[CharacterDevelopment It gives a lot of justification of how she adapted to a lower class lifestyle and could realistically marry the chauffeur during the show]].
** ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/735953/chapters/1368638 Thomas and the Society of Sentinels]]'' takes a hammer to the "someone learns they are special and are whisked to a brand-new world" plot. Since Thomas is a grown-up man, he internalized some ideas and behaviours and struggles with adaptation. Even worse, his new employer forgots to explain him ''how'' the Sentinel-Guide world functions because it's so evident for him, it kinda vanishes into the background. PoorCommunicationKills, indeed.
* ''Series/{{Glee}}''
** ''Fanfic/{{Dalton}}'': Of course trauma would follow after shocking events and explored the consequences. The mental and physical scars on the school was evident even in side stories. Consequences will follow after someone did badly like suspension and expulsion. Notoriously the source material was known not to do this.
** ''Fanfic/HuntingTheUnicorn'' deconstructs Blaine's KnightInShiningArmor persona. Unlike many Glee fanfics, which play up the [[TheThemeParkVersion idealized]] aspects of chivalry, the author focuses on [[ExactWords the medieval meaning of chivalry]]--which turns Blaine from a [[RelationshipSue kind, caring, and chivalrous gentleman]] into a kind, caring, and chivalrous gentleman... with [[HeroicSelfDeprecation cripplingly low self-esteem,]] [[BrokenAce deep emotional scars,]] [[ExtremeDoormat and a huge devotion to Kurt.]] He's so [[WideEyedIdealist naively trusting]] that people constantly need to spell things out for him, and [[spoiler:he has ''no idea'' about his stalker]]. It also shows what kind of emotional damage could produce a RelationshipSue, like [[DysfunctionJunction a dysfunctional family]] ([[LonelyRichKid where even the well-adjusted members are barely home]]), a ParalyzingFearOfSexuality, and just [[BreakTheCutie a shitty life in general]]. It's also implied that he puts on the "perfect boyfriend" act because [[LoveMartyr he's terrified of Kurt leaving him]]. [[spoiler:Like [[TheFirstCutIsTheDeepest the first guy]] Blaine slept with.]]
* ''Series/LazyTown'':
** ''Fanfic/TherellBeAnotherTime'', set ~6 years after the main series, contains the following:
*** Due to the kids growing up and no longer needing him to save them, Sportacus mostly spends all day exercising by himself and answering fan mail, and is very closed-off about his emotions.
*** Pixel is in an advanced computer science class with an immense workload, and so he never has time to hang out with the other kids. He also has a practically non-existent sleep schedule.
*** Due to being the youngest of the group, Ziggy is still in middle school while everyone else is in high school, and has been unable to make any new friends, so he is very lonely.
*** Stingy's dad works as an accountant in Dublin (a well-known tax haven), and so is absent from the family.
*** Trixie's tomboyish nature means that she is rejected by both the boys and girls at school, meaning that Stephanie is her only real friend.
*** Robbie has stopped trying to rid the town of Sportacus, and so now spends all day in his lair by himself, and is therefore very lonely.
* ''Series/LostGirl'':
** ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9010960/1/Where-The-Eyes-Of-The-Old-Gods-Can-t-Hope-To-Find-Us Where The Eyes Of The Old Gods Can't Hope To Find Us]]'' deconstructs the ShipperOnDeck mentality. Lauren gives Kenzi a [[ReasonYouSuckSpeech sharp]] [[WhatTheHellHero dressing down]] on this, pointing out how everyone wishes Bo was dating someone other than Lauren (Kenzi and Dyson want her with Dyson, Trick and the Ash want her with Fae, not a human) and none of them have stopped to think about what that feels like for her.
--->"Think about what it's like having all your lover's friends constantly undermining you. Think about how it makes you doubt yourself, question whether or not you're good for the person you care for so much. Think about it eats away at you, making you doubt that you deserve this person's love."
* ''Series/MorkAndMindy'':
** ''FanFic/MorkAndMindysTwentyFifthAnniversary'' deals with the implications of Mork's MerlinSickness in his relationship to Mindy.
* ''Franchise/PowerRangers''
** Portraying the characters as if the constant power losses, mind hijackings, and secrecy actually had the profound psychological effects one would expect these sort of things to have on a teenager. One of the more well known ''[[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers Mighty Morphin]]'' era fics, ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/212557/1/Personality-Conflicts Personality Conflicts]]'', starts with Tommy entering psychotherapy.
** ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6795599/1/Mias_Cooking Mia's Cooking]]'', a ''Series/PowerRangersSamurai'' fic, deconstructs Mia's LethalChef PlayedForLaughs schtick by showing the Rangers suffering ill effects from her bad cooking, prompting them to tell her the truth about her culinary skills. It does, however, [[{{Reconstruction}} reconstruct]] it in the end by having Kevin promise to teach Mia to cook a little better.
** Joseph Kahn's short film ''Power[=/=]Rangers'' features a notable deconstructive portrayal of [[Series/PowerRangersZeo the Machine Empire]], taking a very {{Cyberpunk}}-influenced approach in showing how an aggressively imperialistic race of MechanicalLifeforms might operate in real life. Instead of a royal court of petulant robots with an army of mechanical {{Mooks}}, they're a hyper-advanced HiveMind that manages to take over Earth by integrating themselves into its technology and advancing human society by several centuries, while quietly doing away with pesky things like individuality and free will. Most disturbingly, their takeover ends up causing a rift in the Rangers themselves, as many of them honestly find it easier to join the Machine Empire than to fight them.
*** The short also deconstructs the fan logic that making a fanwork DarkerAndEdgier[=/=]BloodierAndGorier than the original makes the new interpretation inherently more mature and realistic. ''Power[=/=]Rangers'' is, indeed, darker and edgier and gorier than ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers''... but it still works under the logic of its inspiration, and in doing so the result is still very silly. If something, it may be even ''more'' silly and immature than the original series, due to the juxtaposition between the forced dark aesthetics and the {{Sentai}} logic and characterization.
* ''Series/PrettyLittleLiars''
** ''FanFic/AllThingsTrulyWicked'' deconstructs [[TeacherStudentRomance Aria Montgomery and Ezra Fitz's relationship]] by pointing out how amoral Ezra would have to be in order actively pursue sexual relationships with underage girls (Alison and Aria, and even lying to the latter about not knowing her when they first met) as well as the fact that he had been stalking the Liars for years. [[AlternateUniverseFic And while in this story]] [[BigBad Ezra is A]], the story makes a point that even if he wasn't, he is still a [[PaedoHunt sexual predator]], and Emily and especially Aria mentally kick themselves for overlooking the fact that a grown man was dating a teenage girl.
* ''Franchise/StarTrek''
** [[http://www.ksarchive.com/viewstory.php?sid=448&warning=1 Beside the Wells]] by [=UKJess=] is a classic Star Trek fanfic which deconstructs the Kirk/Spock Slave [=AUs=] that were being published in the 80s and 90s in slash zines. In the author's word: "Kirk, of all people, ended up as Spock’s slave and, after a little perfunctory resistance, ended up liking it. I loathed the premise".
* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'':
** ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/27731689/chapters/67875925 A Glimpse Beyond]]'' deconstructs the show's final two episodes by pointing out how many things in it don't make sense with established canon or characterization -- Jack easily defeating [[{{God}} Chuck]] with a basic powerup, Dean not even trying to save Castiel from the Empty, Sam's future wife not getting a clear face or name, and their Heaven having none of the other people they'd grown close to over the years -- and depicting all of them as signs that they [[YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle didn't actually defeat Chuck]] and he and Amara tricked them into believing that they did, wiped their memories of everyone else important to them, and [[LotusEaterMachine trapped them in a false Heaven]] to railroad them into the "perfect brother ending" they wanted for them.
* ''Series/TeenWolf'':
** ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/682355/chapters/1251831 Not Your Disney Romance]]'' deconstructs the TokenHuman trope in regards to Stiles. Since Stiles constantly deals with supernatural things but doesn't [[HollywoodHealing heal like his supernatural friends do]] even though he can otherwise [[BadassNormal keep up with them]], he eventually ends up with some pretty nasty permanent injuries. This includes permanent brain damage brought on by Stiles taking too frequent hits over the head, which causes him to sometimes get confused and forget things. This is especially tragic because some of the violence that caused the brain damage was done to Stiles by his own pack (Derek pushing Stiles' head against the steering wheel of his car in canon, for example), and they're all remorseful that they didn't think about the permanent damage it would cause until it was too late.
* ''Series/{{Victorious}}''
** ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13347209/1/Birthday-Blues Birthday Blues]]'' deconstructs Jade's AlphaBitch personality and how she'd fare in the real world. After High School she gets a sales job. There she learns she can't just intimidate people to get what she wants. Instead, she has to rely on her interpersonal skills, which she's lacking.
* ''Series/TheYoungOnes'':
** In the third episode, ''Boring'', a throwaway joke reveals that Vyvyan (a first or second year University student who is presumably 18-ish) hasn't seen his mother in 10 years. It elicits a big audience laugh and is never mentioned again. [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/4963984 Guess]] what the [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/2090337 fandom]] is [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/5759215 obsessed]] with?
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* Music/{{Vocaloid}}:
** [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/5109927/ProblemsAU The Problems AU]] is normally, well, just a sad fic series, but everything to do with Kaito and Meiko is a deconstruction of [[DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale some of]] [[TheAlcoholic the problems]] [[ExtremeDoormat in how their relationship is portrayed]].
** ''Fanfic/{{Synthesis}}'' deconstructs one of the popular fanon about Vocaloids being singing androids. Here, the Vocaloids are former humans, most are on the brink of death, who had been converted into androids and forced to fulfil their company's demands. Most of the staff also see the Vocaloids as [[JustAMachine nothing but machines]], which frustrats the main protagonist to no end.
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* ''Franchise/{{RWBY}}'':
** Creator/CoeurAlAran is fond of deconstructing certain parts of ''RWBY'' canon in his fics. He calls out whip-based weaponry from the show by portraying it as CoolButInefficient.
** ''Fanfic/{{Emergence|RWBY}}'' deconstructs stories like ''FanFic/MyLittleDashie'' in which characters from the show come to the real world. The basic gist of it is that introducing four {{Badass Adorable}} girls to RealLife will result in, at worst, [[CurbStompBattle soldiers being reduced to]] LudicrousGibs. At the same time, it shows just how inexperienced four college students are with going on adventures in both funding and safety (especially the latter when they focus on [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror Yang's arc]].)
** ''Fanfic/FromBeyondRWBY'' deconstructs Jaune's canonical plan by showing how likely it was to go wrong. While Pyrrha did try to save him as in canon, Jaune causes the shot to miss and he dies just like you would expect him to. When his father is introduced later, the reader sees just how terrifying it would be to be the father of someone who tried this. Nicholas Arc's son disappears and takes a family heirloom with him, then weeks later gets contacted by a stranger to meet up for information on Jaune only to learn his only son died trying to follow a path Nicholas never wanted him to. He is so broken he doesn't bother to take [[AncestralWeapon Crocea Mors]] with him.
** ''Fanfic/{{The Games We Play|TheGamerRWBY}}'':
*** The fic simultaneously extols and questions KnowWhenToFoldEm. Jaune's maternal grandma Jeanne calls him out for not knowing when to fold despite the danger to his life and has herself retreated from many unwinnable battles... but when retreating means throwing defenceless innocents to the wolves, what sort of person are you, to put your own life before others, even if you try to self-justify that you want to avoid a SenselessSacrifice and fight another day? And indeed there are strong implications she's involved in shady business.
*** It also shows that giving children TrainingFromHell, even for the best of intentions - like trying to make said children strong enough to survive on a DeathWorld like Remnant - means putting them through situations that would be called abusive by more sheltered sorts. Jaune's sisters are all badly traumatized by the experience, which including breaking their arms, and absolutely hate their mother for it; none of them see her, and when she's put in the hospital, they only see her because of Jaune.
** Further, while Jaune's mother holds that TheExtremistWasRight - all of Jaune's sisters are still alive, after all, something that cannot be said of far too many other Huntsman families -- the oldest sister calls that into question, pointing out that the damage done ''by'' the training set her back considerably on her own growth, and that they'd have been better off if anything else was done.
** "[[MatingSeasonMayhem Faunus mating cycles]]" fics are usually just an excuse for shameless smut. A Faunus (usually Blake) goes into heat, she has to grab the nearest character for help, they have sex, the end. ''Fanfic/LinkedInLifeAndLove'' takes more time to examine the physical and emotional toll of such things, especially in a world where FantasticRacism is alive and well. Faunus hide as much of their animal natures from humans as possible, to the point that Blake nearly freezes to death in the shower because she refuses to tell her teammates what's wrong and what she needs.
** ''Fanfic/NotThisTimeFate'' makes an effort to deconstruct the PeggySue formula. The author goes to great lengths to establish just how hard "fixing" the story would be even with time travel, while also calling into question the morality of playing with timelines for the sake of saving a few specific people.
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