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** ''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 on what happened on 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 Laurel 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, and Moira are all appalled with Sara and Dinah when they find out, while Sara herself is now a guilt-ridden wreck with Death Seeker tendencies.

** ''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. While yes, what happened to Sara was horrible and by no means any way deserved, trying to absolve her of the guilt of choosing to go on the ''Gambit'' and pinning it on Laurel is ultimately wrong, and in this story leads to Dinah (who was the one who let Sara go in the first place) using such reasoning to justify trading Laurel to the League of Assassins in exchange for Sara'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, and Moira are all appalled with Sara and Dinah when they find out, while Sara herself is now a guilt-ridden wreck with DeathSeeker tendencies.

** ''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. While yes, what happened to Sara was horrible and by no means any way deserved, trying to absolve her of the guilt of choosing to go on the ''Gambit'' and pinning it on Laurel leads to Dinah (who was the one who let Sara go in the first place) using such reasoning to justify trading Laurel to the League of Assassins in exchange for Sara'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, and Moira are all appalled with Sara and Dinah when they find out, while Sara herself is now a guilt-ridden wreck with DeathSeeker tendencies.

** ''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 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.

* ''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 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.

* ''Fanfic/TheseFoolishThings'' deconstructs the Oliver/Felicity relationship in ''Series/{{Arrow}}'', where it's shown that [[HenpeckedHusband Oliver's constant need to appease Felicity and make her happy]] isn't 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.

** ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6906423/1/iCarlys_Father iCarly's Father]]'' 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.

** ''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]], 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.

** 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) [[UncannyValley off-putting and unsettling]]]].

* ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainStarFinder'': Like many stories from the ''Blossomverse'', this story isn't afraid to deconstruct some elements from the show.
** Lincoln is jaded and emotionally exhausted due to the fact that he is the sole boy in a family of chaotic girls, along with the fact that his sisters never learn their lesson and cause problems around Royal Woods, making him stop caring about his family.
** The chaotic dynamics from the family won't lead to a happy family, it instead lead to a dysfunctional one. Along with this, this made them be a very loathed fam

** ''DeconstructionFic/{{HarryPotter}}''

* 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 [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome 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/{{Emergence|RWBY}}'' deconstructs stories like ''FanFic/MyLittleDashie'' in which characters from the show come to the real world. See their page's SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome trope to go into detail of how that worked, but 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/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 [[MarySuetopia Straw 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/InfinityTrainTeslaStar'': This Fanfic expands on Stella's homelife and later about the whole [[spoiler:Luck Fiasco.]]
** Judy Zhau was mentioned as not liking seeing her daughter eat unhealthy food, but this Fanfic shows what type of mother she would be; while she isn't a one-dimensional AbusiveParent, Stella is basically forced to hide her food from Judy and feels that she doesn't have control of her food habits.
** The idea of a group of friends going against an antagonistic group is shot down: Starflare doesn't encourage Stella to go against the Neo Apex since the train is only about emotional growth, not becoming a hero, the group only receives non-lethal weapon to survive, and Starflare told his daughter to only help Stella and her friends get out of the train.

* ''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 [[RonTheDeathEater 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.

** Judy Zhau was mentioned as not liking seeing her daughter eat unhealthy food, but this Fanfic show what type of mother she would be, while she isn't a one-dimensional AbusiveParent, Stella is basically forced to hide her food from her and feel that she doesn't have control of her food habits.
** The idea of a group of friends going against an antagonistic group is shot down, Starflare don't encourage Stella to go against the Neo Apex since the train is only about emotional growth, not becoming a hero, the group only receive non-lethal weapon to survive, Starflare told his daughter to only help Stella and her friends get out of the train.

** ''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 he 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/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 he shot to miss and he dies just like you would expect him to. When his father is introduced later, the reader sees just how [[AdultFear 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/{{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 has 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.