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* ''[[Anthem]]'':
** ''[http://www.angelfire.com/nd/emilyh/creativity/comradelindsey.html A Separate Anthem]'' is this.
* ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia]]'' famously has ''[http://grotesqueanddecadent.tumblr.com/post/21272759751/the-problem-of-susan-by-neil-gaiman The Problem of Susan]'' by [[Neil Gaiman]], who deconstructs the [[Esoteric Happy Ending]] of the final book of the series.
* ''[[Dragonriders of Pern]]'': Fandom mostly revolves around RPGs due to a long-standing fanfic ban. They deconstruct the eponymous dragonriders. The fans see riders as soldiers due to their militaristic lifestyle. The minute you Impress, you can't back out of it. Dragons are really big targets for Thread, and the telepathic bond means that when they get hurt, [[Synchronization|you'll feel it too]]. If ''you're'' physically hurt, you ''still'' need to keep it together unless you want them to panic, die, and leave you a traumatized wreck. You have to oil and bathe a house-sized creature by hand, participate in several-hour-long drills with about two days off ''a month'', and make/maintain your own riding gear from scratch. While they have reason to be idealized both in canon and by fans, dragonriders' lives are definitely not carefree.
* ''[[Harry Potter]]'': As one of the biggest fandoms in history, it contains a lot of fanfic de-construction of [[Canon]] or [[Fanon]], sometimes as a primary goal, and sometimes as a side effect:
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* The [[Hatedom]] of ''[[Twilight]]'' definitively ''loves'' to do this. In the [http://twispitefic.livejournal.com twispitefic comm] on LiveJournal, if a fic is tagged as "[[Logical Extreme]]", "[[This Is Reality|How should it have gone]]" and "[[Reality Ensues|Reality Enema]]", is almost surely one of these. Some of the usual targets are the [[Strangled by the Red String| imprinting deal]] with the werewolves, Bella's [[I Just Want to Be Special|disturbing obsession with becoming perfect]] at the price of her humanity, the situation of [[Old Man Marrying a Child|Renesmee]], everybody being an [[Jerkass|horrible person]] despite the text saying [[Designated Hero|they are all the opposite of mean]], and what would be really the perception of a rich family without a visible way of income (like the Cullens appear to be) if they were in a real life little town.
** ''[http://twispitefic.livejournal.com/35504.html For you, I will]'' deconstructs the imprinting concept to the bone. Most fics doing so center themselves on how an werewolf can uses the imprinting to impose on and abuse their love interest; ''this'' one instead center on what the ''imprintee'' could do with access to a supernatural creature with tremendous strength that loves you very much and wants to make you happy at any cost. If, as in this fic, the imprintee is a murderous sociopath with no qualms in using her imprinted lover as a [[Serial Killer|serial killer]] by proxy, the deal becomes [[Nightmare Fuel|horribly scary]].
**''[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6721038/1/The-Wedding-Crashers The Wedding Crashers]'' deconstruct the whole ''Twilight'' universe and its [[Protagonist-Centered Morality]] via a [[Deconstruction Crossover|crossover]] with ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]'' of all series. Watch the Winchester brothers and their angel pal Castiel, invited to Jacob and Renesmee's wedding by Leah (whom they had befriended), go thorough the tackiest "classy" wedding ever, more [[Conspicuous Consumption]] than in an Saudi Arabian royalty party, the [[Spoiled Brat|amazing brattiness]] of Renesmee, sparkling vampires, racism and anti-human sentiment running galore, misinterpreting of literature, and everybody shitting on their friend just for not being sycophantic to the Cullens enough.
** ''[http://twispitefic.livejournal.com/4560.html Kiri, Kiri]'' deconstructs the perception of Bella being inoffensive and the victim of the situation just because she is a human girl surrounded by supernatural creatures. Uh, no, just make her a vampire, without changing her visible personality traits, and marvel on Vampire!Bella [[Yandere|channeling]] [[Audition|Asami]] and still being in character.
** ''[http://twispitefic.livejournal.com/9538.html Better Loving Thorough Suicide]'' comically deconstructs the heaps of [[Driven to Suicide|suicidal ideation]] Bella and Edward share. They are so convinced that dying for the other is the biggest proof of love possible, they use suicidal attempts as ''anniversary gifts.'' After all, they are immortal now, not is like they are going to ''actually'' die... ok, maybe lose an organ or three, and destroy any implement involved and the surrounding area, but what's an arm less and some collateral damage when you love someone so deeply? {{spoiler|Their relatives eventually tire of the idiocy, and use this habit for ridding of them for good.}}
** ''[http://twispitefic.livejournal.com/18879.html The Elephant]'' deconstructs Bella's canonical motivations for wanting to become an immortal vampire despite everybody warning her on the downsides of the deal. This fic makes Bella suffer a degenerative genetic disease that has a penchant to strike before the patient gets into their forties, a thing she sees happen on all its suck to her grandma and mom. Now ''this'' Bella
** The fanfic [https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4333491/1/moves-in-mysterious-ways moves in mysterious ways] deconstructs how the vampire characters manage to insert themselves into High School despite having no story or family, Bella's social akwardness, and even the whole "tasty-smelling blood". The protagonist is a boy who is socially aware enough to realize that the "new student" Bella has managed to insert herself in the school order with disturbing ease, and instead of find her "charming" or "aloof" the way the books described the Cullens, he finds Bella's attitude invading, predatory, and completely out of touch with actual modern human behavior.
*** ''[[If Bella Were Sane]]'' goes for the [[Deconstructive Parody]] route by giving Bella an ounce of common sense and having her react to the rest of the cast's shenanigans. [[Played for Laughs|Played for endless laughs]].
* ''[[Wicked (novel)|Wicked]]'' is arguably Deconstruction Fic for ''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]]''.
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