- Chronicles of the Siren War
- Despite their abilities, the kansen are initially looked down upon and shunned by most of the people who know about them, being treated as nothing more than weapons at best. However, once they get the chance to show their skill and courage in actual combat, all that prejudice slowly dissipates. Even in the Union fleet, a number of kansen (particularly the carriers) become close to their crews thanks to the shared crucible of battle.
- Thorson's journey as a commander of a fleet of kansen is an interesting one. He takes sole command of the Union's shipgirl project after all of its other members have been killed, and it's clear that the combined pressure of contributing to the war effort and preparing for the future showdown with the Sirens while simultaneously looking out for the well-being of as many kansen as he can is taking a toll on his mental health. Even so, the reason he hasn't lost his sanity is because being commander has allowed him to form deep bonds with his kansen; he may be busy looking after their happiness, but they're looking out for his too.
- When Pennsylvania, Arizona, Fusou, and Yamashiro all openly declare their love for Thorson at once, it causes Thorson to leave the room out of sheer discomfort at the situation; not only is he uncomfortable with the idea of having more than one lover in and of itself, he also fears that the fleet might tear itself apart over his affections. Indeed, Tennessee herself tears into the aforementioned four battleships for not considering whether Thorson's own feelings are mutual. Fortunately, the bonds between the kansen are strong enough that they're able to share Thorson's affections without too much strife (even after he starts gaining new lovers), and they ultimately respect Thorson enough to give him the chance to determine his own feelings towards each one of them individually. Indeed, the genuine love between Thorson and his lovers becomes a major source of their strength, even if some outsiders to Azur Lane might still look askance at what they see as merely a harem.
- Child of the Storm:
- It methodically and brutally deconstructs a number of classic comic and fantasy tropes, especially the idea of the Kid Hero. It presents a world of Black-and-Gray Morality, where even the good guys include those willing to torture and assassinate as necessary, the Big Good is an exemplary Magnificent Bastard and master manipulator, while PTSD is a fact of life among the superhero set - especially since the brutality the villains are capable of is not remotely soft-pedalled, as they include abominations both humanoid and not, as well as all too human evils. Plus, the petty cruelties of humanity are demonstrated with aching clarity. Surprisingly Realistic Outcome occurs, a lot.
- Yet there are several genuine examples of The Cape among the heroes, who are universally admired and inspire more noble behaviour in their more cynical and ruthless peers, who are also trying their damnedest to do good and protect people, no matter the cost - and they succeed. Not only that, but by and large, people are grateful for it. The heroic community is largely united, like an over-sized, dysfunctional family, and like a family, they come together when it really matters. In the first story's Darkest Hour, when HYDRA have the Avengers down and the world at their mercy, other heroes emerge from the shadows to take them down. Muggle Power is emphasised, with ordinary humans sticking up for themselves, and supernatural monsters getting a real kicking. In the second story's Darkest Hour, when Harry is on the verge of becoming the Dark Phoenix, they're talked down through The Power of Friendship and Power of Love (platonic, familial, and romantic). Trauma is horrible, but there are therapists, and they do work. It even beautifully reconstructs the classic Romance Arc with Harry and Carol. In other words, there are heroes and while the road may be hard, and you will face loss and suffering, but you can earn a happy ending.
- Infinity Train: Blossoming Trail deconstructs a lot of elements of the Pokemon Journeys plot and set up, along with elements of Infinity Train. However, some of what the story tears up is put back together in later parts. For example, Ash's status as a All-Loving Hero in part 1 was seen as constricting to Chloe who saw him easily befriend her best friend, leaving her overshadowed and embittered by his accomplishments. By Part 2, however, she grows much more appreciative of his honesty, kindness, and good intentions, making him the first person she's able to forgive for his mistakes... and his kindness means he's open to accepting her apology, whereas others have no interest in giving her another chance.
- Angel of the Bat reads like a recon-decon-recon. The first half is mostly hopeful and optimistic in its presentation of religion and belief, particularly in regards to Catholicism. Corrupted religions are very much presented as "the bad guys" but the faiths of the main characters is pure and good. In the next fourth this gets turned on its head, leading to main character Cassie's Crisis of Faith and scenes bordering on Religious Horror. The last fourth reconstructs the first half. After the aforementioned scenes of Religious Horror and a healthy dose of Gayngst nearly destroy Cassandra's faith, she is left to make the decision by herself if her religious life is still worth living. She finds even if she doesn't agree with all the institutions of her faith, it is still important enough for her to hold onto, and that her faith in God is more important than anything else.
- The Retribution
deconstructs and reconstructs Pay Evil unto Evil. It starts with Brandon being none too pleased about his Loan Shark friend being beaten to death by some angry civilians who were once their clients in a riot. Although he has been suggested to let Millennion sweepers do the job, he insists on finding and killing the leader of the riot by himself. However, the leader of the riot, Leonard, turns out to be a father to a little girl. Brandon finds it difficult to carry on his duty because he himself is a Parental Substitute to Mika; he knows that killing Leonard will cause a Parental Abandonment to his daughter and is a horrible deed. He decides to kill Leonard anyway, because it is what is right according to his (and likely Millennion loan sharks') modus operandi: clients who can't pay up will have their belongings stolen to pay off their debts and clients who fight back will be beaten up, meaning that clients who murder a Loan Shark deserve death. However, Brandon feels terrible for murdering Leonard in front of his daughter and witnessing his daughter bawling her eyes out as she hugs Leonard's corpse (worsened by the fact that Brandon sees the girl and Leonard's corpse as Mika and his own corpse). Later, thanks to Mika for indirectly reminding him that he will not go anywhere far if he keeps wallowing in his guilt for doing that (his Despair Event Horizon begins to keep him from being a good Parental Substitute to Mika because he loses his mood to have fun with Mika and puts his residual leg at the risk of being further amputated because he forgets to retire his prosthesis at night), he decides to let go of his grief and uphold the Pay Evil unto Evil philosophy, because it's the right thing to do if he favors his family.
- pretty little liar initially deconstructs Yukako Yamagishi's Heel–Face Turn after her debut arc in the manga. Despite her efforts to improve herself and seeking therapy for both her violent and Yandere tendencies, most of her classmates still see her as a derange psychopath that they spread rumors about her kidnapping Koichi (desn't help Yukako's mindset that she had kidnapped Koichi before). The constant slander and bullying nearly lead her to losing control. However, her own visible efforts get noticed by some like Josuke, who while still mad about what Yukako did to Koichi does recognize she's making an active case of self-improvement and helps her against some of her tormentors.
- Five Dangerous Months at the Hinata Inn:
- The series explores the Sunk Cost Fallacy of Keitaro attempting to hold onto his Childhood Marriage Promise for so long, with how every choice he makes revolves around trying to keep it. Ultimately, the scripts for the final episodes show that this was all for the best: he got firsthand lessons in why he needed to take care of those around him, and succeeded in meeting the girl from his memories.
- Naru's hotheadness actually scares the other residents, along with the majority of her classmates, with her eventually revealing that Keitaro is her Only Friend. Over time, however, everyone comes to realize that's simply how she acts.
- Keitaro eventually gets sick of living at the Inn after being abused so much and decides to leave. However, in the finale, the residents apologize and admit that they both need his help and have come to care about him, and he decides to return.
- Throughout Game Theory, Nanoha learns the hard way that crazy plans have a tendency to backfire, that nine year-olds are not mentally equipped to handle complex ethical dilemmas, and that it isn't always possible to save everyone. The epilogue, however, shows that sometimes you can get a happy ending if you try hard enough.
- The Captain America: The Winter Soldier fanfic Out of the Dead Land deconstructs the common Fix Fic set-up of Bucky naturally regaining his memories and old personality over time by sticking close to Steve and learning about his past from him: here, Bucky seemingly becoming more like his old self is only a facade constructed from others' stories and no matter how much he replays the stories Steve tells him in his head, he can't truly remember them as his own and reverts back to the empty Winter Soldier when the truth comes out. The reconstruction comes when it's shown that he nevertheless really is the Bucky Steve knows at his core who doesn't need his memories to instinctively do the right thing or come to love Steve even when he believes himself to be only an empty shell, and he's able to gradually regain his sense of identity and Earn His Happy Ending with Steve even without the bulk of his memories.
- Mega Man: Defender of the Human Race: The fic as a whole serves as this to the original Mega Man (Ruby-Spears) cartoon. We see how destructive and costly the fighting is, the emotional toil that all parties go through and the effects it has on society and the world. But as time goes on, the heroes and villains learn from their experiences and continue to be who they were meant to be while the world adepts and comes to accept the inclusion of robots.
- Juleka vs. the Forces of the Universe applies this concept to the Shipper on Deck.
- Firstly, Alya is shown to not care what Marinette actually wants anymore. She's going to end up with Adrien, no matter how many Zany Schemes she has to concoct and force her 'bestie' into, subjecting Marinette to one Humiliation Conga after another... all while blaming Marinette for her inability to spit it out already. She undermines her agency, encouraging others to see Marinette as incompetent and incapable of doing anything without their 'help'.
- This also applies to the world at large, as circumstances seem to contrive to shove Marinette/Ladybug and Adrien/Chat Noir towards each other. Despite Ladybug not wanting any kind of Relationship Upgrade with her partner and repeatedly stating this, Chat Noir gleefully ignores her desires, as do the Ladynoir shippers in Paris. Her feelings on the matter get ignored; as far as they're concerned, she's just resisting the inevitable.
- However, the concept is reconstructed through Juleka's efforts to Screw Destiny. Unlike Alya and the majority of the shippers depicted, Juleka actually cares about Marinette as a person and wants to see her in a happy, healthy relationship. While she questions whether or not it's right to try hooking her up with Luka, Juleka soon sees that Marinette is actually relaxed and comfortable around him, and upon realizing that Marinette is open to the idea of dating him, she's encouraged to continue helping them get together.
- Of Patience and Pettiness:
- After exposing Lila, Marintte wants nothing more to do with her classmates, since not only did they hurt her, they refuse to acknowledge what they did wrong, blaming it all on Lila. However, over the course of the fic, Marinette comes to terms with what happened and is able to slowly rebuild her friendships with the classmates who do recognize, regret, and work to make amends.
- Ms. Bustier did nothing to stop Lila from bullying Marinette. Rather than this being deliberate favoritism on her part, she genuinely had no idea what was going on under her nose. When Marinette explains to her why she wants to sit in the back after Lila's exposure, Ms. Bustier is horrified at her failure to notice what was happening sooner, and she tries her best to support her afterwards.
- Our New Roommate is one of Harem Genre fics. While initially seeming to play it straight, it soon becomes a Deconstruction when it shows how being treated like a sex object has a negative impact on Izuku’s mental health and damages his relationship with his classmates. It becomes a Reconstruction after they all work out their issues and form a happy polyamorous relationship, treating Izuku with respect.
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
- The Nuptialverse: Post Nuptials deconstructs Easily Forgiven, as Twilight forgiving everyone for how they treated her only makes the others more ashamed of how they treated it. It's then subsequently revealed that Twilight was putting a brave face on while letting her anger fester. Addressing her feelings more honestly and acknowledging their sincere remorse enables the healing process to truly begin.
- The Pony POV Series is a good example. It takes various aspects of the series, deconstructs them, and then reconstructs them. The best example is the basic premise of Reharmonized Ponies; that the World-Healing Wave that accompanied Discord's defeat didn't heal the mental damage he caused...but friendship can still heal it. It also took the idea that Fluttershy's Discorded self was a split personality Discord created with the character of Fluttercruel, Fluttershy's Child By Mind Rape by Discord who at first tries to take over, but eventually is reconditioned by Fluttershy's parenting and becomes the mane cast's Sixth Ranger.
- Shattered by Time starts out as a deconstruction of many Naruto Peggy Sue fics where someone (Kakashi, in this case) goes back in time to prevent the bad guys from winning. The difference is that Kakashi has already been "shattered" before he comes back, needs to be "reconstructed", and it takes YEARS for him to get back to anywhere near normal again. But once he does, the story progresses closer to the classic versions, where he still takes in Naruto and "makes" Sasuke a good guy, etc.
- Dear Diary, a Nuzlocke retelling of Pokémon Black and White:
- It underscores how insincere The Power of Friendship is when one of the "friends" is forcing the other to join them, fight and take risks while the former gets the luxury and glory, but then shows how amazing it can be when it's a reciprocal relationship, as shown by the genuinely happy and healthy relationships between Pokémon and trainer in Icirrus city where the trainers are willing to take risks as well, and Lillil's dramatic defeat of Goliath, which she could never have done without The Power of Friendship.
- It also deconstructs the concept of a Pokémon adventure. Being a Nuzlocke, it shows how the risks of a battling journey, no matter how tough the Pokémon are, will extend beyond just fainting, but the world is dangerous outside of an adventure and, for those who actually choose it rather than being forced, it can be a beautiful experience to face that danger for a purpose rather than just to survive.
- Sonic X: Dark Chaos rewrites the third season of Sonic X into a hellish Cosmic Horror Story. It deconstructs both the origin of the Chaos Emeralds (created by the devil himself) and the characters. Sonic's whole self-image as an Invincible Hero and The Ace is quickly shattered and the characters - especially the younger ones like Cream - are visibly affected by the horrors around them. However, the heroes know that they can't give up, so they keep going regardless. The rewrite makes the switch even more blatant, emphasizing The Power of Friendship and hope even in the face of cosmic terror.
- Some Things Never Change: Squidward has grown much wiser, being overall more adaptive to his situations compared to his prior obstinate stubbornness. When dealing with Patrick, who broke into his home and pigged out on his food, he instead deftly outmaneuvers him into falling asleep, thus ensuring he can't get in the way. His Heel Realization on how he's wasted his life also pushes him to finally drop his fixation on his past mistakes, choosing to try to live the rest of his remaining life with some degree of joy in his hobbies instead of drowning in envy and depression at his circumstances. Finally, Sandy ends up pointing out to him that for all of his failings compared to Squilliam, the one thing he does have is integrity and the ability to (belatedly) admit his own faults, something that a egotistical narcissist like Squilliam would have never done, thus allowing Squidward to come to terms with his life and finally move on.
- The Desert Storm: The fic starts out by deconstructing Training from Hell by showing how the grueling training that Ben puts his Padawan through on a daily basis regularly leaves him bruised and exhausted to the point where he can barely walk. This is quickly noticed by Obi-Wan's friends, who start to worry about him and pass on their concerns to their masters. This leads to Ben getting a bad rep as a mentor with many Jedi viewing his training to be a form a child abuse and some even going as far as to demand that Obi-Wan be removed from Ben's tutelage entirely. This then gets reconstructed as people realize that Ben is pushing Obi-Wan as far as he can go and no further, that the training is actually working spectacularly well, and that there's a reason he's pushing Obi-Wan.
- An Unexpected Child: The fanfic initially deconstructs Babies Make Everything Better by showing that the Mistress being pregnant with the Warden's child doesn't instantly make everything better with him. She's not even sure she can take on the responsibility of raising a child at first. The Warden actually has to put effort into his relationship with his rival in order for her to be more trusting of him. Eventually, the trope is reconstructed when Warden and Mistress decide to work through their issues for the sake of their child.
