#im begging for a modern day fairy tale that isnt just 'i accidentally wrote the heroine to unlearn the original lesson they learned' please

[missmonkeymode]

Someone: im gonna deconstruct some fairytales but make them dark and edgy and realistic

Me, pointing a gun at them: tell me the original fable without referencing Disneys retellings and tell me the moral of the story

#deconstruction of a story means you must be proficiently aware of the tropes youre deconstructing #if i have to parce one more 'its cinderella except THE PRINCE DOESNT ACTUALLY LOVE HER!!!!' story im gonna scream #i understand that fables are the most easily accessible story to deconstruct (we all know about red riding hood) but please. #im begging for a modern day fairy tale that isnt just 'i accidentally wrote the heroine to unlearn the original lesson they learned' please