History Fanfic / AnUnsungSong

** Maine, [[spoiler: who gets stabbed twice by Kizzy, in addition to almost being eaten by the prairie-dog mutts.]]
** Kyler, [[spoiler: who gets his own sword dropped on him repetitively when Charity misses the first few times.]]

* BetterAsFriends: Fabian and Devena,[[spoiler: although they don't manage to keep it up very long]].

Several companion fics also exist: ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7007859/1/Memories_of_Yesterday_Dreams_of_Tomorrow Memories of Yesterday, Dreams of Tomorrow]]'', a collection of prequel one-shots written by various authors; ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7473852/1/Another_Song_Will_Rise Another Song Will Rise]]'', a collection of AU one-shots about various relationships between tributes; ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7694444/1/Special Special]]'', written by [[{{Tropers/Amata}} Amata le Fay]] and part of the [[http://beforethemusicdieslegacy.webs.com/apps/blog/show/10722273-a-slightly-different-opportunity AUS one-shot contest]]; and ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7691455/1/To_Describe_a_Gamemaker To Describe A Gamemaker]]'', a multichapter about the Gamemakers.

Several companion fics also exist: ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7007859/1/Memories_of_Yesterday_Dreams_of_Tomorrow Memories of Yesterday, Dreams of Tomorrow]]'', a collection of prequel one-shots written by various authors; ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7473852/1/Another_Song_Will_Rise Another Song Will Rise]]'', a collection of AU one-shots about various relationships between tributes; ''Special'', written by [[{{Tropers/Amata}} Amata le Fay]] and part of the [[http://beforethemusicdieslegacy.webs.com/apps/blog/show/10722273-a-slightly-different-opportunity AUS one-shot contest]]; and ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7691455/1/To_Describe_a_Gamemaker To Describe A Gamemaker]]'', a multichapter about the Gamemakers.

The actual story can be found [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6821649/20/An_Unsung_Song_The_Tale_of_the_405th_Hunger_Games here]]. Two sequels, the first called ''A New Tune'' and the second ''One Last Melody'', are in the works, along with a potential second series. The whole saga is collectively known as the ''Before the Music Dies Legacy'', and its website can be found [[http://beforethemusicdieslegacy.webs.com/ here]].

* Leitmotif: Could describe "One Last Melody", (sung by Kizzy to get out of the toucan attack), "Another Song Will Rise", (sung by the Career pack before the Games and mentioned in the chapter, "Another Song Will Rise" and the oneshot contest entry "Special", and the title of the AU companion), the anthem of Panem (played at the Reapings, at the interviews, and each night of the Games), and the mysterious song that keeps coming up.

* Phobia: Tons of them in the arena. Almost all of the tributes are scared of both dying (in general), being all alone, and losing the people they care about [[spoiler: though these fears happen to most of them.]]

** (Subverted), Tod [[spoiler: who Kizzy kills before Lina can; (she doesn't go to attack upon discovering that he was already killed).]]

** Also subverted by Kyler, who [[spoiler: refuses to kill Charity, even when she tries to kill him (and succeeds).]]

* OffscreenMomentofAwesome: We don't actually see most of the people who supposedly die before the Games get killed. [[spoiler: Such as Arbenia, Tara, and the unknown people at the interviews]].

-->Just about all the tributes, saying that they'll come home.
-->Devena, (Fabian's best friend/ex-girlfriend), who says that she'll take care of his little sister, Shade, while Fabian is in the Games.
-->Ionia, who promised her father that she would volunteer for the Games. [[spoiler: She later finds out that she promised to actually not do this, so it's also subverted.]]
-->Ondrew, who promises Mr. Velius and Ms. Velius that he would take care of their daughter and his district partner, Cala. [[spoiler: Somewhat subverted, as he dies in the bloodbath, leaving most of the work to Lina.]]
-->Namitha and the rest of the District Ten team, who tell President Paylor that they won't tell anyone the truth about [[spoiler: Tara's death]].
-->This could also apply to the trust established between all of the alliances. [[spoiler: This doesn't work out so well with the District Eight alliance or the Career pack, at the betrayals of certain members.]]

-->Chenille is scared of climbing/heights, although there are three different times she has to climb--(before the Reaping, in training, and up the cliff in the arena).
-->Samantha is terribly afraid of being betrayed by her allies, [[spoiler: which also happens.]]
-->Ionia is terrified of the wind, as she blames it for her father's death in a boating accident.
-->Tal is extremely frightened by mutts, as he's heard too many horror stories about them, coming from District Five.
-->It's never really stated, but Kizzy did seem to be quite scared by the toucan muttations.
-->Kildaire stopped talking because, in her memory, she was almost crushed by a falling tree. Some believe she was "scared silent".
-->Kyler's greatest fear is becoming someone he's not. [[spoiler: He feels he's failed this after he "lets" Kildaire die. Ironically, he felt no guilt for killing Tal and attempting to take on the Careers, as both were in a situation to defend his allies, Charity and Kildaire.]]
-->Cala seems to have many vague fears, as she's frequently confused by reality.
-->Ondrew is claustrophobic, and, like Chenille, has a fear of heights.
-->Namitha is scared of spiders, but her worst fear is dying alone. [[spoiler: Hence the shut-down when all of her allies die.]]
-->Lina is most afraid of rejection.

-->Maine, [[spoiler: who gets stabbed twice by Kizzy, in addition to almost being eaten by the prairie-dog mutts.]]
-->Kyler, [[spoiler: who gets his own sword dropped on him repetitively when Charity misses the first few times.]]
-->(Subverted), Tod [[spoiler: who Kizzy kills before Lina can; (she doesn't go to attack upon discovering that he was already killed).]]

-->Applies to the deaths of:
--->[[spoiler: Callia, who's killed by Arsin.]]
--->[[spoiler: Kildaire, who's also killed by Arsin.]]
-->Also subverted by Kyler, who [[spoiler: refuses to kill Charity, even when she tries to kill him (and succeeds).]]

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: A lot of the Capitol citizens fit this trope.

* AlternateUniverseFic: Katniss and Peeta were never in the Games.

* AntiHero: The Careers. Possibly others like Tod and Kizzy as well, but [[YourMileageMayVary YMMV]].

* [=~I'll Kill You!~=]: It's relatively common to hear someone threaten if a tribute with death if they don't return.

* Bury Your Disabled: [[spoiler: The autistic District Twelve tribute, Mist, who dies in the bloodbath.]]

* The Schizophrenia Conspiracy: This could apply to Cala, [[spoiler: who doesn't listen to Kane's requests to betray her alliance.]]

* DrowningPit: Subverted. [[spoiler:Charit expects the underwater tunnels to do this, but they just shake her around a bit.]]

* CouldntFindAPen: to write "Welcome to the Games with." Blood worked nicely.

* AmbiguousDisorder: Mist.