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** Apparently, [[spoiler: Lavinia, as she tells Vale's story to Katniss Everdeen in the end, after the events of the Hunger Games series]].
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* TheStoryteller: Vale.
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Warning: ahead, there be spoilers. Hidden, but major spoilers.
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* EyesOfGold: Amber has [[CaptainObvious amber eyes]].
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* MeaningfulName: Vale will point out that her name means "low place," and it can also refer to a lament. Also, Amber has [[EyesOfGold amber eyes]] like her name implies, and Kit's last name, "Littleby," references his smallness.
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* MeaningfulName: Vale will point out that her name means "low place," and it can also refer to a lament. Also, Amber has [[EyesOfGold amber eyes]] eyes like her name implies, and Kit's last name, "Littleby," references his smallness.
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* BabiesEverAfter: In the end, [[spoiler: Damon and Lavinia get married and have two children. They name them Vale and Kit, in honor of Lavinia's last two tributes.]]
* BrokenBird: As above, Obsidian becomes a male version.
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* LoveIsAWeakness: From Obsidian's point-of-view, we can gather that Careers have had this drilled into their heads. (We can also gather that he wasn't listening.)
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* LoveIsAWeakness: From Obsidian's point-of-view, we can gather that Careers have had this drilled into their heads. (We heads ("In the arena, your life comes first and foremost. If you have a choice between saving your best friend’s life and your own, leave the poor sucker to get eaten by mutts" comes to mind). We can also gather that he wasn't listening.)
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* UnkemptBeauty: Vale, inferably.
* UpbringingMakesTheHero: The promise that Vale made to Laurel that, if she's going to win the Games, she will win them honorably serves as a MoralityChain to her, and that and her upbringing seem to keep her grounded in the arena. Contrast, say, Obsidian, who struggles with doing the right thing due to the fact that "the right thing" for him often means going against the way he was raised to behave.
* UptightLovesWild: [[spoiler: Damon and Lavinia again]].
* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: The final chapter shows [[spoiler: Lavinia, now old with grown children of her own, relating Vale's story to Katniss]].
* WideEyedIdealist: Vale has an idealistic side, which is often in contrast with [[TheCynic "the pragmatic voice"]] in her mind.
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* BittersweetEnding: And how.
* PuppyLove: Kit and [[spoiler: Laurel. Unfortunately, by the time of his confession, he'll have no chance to see her again and learn for certain that she returns his feelings.]]
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* ThePollyanna: Lavinia Gilden[[spoiler: /Tansy Leefinch]] always seems to be trying to look on the bright side... even when it comes to the Hunger Games.
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* ThePollyanna: Lavinia Gilden[[spoiler: /Tansy Leefinch]] always seems to be trying to look on the bright side... even when it comes to the Hunger Games.Games.
* ThePowerOfFriendship: How Vale makes it so far in her Games, not by fighting everyone but befriending them. See also: her alliance with Kit [[spoiler: and Fen and Lark, and then Obsidian...]].
* TheReveal: A big one comes right before the Games: [[spoiler: Lavinia reveals that she is not actually from the Capitol. She was originally from District Twelve, from the Seam like Vale. She stowed away to the Capitol after her older sister Violet died in the Hunger Games and eventually became an escort for her home district.]]
* ThereAreNoTherapists: Becomes evident after the Hunger Games end. Hunger Games victors often come back shattered, and this is no exception.
* TitleDrop: Happens a few times. The first time occurs when Vale first boards the train to the Capitol and promises to be Kit's ally. "She had already come to the decision: she would do whatever she could to protect this little boy. She was going to die defending him and bringing comfort to him. At least that would give her death some semblance of meaning."
* TookALevelInBadass: The Vale at the end of the Games is much less weak than the Vale at the beginning (even if she is still nowhere near being on par with Katniss).
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* ThePowerOfFriendship: How Vale makes it so far in her Games, not by fighting everyone but befriending them. See also: her alliance with Kit [[spoiler: and Fen and Lark, and then Obsidian...]].
* TheReveal: A big one comes right before the Games: [[spoiler: Lavinia reveals that she is not actually from the Capitol. She was originally from District Twelve, from the Seam like Vale. She stowed away to the Capitol after her older sister Violet died in the Hunger Games and eventually became an escort for her home district.]]
* ThereAreNoTherapists: Becomes evident after the Hunger Games end. Hunger Games victors often come back shattered, and this is no exception.
* TitleDrop: Happens a few times. The first time occurs when Vale first boards the train to the Capitol and promises to be Kit's ally. "She had already come to the decision: she would do whatever she could to protect this little boy. She was going to die defending him and bringing comfort to him. At least that would give her death some semblance of meaning."
* TookALevelInBadass: The Vale at the end of the Games is much less weak than the Vale at the beginning (even if she is still nowhere near being on par with Katniss).
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* StalkingIsLove: [[spoiler: ...Vale does warm up to him.]]
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* StalkingIsLove: [[spoiler: ...Vale does warm up to him.]]]]
* TagAlongKid: Kit seems to fear that he is this to Vale.
* TearJerker: From about a couple chapters in and onward. And it only gets worse from there. See also: [[spoiler: Kit's death]].
* TheCynic: The pragmatic voice in Vale's head.
* TheHero: Vale.
* [[spoiler: TheHeroDies]].
* TheIngenue: Vale could be called this.
* ThePollyanna: Lavinia Gilden[[spoiler: /Tansy Leefinch]] always seems to be trying to look on the bright side... even when it comes to the Hunger Games.
* TagAlongKid: Kit seems to fear that he is this to Vale.
* TearJerker: From about a couple chapters in and onward. And it only gets worse from there. See also: [[spoiler: Kit's death]].
* TheCynic: The pragmatic voice in Vale's head.
* TheHero: Vale.
* [[spoiler: TheHeroDies]].
* TheIngenue: Vale could be called this.
* ThePollyanna: Lavinia Gilden[[spoiler: /Tansy Leefinch]] always seems to be trying to look on the bright side... even when it comes to the Hunger Games.
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* SiblingTeam: Again, Fen and Lark of District Five.
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* SiblingTeam: Again, Fen and Lark of District Five.Five.
* SiblingYinYang: Fen and Lark. Fen is a clever, mistrustful FieryRedhead who [[spoiler: really, really hates the Capitol, to the point where she wants to rebel]], whereas her younger brother Lark is openly kind, trusting, and mellow.
** Also, Vale and her bold sister Maybelle seem to be quite different.
* SingleTargetSexuality: [[spoiler: Obsidian toward Vale, apparently. He doesn't even respond to district partner Amber's advances, except with disgust- and apparently, she's quite pretty.]]
* SleepCute: [[spoiler: Vale and Obsidian, eventually.]] Even before that, a platonic, sibling-like example could be found in Vale and Kit. [[spoiler: The open trust that this action displayed was one of the things that kept Obsidian from killing them when he came across them.]]
* SmugSmiler: Several Careers, notably Amber.
* SpeechImpediment: [[ShrinkingViolet Vale]] sometimes tends to stammer when she's nervous.
* StalkerWithACrush: Obsidian definitely gives off these vibes. And if that's true, then...
* StalkingIsLove: [[spoiler: ...Vale does warm up to him.]]
* SiblingYinYang: Fen and Lark. Fen is a clever, mistrustful FieryRedhead who [[spoiler: really, really hates the Capitol, to the point where she wants to rebel]], whereas her younger brother Lark is openly kind, trusting, and mellow.
** Also, Vale and her bold sister Maybelle seem to be quite different.
* SingleTargetSexuality: [[spoiler: Obsidian toward Vale, apparently. He doesn't even respond to district partner Amber's advances, except with disgust- and apparently, she's quite pretty.]]
* SleepCute: [[spoiler: Vale and Obsidian, eventually.]] Even before that, a platonic, sibling-like example could be found in Vale and Kit. [[spoiler: The open trust that this action displayed was one of the things that kept Obsidian from killing them when he came across them.]]
* SmugSmiler: Several Careers, notably Amber.
* SpeechImpediment: [[ShrinkingViolet Vale]] sometimes tends to stammer when she's nervous.
* StalkerWithACrush: Obsidian definitely gives off these vibes. And if that's true, then...
* StalkingIsLove: [[spoiler: ...Vale does warm up to him.]]
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* ReplacementGoldfish: Vale comes to see Kit as another sibling that she wants to protect. Then, [[spoiler: after his death, she teams up with the siblings from District Five and comes to view Lark in a similar light. The text says, "Vale told herself that she would help Fen to protect her brother. If she was helpless and hopeless to save Kit, at least she could try to help Lark for as long as she could. Kit, Lark, Averill [Vale's real brother]... Sometimes, even when she was wide awake, the names seemed to blur together in her mind."
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* ReplacementGoldfish: Vale comes to see Kit as another sibling that she wants to protect. Then, [[spoiler: after his death, she teams up with the siblings from District Five and comes to view Lark in a similar light. The text says, "Vale told herself that she would help Fen to protect her brother. If she was helpless and hopeless to save Kit, at least she could try to help Lark for as long as she could. Kit, Lark, Averill [Vale's real brother]... Sometimes, even when she was wide awake, the names seemed to blur together in her mind.""
* RichBitch: Though not as well-off as citizens of the Capitol, District One is still quite wealthy compared to Twelve, and this is visible in Amber.
* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: Damon and Lavinia, very much.
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: [[spoiler: Vale's attitude in the end when she defies the Capitol during the final confrontation. Katniss would be proud.]]
* SelfSacrificeScheme: Fen tells Vale that, if the final confrontation was between herself and her brother Lark, she would die so that Lark could win and make it home. [[spoiler: This doesn't come to be.]]
* SensibleHeroesSkimpyVillains: Evident in the attire that [[NaiveEverygirl Vale]] and [[RichBitch Amber]] wear for their interviews.
* SeriousBusiness: The Hunger Games, naturally.
* SheCleansUpNicely: Vale after her trip to the Remake Center.
* ShinyMidnightBlack: Vale's hair apparently is so black that it almost looks blue.
* ShipperOnDeck: Fen comments, during a discussion on her brother's cold-hearted ex-girlfriend, that she wishes that Vale had been born in District Five, implying that she thinks Vale would make a better match for Lark.
** Also, Laurel seems to like Obsidian, and she seems fine with the fact that, in her words, "I think he likes her— like, like-likes her."
* ShrinkingViolet: Vale, especially at the beginning of the story. Her little sister Laurel may also qualify.
* SiblingTeam: Again, Fen and Lark of District Five.
* RichBitch: Though not as well-off as citizens of the Capitol, District One is still quite wealthy compared to Twelve, and this is visible in Amber.
* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: Damon and Lavinia, very much.
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: [[spoiler: Vale's attitude in the end when she defies the Capitol during the final confrontation. Katniss would be proud.]]
* SelfSacrificeScheme: Fen tells Vale that, if the final confrontation was between herself and her brother Lark, she would die so that Lark could win and make it home. [[spoiler: This doesn't come to be.]]
* SensibleHeroesSkimpyVillains: Evident in the attire that [[NaiveEverygirl Vale]] and [[RichBitch Amber]] wear for their interviews.
* SeriousBusiness: The Hunger Games, naturally.
* SheCleansUpNicely: Vale after her trip to the Remake Center.
* ShinyMidnightBlack: Vale's hair apparently is so black that it almost looks blue.
* ShipperOnDeck: Fen comments, during a discussion on her brother's cold-hearted ex-girlfriend, that she wishes that Vale had been born in District Five, implying that she thinks Vale would make a better match for Lark.
** Also, Laurel seems to like Obsidian, and she seems fine with the fact that, in her words, "I think he likes her— like, like-likes her."
* ShrinkingViolet: Vale, especially at the beginning of the story. Her little sister Laurel may also qualify.
* SiblingTeam: Again, Fen and Lark of District Five.
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* PowerTrio: When [[spoiler: Vale teams up with Fen and Lark]], they form one of these.
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* PowerTrio: When [[spoiler: Vale teams up with Fen and Lark]], they form one of these. Technically, in that grouping, [[spoiler: Fen]] would be the one who is dubbed "TheHero."
* PrivilegedRival: The Careers, of course.
* {{Protectorate}}: Vale is fiercely protective of Kit. [[spoiler: Obsidian is also fiercely protective of Vale.]]
* QuirkyCurls: In contrast to her other siblings, Vale's sister Maybelle is said to have wild, curly hair. This represents her brash, stubborn personality.
* RageBreakingPoint: [[spoiler: Obsidian]] is willing to put up with [[spoiler: the other Careers' indifference to the death of one of their own. He's]] even willing to [[spoiler: keep his mouth shut when they maliciously joke about killing Vale next, just after the death of Kit.]] But when they [[spoiler: kill a defenseless fawn for the fun of it, that's going too far for him.]]
* RedOniBlueOni: Vale can be called the Blue Oni in contrast to the Red Oni of Kit, Fen, or Obsidian.
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* PrivilegedRival: The Careers, of course.
* {{Protectorate}}: Vale is fiercely protective of Kit. [[spoiler: Obsidian is also fiercely protective of Vale.]]
* QuirkyCurls: In contrast to her other siblings, Vale's sister Maybelle is said to have wild, curly hair. This represents her brash, stubborn personality.
* RageBreakingPoint: [[spoiler: Obsidian]] is willing to put up with [[spoiler: the other Careers' indifference to the death of one of their own. He's]] even willing to [[spoiler: keep his mouth shut when they maliciously joke about killing Vale next, just after the death of Kit.]] But when they [[spoiler: kill a defenseless fawn for the fun of it, that's going too far for him.]]
* RedOniBlueOni: Vale can be called the Blue Oni in contrast to the Red Oni of Kit, Fen, or Obsidian.
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* ContinuityCameo: Several characters from the Hunger Games series make appearances, although the fanfic occurs thirty years before the original series. Hazelle, Vale's youngest sister, is said to be the same Hazelle who will become Gale's mother. Then, of course, Caesar Flickerman appears to conduct the tributes' interviews. Apparently, Katniss's father, still a child, lives down the street from Vale's family, and Vale reportedly once had a crush on a boy named Saben Undersee, who could be the future mayor or a relative. Also, young Effie Trinket eventually makes an appearance.
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* NonActionGuy: Kit, most of the time.
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* NonActionGuy: Kit, most of the time.time.
* ObliviousToLove: Vale could easily be accused of this.
* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler: Damon/Lavinia, Obsidian/Vale (at least until they die), and eventually, Laurel and Sid's cousin Glint]].
* OppositesAttract: [[SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl The soft-spoken Damon and the energetic Lavinia]], to say nothing of [[ShrinkingViolet Vale]] and [[PrivilegedRival Obsidian]].
* PeerPressureMakesYouEvil: A non-protagonist example can be found in Ford, who sides with the rest of the Career pack out of fear of angering them.
* PowerTrio: When [[spoiler: Vale teams up with Fen and Lark]], they form one of these.
* ObliviousToLove: Vale could easily be accused of this.
* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler: Damon/Lavinia, Obsidian/Vale (at least until they die), and eventually, Laurel and Sid's cousin Glint]].
* OppositesAttract: [[SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl The soft-spoken Damon and the energetic Lavinia]], to say nothing of [[ShrinkingViolet Vale]] and [[PrivilegedRival Obsidian]].
* PeerPressureMakesYouEvil: A non-protagonist example can be found in Ford, who sides with the rest of the Career pack out of fear of angering them.
* PowerTrio: When [[spoiler: Vale teams up with Fen and Lark]], they form one of these.
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* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: In the Training Center, Obsidian is distracted by the "shiny" necklace that Vale wears. He even claims, "I'm like a magpie. I'm attracted to shiny things."
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* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: In the Training Center, Obsidian is distracted by the "shiny" necklace that Vale wears. He even claims, "I'm like a magpie. I'm attracted magpie; my eyes are drawn to shiny things."
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* InSeriesNickname: Laurel is the first to refer to Obsidian as "Sid" (although the author has been doing it for a while). Vale will eventually begin to do it, as well (instead of referring to him as "He-Who-Is-Ridiculously-Named").
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* InSeriesNickname: Laurel is the first to refer to Obsidian as "Sid" (although the author has been doing it for a while). Vale will eventually begin to do it, as well (instead of referring to him as "He-Who-Is-Ridiculously-Named"). Also, Vale is occasionally referred to by Sid as "sparkle girl," and Damon refers to her as "the girl who wore stars on her heart," which she likes.
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* MrImagination: Vale can be a female version, due to her writing aspirations, but this is mostly in the past tense, seeing as she obviously has little time to daydream now.
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* MrImagination: Vale can be a female version, due to her writing aspirations, but this is mostly in the past tense, seeing as she obviously has little time to daydream now.now.
* MyEyesAreUpHere: Vale uses this in her first conversation with Obsidian, who had been [[AttentionDeficitOohShiny admiring the sparkly necklace her sister gave her]]. He calls her "sparkle girl" and tells her that it's shiny and pretty, and she responds, "Yeah, my eyes are pretty, too, One- not that you’re looking at them." (That may have been the moment when we realized that Vale was a {{Tsundere}}.)
* NaiveEverygirl: Vale shows shades of this.
* NarrativeProfanityFilter: The fic uses this on occasion, usually in the format of "[character name] cursed" or similar statements.
* NonActionGuy: Kit, most of the time.
* MyEyesAreUpHere: Vale uses this in her first conversation with Obsidian, who had been [[AttentionDeficitOohShiny admiring the sparkly necklace her sister gave her]]. He calls her "sparkle girl" and tells her that it's shiny and pretty, and she responds, "Yeah, my eyes are pretty, too, One- not that you’re looking at them." (That may have been the moment when we realized that Vale was a {{Tsundere}}.)
* NaiveEverygirl: Vale shows shades of this.
* NarrativeProfanityFilter: The fic uses this on occasion, usually in the format of "[character name] cursed" or similar statements.
* NonActionGuy: Kit, most of the time.
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* MeaningfulName: Vale will point out that her name means "low place" and can also refer to a lament.
* MessyHair: Kit apparently has messy hair and disliked it when his stylist tried to make it neat.
* MessyHair: Kit apparently has messy hair and disliked it when his stylist tried to make it neat.
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* MeaningfulName: Vale will point out that her name means "low place" place," and it can also refer to a lament.
lament. Also, Amber has [[EyesOfGold amber eyes]] like her name implies, and Kit's last name, "Littleby," references his smallness.
* MessyHair: Kit apparently has messy hair and disliked it when his stylist tried to make itneat.neat.
* MoralityChain: It's safe to say that Obsidian thinks of Vale as his morality chain. Vale, meanwhile, thinks back to the promise she made to her sister Laurel, that she wouldn't sacrifice her morality in the arena, whenever she considers doing anything morally reprehensible.
* MostWritersAreWriters: Vale wants to be a writer. This affects her perception of events at times, and her storytelling actually comes into play when [[spoiler: Kit asks her on his deathbed to tuck him in, and she tells him about a "land without districts" where good people go when they die]], and later, when [[spoiler: she echoes that story during the final confrontation]].
* MouthyKid: Kit Littleby, full stop.
* MrImagination: Vale can be a female version, due to her writing aspirations, but this is mostly in the past tense, seeing as she obviously has little time to daydream now.
* MessyHair: Kit apparently has messy hair and disliked it when his stylist tried to make it
* MoralityChain: It's safe to say that Obsidian thinks of Vale as his morality chain. Vale, meanwhile, thinks back to the promise she made to her sister Laurel, that she wouldn't sacrifice her morality in the arena, whenever she considers doing anything morally reprehensible.
* MostWritersAreWriters: Vale wants to be a writer. This affects her perception of events at times, and her storytelling actually comes into play when [[spoiler: Kit asks her on his deathbed to tuck him in, and she tells him about a "land without districts" where good people go when they die]], and later, when [[spoiler: she echoes that story during the final confrontation]].
* MouthyKid: Kit Littleby, full stop.
* MrImagination: Vale can be a female version, due to her writing aspirations, but this is mostly in the past tense, seeing as she obviously has little time to daydream now.
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* LuminescentBlush: As a ShrinkingViolet, Vale is naturally prone to this. Kit also has his moments whenever someone brings up his crush.
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* LuminescentBlush: As a ShrinkingViolet, Vale is naturally prone to this. Kit also has his moments whenever someone brings up his crush.crush.
* MagneticHero: Vale is one of these, as evidenced by her alliances. There's Kit, [[spoiler: Fen, Lark, Phlox (though she quickly betrayed her), Obsidian...]]
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Lavinia shows shades of this in regards to the soft-spoken stylist Damon.
* MasterOfTheMixedMessage: Vale views Obsidian as one of these. On one hand, [[IrrationalHatred she hates him]] and thinks he is a huge jerk, but on the other, she can't seem to understand why he does certain things, such as [[spoiler: sparing hers and Kit's lives]].
* MeaningfulEcho: [[spoiler: Vale's "bedtime story" to a dying Kit is later used again in the climax of the story.]]
* MeaningfulName: Vale will point out that her name means "low place" and can also refer to a lament.
* MessyHair: Kit apparently has messy hair and disliked it when his stylist tried to make it neat.
* MagneticHero: Vale is one of these, as evidenced by her alliances. There's Kit, [[spoiler: Fen, Lark, Phlox (though she quickly betrayed her), Obsidian...]]
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Lavinia shows shades of this in regards to the soft-spoken stylist Damon.
* MasterOfTheMixedMessage: Vale views Obsidian as one of these. On one hand, [[IrrationalHatred she hates him]] and thinks he is a huge jerk, but on the other, she can't seem to understand why he does certain things, such as [[spoiler: sparing hers and Kit's lives]].
* MeaningfulEcho: [[spoiler: Vale's "bedtime story" to a dying Kit is later used again in the climax of the story.]]
* MeaningfulName: Vale will point out that her name means "low place" and can also refer to a lament.
* MessyHair: Kit apparently has messy hair and disliked it when his stylist tried to make it neat.
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* LightFeminineDarkFeminine: [[TheIngenue Vale]] would be the light feminine, whereas [[EvilIsSexy Amber]] would be the dark feminine.
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* LightFeminineDarkFeminine: [[TheIngenue Vale]] would be the light feminine, whereas [[EvilIsSexy Amber]] would be the dark feminine.feminine.
* LittleMissSnarker: Kit could be considered a male version.
* LoveConfession: Naturally, this fanfic has several of them. [[spoiler: Kit's confession to Laurel in his interview, Blake kissing Phlox right before he kills himself, then Obsidian's to Vale later on, Damon and Lavinia...]]
* LoveIsAWeakness: From Obsidian's point-of-view, we can gather that Careers have had this drilled into their heads. (We can also gather that he wasn't listening.)
* LuminescentBlush: As a ShrinkingViolet, Vale is naturally prone to this. Kit also has his moments whenever someone brings up his crush.
* LittleMissSnarker: Kit could be considered a male version.
* LoveConfession: Naturally, this fanfic has several of them. [[spoiler: Kit's confession to Laurel in his interview, Blake kissing Phlox right before he kills himself, then Obsidian's to Vale later on, Damon and Lavinia...]]
* LoveIsAWeakness: From Obsidian's point-of-view, we can gather that Careers have had this drilled into their heads. (We can also gather that he wasn't listening.)
* LuminescentBlush: As a ShrinkingViolet, Vale is naturally prone to this. Kit also has his moments whenever someone brings up his crush.
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* IrrationalHatred: Vale's hatred of Obsidian falls into this. Although he is a Career tribute, he is actually quite kind to her [[spoiler: and actually spares her life several times. Eventually, she warms up to him.]]
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* IrrationalHatred: Vale's hatred of Obsidian falls into this. Although he is a Career tribute, he is actually quite kind to her [[spoiler: and actually spares her life several times. Eventually, she warms up to him.]]]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Obsidian, though fairly easy on the "jerk."
* JumpedAtTheCall: Unsurprisingly, the Career tributes. (Then again, Obsidian apparently volunteered mainly to keep his little cousin from having to go into the Games before he was ready.)
* KillTheCutie: [[spoiler: Poor Kit. Poor, poor Kit.]]
* LightFeminineDarkFeminine: [[TheIngenue Vale]] would be the light feminine, whereas [[EvilIsSexy Amber]] would be the dark feminine.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Obsidian, though fairly easy on the "jerk."
* JumpedAtTheCall: Unsurprisingly, the Career tributes. (Then again, Obsidian apparently volunteered mainly to keep his little cousin from having to go into the Games before he was ready.)
* KillTheCutie: [[spoiler: Poor Kit. Poor, poor Kit.]]
* LightFeminineDarkFeminine: [[TheIngenue Vale]] would be the light feminine, whereas [[EvilIsSexy Amber]] would be the dark feminine.
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* InSeriesNickname: Laurel is the first to refer to Obsidian as "Sid" (although the author has been doing it for a while). Vale will eventually begin to do it, as well (instead of referring to him as "He-Who-Is-Ridiculously-Named").
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* InSeriesNickname: Laurel is the first to refer to Obsidian as "Sid" (although the author has been doing it for a while). Vale will eventually begin to do it, as well (instead of referring to him as "He-Who-Is-Ridiculously-Named")."He-Who-Is-Ridiculously-Named").
* InnocentBlueEyes: Kit has these. Vale and her siblings also have blue-gray eyes, and she, Laurel, and Hazelle would definitely fall into this.
* IrrationalHatred: Vale's hatred of Obsidian falls into this. Although he is a Career tribute, he is actually quite kind to her [[spoiler: and actually spares her life several times. Eventually, she warms up to him.]]
* InnocentBlueEyes: Kit has these. Vale and her siblings also have blue-gray eyes, and she, Laurel, and Hazelle would definitely fall into this.
* IrrationalHatred: Vale's hatred of Obsidian falls into this. Although he is a Career tribute, he is actually quite kind to her [[spoiler: and actually spares her life several times. Eventually, she warms up to him.]]
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: In his interview, Obsidian reveals that he volunteered not only because he wanted to compete in the Hunger Games but because his thirteen-year-old cousin was the male tribute who had been selected. (Then again, Obsidian isn't quite evil, to be honest, even if he is part of the Career pack.)
* FalseFriend: [[spoiler: Phlox. See "Face Heel Turn" entry above.]]
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* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Obsidian and Vale. Obsidian is said to be tall and muscular, while Vale describes herself as scrawny and is implied to be a bit shorter than average.
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* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Obsidian and Vale. Obsidian is said to be tall and muscular, while Vale describes herself as scrawny and is implied to be a bit shorter than average.average.
* IAmNotPretty: After Vale's makeover, she is stunned when she sees her reflection, because she has never felt pretty before in her life. (It's implied that she's wrong, though.)
* InSeriesNickname: Laurel is the first to refer to Obsidian as "Sid" (although the author has been doing it for a while). Vale will eventually begin to do it, as well (instead of referring to him as "He-Who-Is-Ridiculously-Named").
* IAmNotPretty: After Vale's makeover, she is stunned when she sees her reflection, because she has never felt pretty before in her life. (It's implied that she's wrong, though.)
* InSeriesNickname: Laurel is the first to refer to Obsidian as "Sid" (although the author has been doing it for a while). Vale will eventually begin to do it, as well (instead of referring to him as "He-Who-Is-Ridiculously-Named").
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* HeroicBSOD: Vale has one of these after [[spoiler: Kit's death]].
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* HeroicBSOD: Vale has one of these after [[spoiler: Kit's death]].death]].
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Vale has her moments of this. Due to her inclination to trust (almost) everyone, she [[spoiler: makes an alliance with Phlox, who tries to kill her and her other allies. Vale is contrastly disinclined to trust Obsidian, who has been quite kind to her.]]
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Obsidian and Vale. Obsidian is said to be tall and muscular, while Vale describes herself as scrawny and is implied to be a bit shorter than average.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Vale has her moments of this. Due to her inclination to trust (almost) everyone, she [[spoiler: makes an alliance with Phlox, who tries to kill her and her other allies. Vale is contrastly disinclined to trust Obsidian, who has been quite kind to her.]]
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Obsidian and Vale. Obsidian is said to be tall and muscular, while Vale describes herself as scrawny and is implied to be a bit shorter than average.
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* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: Obsidian's can be said to happen when he leaves the Career pack after they go too far.]]
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* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: Obsidian's can be said to happen when he leaves the Career pack after they go too far.]]]]
* HeelRealization: [[spoiler: Obsidian has one as he begins to notice the way the other Careers behave and as he thinks on the kills he has made.]]
* HeroicBSOD: Vale has one of these after [[spoiler: Kit's death]].
* HeelRealization: [[spoiler: Obsidian has one as he begins to notice the way the other Careers behave and as he thinks on the kills he has made.]]
* HeroicBSOD: Vale has one of these after [[spoiler: Kit's death]].
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* BraidsOfAction: Phlox has these.
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* FriendlyRivalry: Obsidian views rivals Vale and Kit as friends. (This is a bit one-sided, though.)
* GenkiGirl: Lavinia Gilden, Vale and Kit's escort and makeshift mentor.
* GirlyBruiser: Amber.
* GoodAngelBadAngel: Vale has recognizable versions of these in her mind: the "pragmatic voice," who tries to convince her to trust no one in the arena, and the "idealist," who is Vale's more trusting and dreamy side. [[spoiler: The final confrontation is truly more between these two voices than anything else.]]
* GrayEyes: Most Seam residents are said to have gray eyes, and those of Vale and her siblings are said to be a [[InnocentBlueEyes blue]]-gray color.
* GreenEyes: Obsidian has these, as does Ford.
* HairOfGold: Kit. Obsidian could also be said to fall under this category.
* HandsomeDevil: Obsidian is perceived as this, although Vale believes him to be more of a jerk than he truly is.
* HappilyMarried: [[spoiler: Lavinia and Damon, eventually.]]
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: Obsidian's can be said to happen when he leaves the Career pack after they go too far.]]
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* DoggedNiceGuy: Despite his status as a [[PrivilegedRival]] to Vale, Obsidian also tends to play this role to her, [[spoiler: at least for a while]].
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* DoggedNiceGuy: Despite his status as a [[PrivilegedRival]] to Vale, Obsidian also tends to play this role to her, [[spoiler: at least for a while]].while]].
* DreadfulMusician: Vale cannot sing. At all. [[spoiler: She even attempts to pull a Katniss and sing Kit's favorite song to him when he is dying, but he asks her to stop because she's so terrible.]] Luckily for her, she's a very good storyteller to make up for it.
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Kit attempts to kill himself by jumping off the roof of the Training Center on the night before the Games. Also, Blake from District Eleven killed himself after he and Phlox escaped the bloodbath.]]
* DumbBlonde: Initially, Obsidian seems like a subversion; he comes off as quite clever, watching the other tributes for strengths and weaknesses while revealing none of his own. Then, he gets into the arena, and his choices become questionable at times.
* EveryoneCanSeeIt: Several people seem to be well aware of [[spoiler: Obsidian's feelings for Vale, even before he realizes them]]: Phlox, Laurel, even Caesar Flickerman.
* EvilIsSexy: Amber, who plays up the alluring angle in her interview and is one of the most depraved tributes.
* EyesOfGold: Amber has [[CaptainObvious amber eyes]].
* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler: Phlox allies with Vale, Fen, and Lark because she plans on trying to kill them all in their sleep. Thankfully, she fails.]]
* FieryRedhead: Fen. Her brother Lark seems to be an aversion.
* FireForgedFriends: Vale with [[spoiler: Fen and Lark, as well as with Obsidian]].
* FirstKiss: As Vale laments being reaped, she thinks of the fact that she'll never get her first kiss. [[spoiler: Naturally, she does get it later- from Obsidian.]]
* FloralThemeNaming: Another thing derived from the source series. Several characters are given floral names: Laurel, Briony, Phlox, Tansy Leefinch ([[spoiler: the real name of Lavinia Gilden]]), etc.
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* DreadfulMusician: Vale cannot sing. At all. [[spoiler: She even attempts to pull a Katniss and sing Kit's favorite song to him when he is dying, but he asks her to stop because she's so terrible.]] Luckily for her, she's a very good storyteller to make up for it.
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Kit attempts to kill himself by jumping off the roof of the Training Center on the night before the Games. Also, Blake from District Eleven killed himself after he and Phlox escaped the bloodbath.]]
* DumbBlonde: Initially, Obsidian seems like a subversion; he comes off as quite clever, watching the other tributes for strengths and weaknesses while revealing none of his own. Then, he gets into the arena, and his choices become questionable at times.
* EveryoneCanSeeIt: Several people seem to be well aware of [[spoiler: Obsidian's feelings for Vale, even before he realizes them]]: Phlox, Laurel, even Caesar Flickerman.
* EvilIsSexy: Amber, who plays up the alluring angle in her interview and is one of the most depraved tributes.
* EyesOfGold: Amber has [[CaptainObvious amber eyes]].
* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler: Phlox allies with Vale, Fen, and Lark because she plans on trying to kill them all in their sleep. Thankfully, she fails.]]
* FieryRedhead: Fen. Her brother Lark seems to be an aversion.
* FireForgedFriends: Vale with [[spoiler: Fen and Lark, as well as with Obsidian]].
* FirstKiss: As Vale laments being reaped, she thinks of the fact that she'll never get her first kiss. [[spoiler: Naturally, she does get it later- from Obsidian.]]
* FloralThemeNaming: Another thing derived from the source series. Several characters are given floral names: Laurel, Briony, Phlox, Tansy Leefinch ([[spoiler: the real name of Lavinia Gilden]]), etc.
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* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: A lot of Vale's moments with her family or with Kit.
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* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: A lot of Vale's moments with her family or with Kit.Kit.
* CuteBookworm: Vale.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Vale has a minor one, in that her best friend was killed in the Hunger Games four years previously at the age of twelve, by the male tribute from District One. (Vale's own extreme mistrust toward Obsidian can be somewhat attributed to this.)
* DeadpanSnarker: Kit. Vale herself can also get a little snarky, mostly around Obsidian.
* DefrostingIceQueen: In a platonic way, Fen. She warms up to Vale after [[spoiler: she sees how much Vale cares about Kit, and later, how Vale tries to protect her and Lark when Phlox turns on them]].
* {{Determinator}}: Vale, among others.
* {{Deuteragonist}}: Although the spotlight mostly stays on Vale, occasionally the POV switches to other characters, especially as the Games progress. The main candidate for this seems to be Obsidian.
* DoggedNiceGuy: Despite his status as a [[PrivilegedRival]] to Vale, Obsidian also tends to play this role to her, [[spoiler: at least for a while]].
* CuteBookworm: Vale.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Vale has a minor one, in that her best friend was killed in the Hunger Games four years previously at the age of twelve, by the male tribute from District One. (Vale's own extreme mistrust toward Obsidian can be somewhat attributed to this.)
* DeadpanSnarker: Kit. Vale herself can also get a little snarky, mostly around Obsidian.
* DefrostingIceQueen: In a platonic way, Fen. She warms up to Vale after [[spoiler: she sees how much Vale cares about Kit, and later, how Vale tries to protect her and Lark when Phlox turns on them]].
* {{Determinator}}: Vale, among others.
* {{Deuteragonist}}: Although the spotlight mostly stays on Vale, occasionally the POV switches to other characters, especially as the Games progress. The main candidate for this seems to be Obsidian.
* DoggedNiceGuy: Despite his status as a [[PrivilegedRival]] to Vale, Obsidian also tends to play this role to her, [[spoiler: at least for a while]].
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* {{Adorkable}}: Vale can be slightly adorkable sometimes, but the cake really goes to, of all people, [[PrivilegedRival Obsidian]]. See also: [[spoiler: his rehearsal of how he would propose an alliance with Vale, as well as plenty of things he does once they actually do team up]].
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* {{Adorkable}}: Vale can be slightly adorkable sometimes, but the cake really goes to, of all people, [[PrivilegedRival Obsidian]].Obsidian]] (he was correct when he said that he wasn't like the typical Career). See also: [[spoiler: his rehearsal of how he would propose an alliance with Vale, as well as plenty of things he does once they actually do team up]].
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* BrainyBrunette: Vale is pretty smart and, like most people from the Seam, has black hair. Another example is District Eleven's Phlox, who is so clever that she [[spoiler: even managed to trap Obsidian and steal all of his supplies, although he broke free before she could kill him]].
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* BrainyBrunette: Vale is pretty smart and, like most people from the Seam, has black hair. Another example is District Eleven's Phlox, who is so clever that she [[spoiler: even managed to trap Obsidian and steal all of his supplies, although he broke free before she could kill him]].him]].
* BreakTheCutie: Vale is broken by [[spoiler: Kit's death at the hands of a mutt]]. She eventually gets somewhat better, but she never really forgets.
* BreakTheHaughty: Although he enters the Games with Career-like confidence, [[spoiler: Obsidian is broken by the fact that the Games are not what he dreamed they would be. He feels great remorse for his kills, and this is why he doesn't ally with Vale the first time he gets a chance (along with the fact that Phlox had just allied with her, Fen, and Lark): he fears that he would probably kill her, as well.]]
* BrokenAce: Obsidian can be viewed as this.
* BrotherSisterTeam: Fen and Lark from District Five.
* BrownEyes: Fen, Lark, and Phlox, among others.
* BelligerentSexualTension: Obsidian and Vale, though it's mostly from Vale's side.
* CannotSpitItOut: Apparently, this was true for Kit towards [[spoiler: Laurel Whitaker... until his interview with Caesar Flickerman]].
* CheerfulChild: Laurel Whitaker. Kit would be this, if not for the several times that he gets depressed about the bleak future of the Games, [[spoiler: enough to attempt suicide on the night before they begin]].
* ChildrenForcedToKill: Comes with the territory.
* ConflictingLoyalty: At the start of the Games, Obsidian seems torn between his allies in the Career pack and the friendship he seems to feel for Vale and Kit. [[spoiler: He leaves the pack when they kill an innocent baby deer for the fun of it and never looks back.]]
* CowardlyLion: Vale. Despite her crippling fear, when it comes down to defending the people she cares about, she's no pushover.
* CrowningMomentOfFunny: Many of Kit's lines.
* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: A lot of Vale's moments with her family or with Kit.
* BreakTheCutie: Vale is broken by [[spoiler: Kit's death at the hands of a mutt]]. She eventually gets somewhat better, but she never really forgets.
* BreakTheHaughty: Although he enters the Games with Career-like confidence, [[spoiler: Obsidian is broken by the fact that the Games are not what he dreamed they would be. He feels great remorse for his kills, and this is why he doesn't ally with Vale the first time he gets a chance (along with the fact that Phlox had just allied with her, Fen, and Lark): he fears that he would probably kill her, as well.]]
* BrokenAce: Obsidian can be viewed as this.
* BrotherSisterTeam: Fen and Lark from District Five.
* BrownEyes: Fen, Lark, and Phlox, among others.
* BelligerentSexualTension: Obsidian and Vale, though it's mostly from Vale's side.
* CannotSpitItOut: Apparently, this was true for Kit towards [[spoiler: Laurel Whitaker... until his interview with Caesar Flickerman]].
* CheerfulChild: Laurel Whitaker. Kit would be this, if not for the several times that he gets depressed about the bleak future of the Games, [[spoiler: enough to attempt suicide on the night before they begin]].
* ChildrenForcedToKill: Comes with the territory.
* ConflictingLoyalty: At the start of the Games, Obsidian seems torn between his allies in the Career pack and the friendship he seems to feel for Vale and Kit. [[spoiler: He leaves the pack when they kill an innocent baby deer for the fun of it and never looks back.]]
* CowardlyLion: Vale. Despite her crippling fear, when it comes down to defending the people she cares about, she's no pushover.
* CrowningMomentOfFunny: Many of Kit's lines.
* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: A lot of Vale's moments with her family or with Kit.
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* AttentionDefecitOohShiny: In the Training Center, Obsidian is distracted by the "shiny" necklace that Vale wears. He even claims, "I'm like a magpie. I'm attracted to shiny things."
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* AttentionDefecitOohShiny: AttentionDeficitOohShiny: In the Training Center, Obsidian is distracted by the "shiny" necklace that Vale wears. He even claims, "I'm like a magpie. I'm attracted to shiny things."
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** Also, in Obsidian's own words, "You don’t hurt innocent things. That’s just wrong. You don’t kill sweet, innocent, harmless things.""
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Vale when you [[BerserkButton mess with Kit or anyone else she cares about.]]
* BewareTheQuietOnes: Vale again.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: Obsidian comes off as rather silly, what with his friendly attitude toward Vale and his [[AttentionDeficitOohShiny comment about liking shiny things]]. Then, the Games begin....
* BigBrotherInstinct: Along with her own siblings, Vale feels a sort of Big Sister Instinct towards Kit, and she also seems to feel the same way about Lark eventually.
* BlackAndGrayMorality: Comes with the territory. Although Vale is hesitant to fight, she will do what it takes to protect herself and her ally. And of course, some of the tributes (such as most of the Careers) are much worse and even kill for fun.
* BlondGuysAreEvil: Averted with Kit. [[spoiler: Also averted with Obsidian and even with Ford from District Four, who did go along with the other Careers but only because he was seemingly afraid to cross them.]]
* BlondesAreEvil: Amber Sheen.
* BloodKnight: Several of the Careers (Amber, Achilles, Brigid) are shown to kill merely for the enjoyment of it. [[spoiler: In fact, when they go for several days without encountering another tribute, they even attack an innocent fawn. This is what causes Obsidian to leave the pack.]]
* BoyishShortHair: Fen, whose [[FieryRedhead red hair]] is as short as her little brother's.
* BrainyBrunette: Vale is pretty smart and, like most people from the Seam, has black hair. Another example is District Eleven's Phlox, who is so clever that she [[spoiler: even managed to trap Obsidian and steal all of his supplies, although he broke free before she could kill him]].
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Vale when you [[BerserkButton mess with Kit or anyone else she cares about.]]
* BewareTheQuietOnes: Vale again.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: Obsidian comes off as rather silly, what with his friendly attitude toward Vale and his [[AttentionDeficitOohShiny comment about liking shiny things]]. Then, the Games begin....
* BigBrotherInstinct: Along with her own siblings, Vale feels a sort of Big Sister Instinct towards Kit, and she also seems to feel the same way about Lark eventually.
* BlackAndGrayMorality: Comes with the territory. Although Vale is hesitant to fight, she will do what it takes to protect herself and her ally. And of course, some of the tributes (such as most of the Careers) are much worse and even kill for fun.
* BlondGuysAreEvil: Averted with Kit. [[spoiler: Also averted with Obsidian and even with Ford from District Four, who did go along with the other Careers but only because he was seemingly afraid to cross them.]]
* BlondesAreEvil: Amber Sheen.
* BloodKnight: Several of the Careers (Amber, Achilles, Brigid) are shown to kill merely for the enjoyment of it. [[spoiler: In fact, when they go for several days without encountering another tribute, they even attack an innocent fawn. This is what causes Obsidian to leave the pack.]]
* BoyishShortHair: Fen, whose [[FieryRedhead red hair]] is as short as her little brother's.
* BrainyBrunette: Vale is pretty smart and, like most people from the Seam, has black hair. Another example is District Eleven's Phlox, who is so clever that she [[spoiler: even managed to trap Obsidian and steal all of his supplies, although he broke free before she could kill him]].
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-> ''"Once upon a time, in a land too close for comfort… there was pain. Th-there was pain and suffering and sadness and darkness. The land was divided by barriers that could never be overcome, it seemed. Everything was desolate and bleak.... And then, there was another realm: a place without districts.... A place without districts. A place where there was no pain or suffering, no sadness or darkness. No one got sick, and nobody... died. In that place, there was no war. No bloody battles, no one who would do harm. No bitter cold. Only peace and happiness and love. Everywhere, it was always filled with warmth and light. It was a place without arenas and silly Games. It was there that all the good people went when they died—rich and poor, tributes and citizens alike. Everyone who did good in their lives."''
-->--'''Vale Whitaker'''
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* AlphaBitch: Amber Sheen is reminiscent of one, even if this is the Hunger Games we're dealing with (which then makes her more of a GirlyBruiser).
* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: [[spoiler: Kit declares his feelings for Vale's younger sister Laurel during his interview with Caesar Flickerman, fearing that he'll never be able to tell her in person.]]
** [[spoiler: Later, Sid confesses to Vale after she is nearly killed.]]
* AscendedFanboy: It seems that Obsidian used to idolize the tributes from his district who were chosen to participate in the Games. And now that he's one of them... [[spoiler: He realizes that it isn't all it's cracked up to be, at least not for someone who still has a conscience.]]
* AttentionDefecitOohShiny: In the Training Center, Obsidian is distracted by the "shiny" necklace that Vale wears. He even claims, "I'm like a magpie. I'm attracted to shiny things."
* BerserkButton: Do not ever threaten Kit's safety in front of Vale. [[spoiler: It's what got Cassia killed.]]
** Also, in Obsidian's own words, "You don’t hurt innocent things. That’s just wrong. You don’t kill sweet, innocent, harmless things."
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This story follows Vale as she prepares for the Games and ultimately enters the arena, where she struggles not only to survive but to protect her [[KidSidekick twelve-year-old district partner]], [[DeadpanSnarker Kit]] and to keep a promise she made to her younger sister by keeping her own humanity intact in the process. As trial after trial arises to put her strength of body and heart to the test, Vale discovers that she is not as powerless as she believes—and learns that there is much meaning to be found in risking everything for the people she loves.
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This story follows Vale as she prepares for the Games and ultimately enters the arena, where she struggles not only to survive but to protect her [[KidSidekick twelve-year-old district partner]], [[DeadpanSnarker Kit]] and to keep a promise she made to her younger sister by keeping her own humanity intact in the process. As trial after trial arises to put her strength of body and heart to the test, Vale discovers that she is not as powerless as she believes—and learns that there is much meaning to be found in risking everything for the people she loves.loves.
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* AccidentalMurder: [[spoiler: Vale inadvertently kills Cassia, the girl from District Seven, when she is trying to protect Kit.]]
* ActionGirl: Several of the female tributes, naturally: Amber, Fen, and Brigid, just to name a few. Vale herself may even qualify later on.
* {{Adorkable}}: Vale can be slightly adorkable sometimes, but the cake really goes to, of all people, [[PrivilegedRival Obsidian]]. See also: [[spoiler: his rehearsal of how he would propose an alliance with Vale, as well as plenty of things he does once they actually do team up]].
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!!Provides examples of:
* AccidentalMurder: [[spoiler: Vale inadvertently kills Cassia, the girl from District Seven, when she is trying to protect Kit.]]
* ActionGirl: Several of the female tributes, naturally: Amber, Fen, and Brigid, just to name a few. Vale herself may even qualify later on.
* {{Adorkable}}: Vale can be slightly adorkable sometimes, but the cake really goes to, of all people, [[PrivilegedRival Obsidian]]. See also: [[spoiler: his rehearsal of how he would propose an alliance with Vale, as well as plenty of things he does once they actually do team up]].
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Some Semblance of Meaning (link can be found [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8396718/1/Some-Semblance-of-Meaning here]]) is a Hunger Games fic published on Fanfiction.net by author Volcanic Lily about the 44th Hunger Games, which mainly focuses on the experience of Vale Whitaker.
Vale is from District Twelve like Katniss. More specifically, she is from the Seam like Katniss. She is sixteen years old like Katniss. [[UnderStatement But she is not like Katniss.]]
The author's summary puts it concisely: "Everyone remembers the tale of Katniss Everdeen. But few recall the story of another sixteen-year-old from Twelve, thrust into the apathetic world of the Games. She wasn't bold or strong; she was hardly even remarkable. All that Vale Whitaker ever wanted was to give her inevitable death some kind of meaning, more than just another pointless brutality in the 44th Hunger Games."
It's true: [[ShrinkingViolet Vale]] certainly isn't the kind of girl who would step forward out of a crowd and declare, "I volunteer as tribute!" In fact, she could best be described as timid and terrified as the story begins (for good reasons: she is going into an arena [[ChildrenForcedToKill to fight to the death]] on national television, after all).
This story follows Vale as she prepares for the Games and ultimately enters the arena, where she struggles not only to survive but to protect her [[KidSidekick twelve-year-old district partner]], [[DeadpanSnarker Kit]] and to keep a promise she made to her younger sister by keeping her own humanity intact in the process. As trial after trial arises to put her strength of body and heart to the test, Vale discovers that she is not as powerless as she believes—and learns that there is much meaning to be found in risking everything for the people she loves.
Vale is from District Twelve like Katniss. More specifically, she is from the Seam like Katniss. She is sixteen years old like Katniss. [[UnderStatement But she is not like Katniss.]]
The author's summary puts it concisely: "Everyone remembers the tale of Katniss Everdeen. But few recall the story of another sixteen-year-old from Twelve, thrust into the apathetic world of the Games. She wasn't bold or strong; she was hardly even remarkable. All that Vale Whitaker ever wanted was to give her inevitable death some kind of meaning, more than just another pointless brutality in the 44th Hunger Games."
It's true: [[ShrinkingViolet Vale]] certainly isn't the kind of girl who would step forward out of a crowd and declare, "I volunteer as tribute!" In fact, she could best be described as timid and terrified as the story begins (for good reasons: she is going into an arena [[ChildrenForcedToKill to fight to the death]] on national television, after all).
This story follows Vale as she prepares for the Games and ultimately enters the arena, where she struggles not only to survive but to protect her [[KidSidekick twelve-year-old district partner]], [[DeadpanSnarker Kit]] and to keep a promise she made to her younger sister by keeping her own humanity intact in the process. As trial after trial arises to put her strength of body and heart to the test, Vale discovers that she is not as powerless as she believes—and learns that there is much meaning to be found in risking everything for the people she loves.
