Considering I've been inspired to make "book covers" of my fave fics, then I guess I'm one of the "disciples" of the "dark corners of the digital sphere"! Well, I'm owning it w/ this thread, hoping our awesome fic writers will keep writing & feeding my hopeless romantic soul!

My first ever "book cover" for @gerber_pink ...

This AU really tugged my heartstrings! @gerber_pink

Forever grateful that @gerber_pink wrote so much about this VMverse...

"Gorgeous Green"... The title says it all! @KungfuVM

Passion and intrigue!!! Who wouldn't be captivated, right???

Well, I wanted an engagement AND wedding "book cover"! So- @KungfuVM

Ballerina Tessa and Hockey Player Scott? Yup, I'm definitely in!!! @SpiraledR

Did I say I love Ballerina Tessa???

These photos are so steamy, I had to use them twice! @gerber_pink

"You have bewitched me, body and soul.." --- something Witch Tessa definitely did to Scott!

RL fact about me: I'm a pilot's wife, so yeah, this one's special... @onlyskyaboveme

Another awesome (), maddening (), adorable () "hopelessly pining" fic masterpiece! And I'm enjoying it anew in Scott's POV! Thanks for that, @gerber_pink!

Oh hey! I almost forgot that I made a second "book cover" for this fic! Can't get enough of weddings, especially since that seems to be the only place where we can have a VMwedding... for now... I'm still holding on to the hope that someday... @gerber_pink

Well, that's all for now. I have so many more VMfics that I love, from many more brilliant writers (which I won't name, lest I forget anyone!) but I haven't been able to match the perfect VM photo/s to the fics yet, but when I do, I'll keep making these "book covers"...

PS... Been meaning to reinvent my Moulin Rouge edits to a "book cover" for "Spectacular! Spectacular!" but haven't gotten to doing it till now! An upside to being sick in bed! Here you go, @gerber_pink!

So I'm re-reading my fave fics from VM fic writers I haven't made "book covers" for yet, and guess which one I'm starting with...

"What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas." -- or not!!! Right, @awakeanddreami1?

Waaaahhh! I totally fell in love with this VM fic, I knew right away the kind of "book cover" I wanted to make and worked on it asap! Hope there will be more on this AU!

This fic reminded me of this Jane Austen book quote and a VM edit I made before, and of course, I had to turn it into a "book cover"!

Love built up over two decades of little things! Fluff overload, just the way I like it!

@virtuosityvm

I loved "Gilmore Girls" so no wonder I absolutely love this fic! And I know Janie here is younger than in the fic, but I'm claiming creative license!

(PS... Pls excuse the overall pinkness! Though it kinda fits???)

@awakeanddreami1

Only two chapters in, and I'm already hooked!!! Safe to say the Moir charm is strong in Baby Hannah! ( @gerber_pink)

This fic saved my sanity! Hehe, slight exaggeration but as you may have noticed, the VMwedding dream is pretty much alive in me, but it took a hard blow after all the angst over Nashville and the Stay dress! Glad @stardust_echoes gave me my HEA!

Here's to channeling my inner sexy! Hope the monochromatic theme was the right choice, @lapetitemort20! The RED was just calling to me!!!

If all else fails, there's Tessa's abs, or Scott's back, or their sizzling almost-kiss to focus on!

( @Rookandpawn1 @walkinrobe1)

So I was planning to work on a different "book cover", but the specific VM photo I have in mind is eluding me! Then I came across this one and knew right away where I want to use it! Doesn't Tessa's side bun just scream "historical romance"? For you, @imaginedandrea1!

Thanks to @hybridvenom13, I finally got this VM "face off" photo I wanted for this "book cover"! Although I imagined them fiercer! Still, T&S didn't really hate each other in this fic, right, @Rookandpawn1?

(Is it obvious I'm partial to a red and black combo???)

Eto na, @hooksandheroics!!!

By the way, I'm still waiting for a sequel to this fic! As one discerning reader commented, it's tagged as enemies to friends to lovers, so I'm eagerly awaiting the "to friends, to lovers" part! Ako kc pinapili mo, so ayan! Lol!!!

You had me at wifi woes!!! This fresh take at a neighbors AU has made me cackle and tear up in equal measure! Looking forward to more craziness from this VMverse! There's an update coming soon, right, @awakeanddreami1 and @_bucketofrice???

So maybe this Tessa doesn't look so badass (she's leather-clad tho!) but what resonated with me was their instant intimate connection (no, I'm not talking sexually, but that too!) and finding solace with each other, esp Tessa- hence the central photo... @Rookandpawn1

I don't usually read angst, hence the multiple "book covers" for @gerber_pink (happily-ever-after for the win!), but this fic, I don't regret reading (heartbreak be damned!) coz it was so beautifully written! Still, I'm hoping for an HEA in this VMverse too!

( @SpiraledR)

This fic hit so close to home, I had to take a moment to get myself together after reading! It felt like the writer plucked the thoughts right out of my mind!Of course, I couldn't have put them into words as fabulously!

Another top notch enemies-to-lovers story! So go read it if you haven’t yet! And for some reason, it made me think of this cute VM photo!

Ahhhhhh!!! @walkinrobe1, I just found the cutest photo for your VM family! Got to the part of their baby girl’s birth and I just had to stop and make this! Just look at that li’l princess!!!

Watch me drown my sorrows in fics! The latest update of this one was everything!

“Maybe a little broken both on the inside, but beautiful and whole under it all.”

Thank you, @Rookandpawn1! Our VM fic writers are the real MVPs!!!

I’m so glad Piano Man! Scott came back! And at a very opportune time at that! Thank you, @missbeautimous!

I died and this fic is the cause of death!

Just thinking that it would take this long for VM to get their sh*t together is enough to cause a heart attack, even more so imagining they never will, EVER!!!

Whoever you are, PostSochiFeels, you made me cry buckets of tears!

This was a bit of a challenge coz of the distinct costumes the setting of the story warranted (), so I just went for the sparkles (as in “shining, shimmering, splendid”) and your hint of the green “Seasons” dress on your fanvid as ‘Jasmine-like’! For your baby, @KungfuVM!

@SpiraledR - Coz I loved this photo you posted, and I loved this newest installment in the “Kissing A Fool” AU... Cue breakup song playlist! #VMmusictherapy for the win!

PS... There’s a light at the end of this tunnel, right???

“He takes her hand, finger rubbing over her ring before their fingers lace together.”

Thank God for fics that give us our VM happy ending! Saved my sanity! This was a short one, but no less heart-tugging...

“VirtueMoir... Tessa’s smile faltered for a second at the sound of those particular syllables all in a line, sounds her ears hadn’t heard in many years...

...someone had pointed out how an M was pretty much made to carry a V.”

Absolutely adore this ’Parent Trap vibes’ fic!

“To my ‘Future’ Wife... Love, Scott (a.k.a. Your Backup Plan)”

I’m having so much fun reading this fic! There’s just something about ‘frenemies’ (denying the sexual tension between them!) being forced to work together and finding out they actually work great as partners!

It’s daunting to make a ‘book cover’ for a story like this, coz how can I chose just 1 or 2 photos to represent this AU? But it seems wrong not to try, when this fic has given me so much joy reading it! So I decided to use a scrapbook type of layout instead! @AbsRedemption

Hey @stardust_echoes! Just finished rereading your fic, like I said I would (), and of course I got inspired to make this “book cover”! Debated using several photos, but in the end, Sophie won out in taking centerstage!

Read this again to get me into the mood for #Spooktober! Besides, I’m convinced that Sc*tt is a !!!

Is there any chance we’ll have more from this AU, @missbeautimous???

This was a bit of a challenge to make with just mobile editing apps, but I totally enjoyed making it!

@hooksandheroics, let me just thank you again from the bottom of my heart for this unique idea for a fic! No spoilers for those who haven’t read this yet!

YES for me as well, @_bucketofrice!!!

This is such a cute one-shot! Loved the progression of their relationship: Tessa being clueless, Scott thinking he was being subtle with his moves, and MF being an unwitting (but highly entertained!) witness to their shenanigans!

Since I’m already drowning in VM emo feels, might as well drop this here and wallow with Socialite!Tessa over having to let go!

This is one of my top fave S photos, & I’m so happy you used it in your fic, @SpiraledR! Can’t wait for T&S meet up after Scott’s rise to fame!

It’s adorable (Owen) Wennie’s turn to grace my TL - or at least half of his face! Gotta leave some mystery for this hockey-obsessed cutiepie! It was remiss of me not to have him on my fave VM kids list! Forgive me, @LulaMae_2022! Hope this and a reread makes up for it!

Before RTR content hits us full force and possibly, most probably, kill us all (), I’d like to give a shoutout to @walkinrobe1 for the almost-end of this wonderful fic! I know it’s in Dr. Moir’s POV, but I just really wanna highlight Dr. Virtue’s gorgeous green eyes!!!

Coz this fic has just made a surprising comeback (like a pair of ‘platonic’ ice dancers we know!)...

Here’s hoping it won’t go to war again sometime soon, but rather give us more on these sexy agents in love (lust)!

Well @tessafreakingv1, since this is exactly how I imagined your Scott to look like (), I guess you’ll just have to write this scorching Sway moment () in your fic! Maybe in their quest to make the ex regret ever letting her go?

(Sidenote: RL Scott, take notes pls!)

Even though the kitchen isn’t my fave place in the house (I only cook when I absolutely have to!), I thoroughly enjoyed reading this Test Kitchen AU. Love the dynamic of the JF team, esp VM, so I decided to turn an old Hello Fresh VM edit into a ‘book cover’...

It’s heartbreaking to read when VM drifts apart, since that’s my biggest fear for them IRL... This fic has a fresh take though on what the future might hold... Hope this li’l angel will bring them back to each other’s arms...

Because I badly need to see the silver lining in these dark times, a reread of this brilliant fic by @Rookandpawn1 seems to be in order... Go read it too, if you haven’t yet- because you (really) have to!

Sorry, I really wanted Lawyer Scott 2b up front too, but sadly, only T has lovely photos in corporate clothes (tnx RW&Co), so he’d have 2 settle 4 being in the background! It’s a cute shot of VM tho, right?

PS This is a hint for an update, @mycatcanwrite. Is it working?

Yes please!!! I want some of those sweets- and/or Baker Scott! I’m sure Lawyer Tessa can relate!

This is the sweetest present I cld ever want 4 ‘not my birthday’! Thank you, @onlyskyaboveme! And thank you @onlybecause3 for existing so we get to enjoy your bday w/ you!

Guess what I just finished rereading? I first read this during my ‘lurking’ stage when I haven’t fully embraced yet my life as a VM stan! Don’t know the Tw handle of the author, so spread the word if you do, coz I love her work! Gearing up to reread ‘Wild Horses’ soon!

Got reacquainted with this series (and “Finding Christmas”!) because of “Beating Christmas” and I couldn’t be happier!

So Ms Meg, since you’re writing again, would this, by any chance, have a hope of getting an update? Pls??? I’m prepared to beg!

@ofwhalesinstars

Coz I’m feeling inspired with the upcoming holiday season! And this fic was such a joy to read again!

If you haven’t read it yet, then you’re definitely missing out! Good thing it’s the perfect time to catch up on this masterpiece by @ofwhalesinstars!

Ho ho ho!!!

So of course I had to reread this from the start (), but took a break at the angsty part halfway thru to ease my and made this cover...

@tessafreakingv1, hope you like pink, or at least don’t actively hate it! And I hope this inspires you to write that final chapter!

Christmas vacay means catching up on and/or rereading fics! Just finished this heartwarming (sometimes heartbreaking ) series and was blown away again by it!

PS... Was so intent on Baby KayJo, forgot to add Baby Teddy on the cover! He can be the one inside T’s tummy!

If you’re up for a sobfest, this @walkinrobe1 series will definitely do the trick! Part 1 will absolutely decimate your and get you dehydrated from crying buckets of tears! Hence my decision to make a cover for Part 2 coz I need something for my broken heart to hold on to!

Well ok, not really a new cover for a new fic, but it’s still a new cover, so it still counts, right @Rookandpawn1?

That last update just spoke so much to me, that I knew I wanted to make a new one based on that last scene. T has come such a long way, and I love it!

TY

Wanted to make a cover when I first read this, but ddnt have a Photographer!Tessa on my camera roll then! Thanks @misstessavirtch for helping me track down this fic again, now that I have the images I wanted!

Just finished rereading & you should read it too!

Say cheese!

This is an intriguing take on DEATH and it hooked me right from the start! But it’s no surprise how @lapetitemort20 can craft wonderful worlds with words, and this is no different! Thanks for sharing!

Watch this space for more on this series!

“Soulmates are not found. They’re forged. You’ll see him again, if it’s meant to be.”

“I’m scared it isn’t,” is all she says.

“Dreams are hope, and echoes of hope.”

Doesn’t that hit close to home with the VM climate these days?!

( @lapetitemort20)

“We have two lives, the second begins the moment we realise we only have one.”

This is just one of the quotes in this fic that struck me! Reminded me to always live life to the fullest!

This is the last of the “Death” trilogy by @lapetitemort20. Be sure to read all 3!

You’ve got to read it so you’ll be in on the inside joke! Totally worth the read!

There was an attempt...

Had to find a way to somehow mask the edited VM faces, to hide the less-than-perfect edit! But you get what I’m getting at, right @stardust_echoes???

Thanks again for your beautiful fic!

A childhood marriage pact? Hell yeah, I’m in!!!

Sending out all the positive vibes in the hopes that the final chapter of this fic will be out soon!

(And to those who know the writer, send my love their way...)

That line right there, on the cover, hurts- for obvious reasons...

Good thing we have fics to give us that HEA...at least that’s what I’m looking forward to in that much-awaited final chapter! It’s coming, right???

Had such a fun (magical ) time reading this Sabrina VM AU and making this edit!

Thanks, @SoSheDances18!

(PS... It was a bit of a challenge making that long title fit!)

Love this one-shot!!!

I’ve missed this VMverse... and I’ve missed @gerber_pink’s fics! Have to claim creative license for their outfits though, so I hope that’s ok!

“You don’t stop writing the story just because you know how it’s going to end... And I want to write this story with you.”

Don’t know much about tarot card reading, but this was such a magical story and I loved it!

“It’s close to something that’s happened a million times before, a vague outline from the same set of memories they share. “

Love all that shared history!

I just felt like this photo fit your latest VM AU, @stardust_echoes, so of course, I made it into a ‘book cover’!

Well, this fic piqued my interest, so here we are!

I wanted a VM angst photo, so of course, Carmen is the perfect choice, right?

And don’t mind the random hockey players that I used for their partners! Just pretend you don’t know them, in case you recognize them!

It's not the most high-res of photos, nor a complicated edit (don't look too closely on the mathematical formulas!), but I really wanted to make a 'book cover' for this amazing one-shot by @stardust_echoes!

All I can say is, "If it's meant to be, it will be!"

@imaginedandrea1’s posted photos accompanying the link for her newest fic update inspired me to make this ‘cover’ even before reading it!

But having just read it, it certainly didn’t disappoint, although I nearly had a heart attack at some point!

This one’s a special request by @luckymom34, who gave me this beautiful sunset photo which served as a foundation for this ‘book cover’ for @lapetitemort20’s fic!

This ‘moody fic’ () is a wonderful story about second chances, healing and redemption!