#vmfc

Every month at VMFC, I’ll be posting a curated list of Veronica Mars fics based on a specific theme or trope, with a particular focus on L/V. We’ll also highlight one as the “Best of the Month” and feature a “WIP of the Month." Please come and join us on the VM Fic Club Discord. Why? VM has some fantastic authors. Fandom has gone a little quiet - and this is being done in the hopes on giving love to existing authors, and hopefully encourage others to write again.

The VM fandom is filled with talented writers, both past and present. This initiative is designed to encourage authors to return to writing and show appreciation for the fantastic work that’s already out there. You never know – a little spark might inspire someone to return to the fandom! I really hope you enjoy reading and leave feedback on the fics. You never know, if an author feels the love on a WIP, they may just finish it! So let's get to the February theme: Hurt/Comfort. My favourite. There's just something about our fave pairing comforting each other - whether they've been physically hurt or emotionally, or some kind of healing needs to be done.

The winner of this month:

Title: Third Rule of Fight Club

Author: aperfectsong

Wordcount: 34,368

Description: After a case goes wrong, Logan finds Veronica at the beach. Set in season one.

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2. Title: Knockout

Author: Oliviet

Word Count: 54,024

Season: 2

Description: Veronica is shot on the roof in Not Pictured

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3. Title: Stay Part Two: With Me

Author: BryroseA

Word Count: 13,048 for part one, 115,404 for part two

Description: Veronica is at Columbia when she gets the news Logan’s plane has gone down.

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4. Break My Fall

Author: lafleurdumal

Word Count: 52,056

Description: Logan kills Aaron in self-defence. He and Veronica go on a road trip.

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5. Title: Erase/Rewind

Author: casket4mytears

Word Count: 61,584

Description: Veronica and Logan have to re-do Shelly’s party until they get it right. Russian Doll.

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And WIP of the Month: Title: In Case of Emergency

Author: Melissajade

Word Count: 21,030 (WIP)

Description: Despite the years of radio silence, he would be lying if he said he did not from time to time think of her, dream of her, even long for her. He had long since accepted that Veronica would always be tattooed across his soul.

But when she’d occupied his thoughts, he never imagined her like this: a tube down her throat; her left eye swollen shut; abrasions and bruises maring her face, neck and arms and her fingernails mangled and bloody.

The top 12 fics to start with in the fandom, as voted by you guys

redemption has stories to tell by iwantthemtostay, only_because3 -- They meet in February. Everything changes in April. 

Spare Keys by Evaleigh77 -- A multi-year take on Tessa and Scott's fascinatingly weird and lovely relationship. Come for the angst and love scenes...stay for the Danny Moir cameos.

Coming Home to You by PinkGerberDaisies -- Montreal fashion designer Tessa McCormick suddenly finds herself engaged to the city's most eligible bachelor. Sweet Home Alabama AU

all i know is, we're all in the dance by aRegularJo -- Because they both know by now that nothing is inevitable or Tessa always did like the epics

Annika by DontJudgeMeIShipIt -- Three years after Tessa Virtue disappears off the face of the Earth, Joe Moir makes a shocking discovery, one his son had better have a very good answer for.

I'll be your home by carmen_sandiego -- Scott and Tessa continue with their post-competition, post-TYCT lives. Just not quite in the way they might have expected.

BEHAVE! by Golden_Ticket -- This is the story about three people in a sports psychologist's office in Montreal and seventeen of their Thursday, 4PM appointments.

Wild Horses by iwantthemtostay -- Family means a lot of things to Tessa. It’s her mom, her siblings, her dad. It’s skating. It’s the Moirs. It’s Scott. And maybe it’s someone she still misses whom she never got to hold.

Point it Home by fitslikeakey -- Tessa packed up a single suitcase and walked out of Scott's life with his sweatshirt, his favorite hockey stick, and his heart.

well worth the wait by EastFromEden -- It's been a long time running. It's been a long time coming. Their relationship is 20 years in the making.

in paris or in lansing by konahau (naheka) -- "I cry after sex sometimes," Tessa says. "It's not a big deal."

All the fics from throwback week, May 2019

i know your story (but tell me again) by only_because3 -- Over the years, a lot of people have asked Tessa what her secret is to growing so many beautiful things. She mostly chalks it up to luck but also sites good soil and knowing when to leave the plants to do their own thing.

onwards, upwards by sinkingsidewalks -- “Mom,” Vera asks as Tessa closes the chapter of the novel they read together nightly – a series about young girl dragon slayer that’s V’s favourite. “Why haven’t you and Scott gotten married?"

The Driving Force by PinkGerberDaisies -- Tessa and Scott have an important discussion on the way to her family's cabin for Canada Day.

I Know All About You by PurpleHazeGirl -- What started as "Tessa feels the weight of criticism and Scott's having NONE of that!" changed to "two times Tessa needed moral support and Scott was there for her, and one time it was the other way around".

Seeing Red by imaginedandreal -- Tessa has an unexpected reaction to watching Scott do an Armani photoshoot.

make it better by resistate -- If Tessa’s being honest with herself, sex with Scott matches the mood of their short dance this season more than it does their free dance. (Carmen-era, but happier.)

and if you wanna get groceries (and if you wanna get close to me) by awakeanddreaming -- She’d known from the moment that she set foot in this house that the kitchen had been the central hub, the place where everyone gathered.

My heart's always yours (III) by OnlySkyAboveMe -- He smells too much of rubbing alcohol and the harsh, clinical soap the doctors and nurses use to scrub their hands. His own scent still lingers though, right at the juncture of his neck and shoulder, a place where she had spent a fair amount of time those magical days back at the end of December; when she was in his arms and she had felt like she was home and that she was complete.'

Memories are Made of This by PinkGerberDaisies -- Life in a mansion as a guest of the royal family isn't quite what Scott expected, and the first week after he joins Princess Tessa in Montreal is full of unexpected road blocks.

A Happy Family is but an Earlier Heaven by SpiraledIntoThisRabbithole -- A one-shot from the Something to Talk About universe where Scott plays hockey for the Maple Leafs and Tessa is a principal dancer with the National Ballet of Canada.

Unconventional by allthegoldmedals -- Tessa Virtue is an ordinary 14-year-old girl with a knack for math and a passion for skating.

to the best partner ever by restlessvirtue -- When Scott's older brothers decide his love life needs a little kickstart, it's Tessa who ends up in charge of damage control. This is a story about how one letter can change everything.

I hate you, but I love you just the same by everymagicalprice -- When Scott is really scraping for money, he receives an offer that could get him one step closer to his dream. There's only one problem: he needs to convince Tessa Virtue to go to senior prom with him, so that her sister could also attend the dance.

Wide Eyed Dreamers by PinkGerberDaisies -- How Scott and Tessa become childhood friends, then teenagers in love (and beyond).

You're That Part Of Me I'll Always Need by blueberrybb -- Tessa has a plan to finish high school. Live on caffeine, pass her exams, make new friends, and remain out of any stirring gossip.

holding onto my heart by hwrites -- Tessa meets Scott, and she instantly hates him.

I Think The Rest of Campus Melted Away by platonicbullshit -- All in all, Tessa finds that co-ed living isn’t quite as awful as she had first predicted.

foolproof face, you're studying romances by awakeanddreaming -- She hates him before she even learns his name.

If you don't know! I'm making a list of starter fics for those new to the fandom. Kind of an overview of some good/popular stories. After collecting your suggestions I’ve made a survey to narrow it down.

would have waited till the oceans fell away by londongrammar -- five times a girl and a boy surprised Margaret Williams of Bayfield, Ontario... and one time they didn't.

Summerfling by destinyofshipwreck -- It's not her fault that she always thought about Scott when she was with him. 

All My Nights Taste Like Gold by Golden_Ticket -- "She is so in love, she doesn’t want to sleep, doesn’t want to miss out on anything that happens as long as he is by her side."

Have an idea for a fic but no time to write it? Want to write something but you don’t know what? 

Fill out this google form if you have ideas and check back to this post for prompts!

What fics do you think should be on a 'top ten (ish) everyone should read' list? What do you view as 'classics' in the fandom? Submit as many stories as you like, but please only ones still online with valid links. Depending on the response I may do a full poll later to narrow it down.