diff --git a/apps/web/src/pages/viral-video/ViralVideoPage.css b/apps/web/src/pages/viral-video/ViralVideoPage.css
index 32a584922..63379cfd8 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/pages/viral-video/ViralVideoPage.css
+++ b/apps/web/src/pages/viral-video/ViralVideoPage.css
@@ -1509,7 +1509,7 @@
 }
 .vv-thumb-card {
   position: relative;
-  border: 1px solid #e5e7eb;
+  border: 2px solid #e5e7eb;
   border-radius: 8px;
   overflow: hidden;
   cursor: pointer;
@@ -1517,11 +1517,19 @@
   transition: all 0.15s;
 }
 .vv-thumb-card:hover {
-  border-color: #7c3aed;
+  border-color: #c4b5fd;
 }
-.vv-thumb-card.picked {
+.vv-thumb-card.selected {
   border-color: #7c3aed;
-  box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.15);
+  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.18);
+}
+.vv-thumb-card.selected::after {
+  content: "";
+  position: absolute;
+  inset: 0;
+  background: rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.1);
+  pointer-events: none;
+  z-index: 1;
 }
 .vv-thumb-ph {
   aspect-ratio: 1;
@@ -1541,7 +1549,7 @@
 }
 .vv-asset-image {
   position: relative;
-  border: 1px solid #e5e7eb;
+  border: 2px solid #e5e7eb;
   border-radius: 8px;
   overflow: hidden;
   cursor: pointer;
@@ -1553,18 +1561,21 @@
   position: absolute;
   top: 6px;
   right: 6px;
-  width: 22px;
-  height: 22px;
+  width: 24px;
+  height: 24px;
   border-radius: 50%;
   background: #7c3aed;
   color: #fff;
   display: none;
   align-items: center;
   justify-content: center;
-  font-size: 12px;
+  font-size: 13px;
   font-weight: 700;
+  z-index: 2;
+  box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.4);
+  border: 2px solid #fff;
 }
-.vv-thumb-card.picked .vv-thumb-check {
+.vv-thumb-card.selected .vv-thumb-check {
   display: flex;
 }
 .vv-thumb-name {