This is for all MOTA creators and all characters, themes and ships! All forms of creative work are welcome - writing, physical or digital art, edits, collages, music etc.
Be creative! Nothing is too hopeful or fluffy!
How do I participate?
The Hope weekend will consist of three days (friday-sunday), all of which have their own hope-set (much similar to the whump-sets during the MOTA whumpfest). These sets will contain different kinds of prompts and creative inspiration that you can use when creating your own fanwork.
You decide yourself how you want to interpret and draw inspiration from each day’s set. You can base your work on one part of each set or all of it, whatever you prefer.
The hope-sets will be posted soon! You can find them here.
To participate, you post your fanworks during the weekend the event happens. Add the #MOTA HOPE 2026 tag, and tag @mota-collab in the post so that we see it and can reblog it.
Alternative prompts?
If none of the hope-sets resonate with you but you still feel inspired and want to participate, feel free to participate with fanwork independent from the hope-sets. You can create something of your own personal choosing, inspired by the theme hope.
If you want more ideas, check out this masterpost!
Recommending works
You can also recommend favourite fan works that correspond with the theme. Send us an ask via the Mota Collab page, and tell us:
The title of the fan work and what medium it is (fic, art, edit, etc.)
The link to the fan work and to the artist
What you like about it
Why you think it fits the theme hope
If you don't want to send it to us, you can post recs on your own blog of course, again using the #MOTA HOPE 2026 tag, and tag @mota-collab in the post so we can see it! (Don’t forget to tag the artist so they can see your recommendation!)
Where can I see the created fanworks/recs?
Follow the #MOTA HOPE 2026 tag! We’ll do a masterpost at the end of the event and there will be an AO3 collection for any fics posted or recommended on that platform.
What about AI?
Note that no AI, of any kind, is allowed at this event. This weekend aspires to focus on real people, human made art, and how we can make the world a better place through our creative expressions and outlets together.
JOHN "BUCKY" EGAN in MASTERS OF THE AIR PART EIGHT
↳ still trapped, still cold, still eating scraps. and we keep waiting for something to happen, even though it doesn't.
the inherent homoeroticism of war media: a completely unserious presentation by me
[note: some slides have been removed because they're literally just fancams and also i had more than 30 slides boo tumblr image limits]
BIBLIOGRAPHY (just going in order of slides)
and your knees are driving me wild - mash s02e08
george mackay has found his niche in homoerotic war movies
war stories are inherently homoerotic. that's how we got stucky
hangman you look good - top gun: maverick (gif by babyrooster)
letter of recommendation: watching masters of the air secondhand
it's not just sports - masters of the air e02
1 being not gay at all, 10 being liberace in an f-16
we'll go to chicago - band of brothers e01 (gif by @fkmylif3)
it is the law that every piece of war media
kim is a homoseggsual - kath & kim s01e02
Untitled (You Construct Intricate Rituals) - Barbara Kruger
The Secret History of Australia's Gay Diggers - Ben Winsor (+ Paul Fussell quoted within)
Sexuality, Sexual Relations and Homosexuality - Jason Crouthamel
Soldiers bathing in Malaya - AWM
Private Frank Crocker letters featured in Sebastian Faulks and Hope Wolf, A Broken World: Letters, Diaries and Memories of the Great War (2014), pp. 75-78.
mike's mic screencap my beloved <3
winnix gifs by @bandofbrothers2001 @preacherboyd @galebucky
**i tried to tag/link everything, if anything is broken or unsourced please let me know and i will endeavour to fix it! standard disclaimer that a) any discussion about war media based on real life people is based upon the fictional portrayals of those people and not the actual dudes. and b) this powerpoint was made for fun, it is not rigorous academic analysis. all opinions expressed are my own. please do not take it too seriously! that's all <3
These are the tags used in order to track specifics throughout the blog. Organized below into subsections, each of these will reroute you to specific parts of specific weeks.
If you are unable to find something, feel free to send a DM or an ask so that I can find it for you.
Check with this actual post (i.e.) not a reblog to see if a tag has been added, as that is due to happen with time.
1 - Tags for all things related to a specific year:
Luztoyeweek2024: everything posted/reblogged for the 2024 event
Luztoyeweek2025: everything posted/reblogged for the 2025 event
Luztoyeweek2026: everything posted/reblogged for the 2026 event
2 - Tags for specific prompts/submissions:
asks: all answered asks concerning all inquiries
fic recs: fic recs by luztoyeweek due to requests & for fics submitted for the event
edits: gifsets, word edits, colors, and more
fanvid: amvs done with music prompts/similar content
playlists: songs compiled for the week/with submissions
memes: funny things, text posts, and more
headcanons: short blurbs, readings, and ideas
art: fanart and similar ilk
3 - Tags for information on the actual week/answered questions:
info: 2024 specific: all posts relating to posting for luztoyeweek2024
info: 2025 specific: all posts relating to posting for luztoyeweek2025
info: 2026 specific: all posts relating to posting for luztoyeweek2026
info: fanfic: all posts relating to questions about ao3 and fanfic posting
info: prompts: all posts relating to prompts/questions for every week
info: prompt submission: posts about forms that compile week prompts
info: polls: posts concerning public interest in there being a week and dates
info: blog maintenance: all posts about updating blog interface
info: updates: all posts concerning personal updates for the blog
4 - Tags for creations created before a week:
anticipation posting: everything created in week lead-up
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