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.
@mota-collab’s o.c.tober - day 1 | character sheets
helloooo! i’ve been super excited to highlight my original characters for mota during this challenge :) for the character sheet prompt today, i decided to make some instagram pages for all my mota gals from my wip on the other side of the sky! feel free to explore it on ao3, or here on my tumblr!!
tagging my usual suspects so they can see 🫶🏻 @kindsummer @saturnwisteria @wexhappyxfew @latibvles @roccoparondi @onyxsboxes
Third card I got from @mota-collab bingo (you can yours here 🥰) is a 4x4 with NSFW as theme. It was hard to choose just one each time, but it was a lot of fun to go through them again.
(bingo and fills under the cut 😉)
FEMINISATION -> You and me (Against the world) by @pinksiames so good, i love this fic
ORAL -> I know no other way chap 8 by @avonne-writes, love this au 😁
ARMPIT KINK -> knuckleball by @drylite is ✨✨✨
HUMILIATION KINK -> Babygirl by @xmysweetcreaturex, i've never seen the movie, but this fic is amazing to read
BDSM -> Not much of a punishment, is it? by @skyyguy, is reaaaally nice and delicious to read 🤩
FUCK OR DIE -> a chemical reaction by @survivedthenight, full of details and very well written, it's so hot and good 😉
STALAG FUCKING -> Heavy Petting by Stellascoot on AO3, with eager dog-coded bucky
DIRTY TALK -> Oh, I do, do I? by @defnotanarc, buck is a menace and bucky, well, he can't complain much 🤭
SIZE QUEEN -> this post by @brotherwtf, delicious, just delicious
FROTTAGE/SCISSORING -> I'll Always Be In Love With You chap 5 by @c-goldthorn soooo good 🤩
KNOTTING -> we could make it up as we go by @recmeidareya, is an amazing story that takes us on a journey of resilience, love and care after all the horrors they have endured … (this one is less about sex and more about healing but it's so beautiful i couldn't not rec it 🥰)
FIRST TIME SEX -> Looking for Eight by @weimarweekly, i'm still going through it, but it's a delight to read, the characters of Bucky and Gale are incredible and the writing is awesome.
BREEDING KINK -> Keep Me Forever by @oopsiedaisiesbaby it's such hot fic and this au is golden
SOMNOPHILIA -> Don't Forget To Breathe by @fascinationstrt, gale's oral fixation is off the charts while bucky is so gone for him, a delight to read 🤗
THREESOME/GROUP SEX -> Barefoot and Bareback by @soliloquy-dawn, amazing fic with dom Marge and Bucky and sub Gale, i absolutely love their relationship 😍
PRAISE KINK -> Girl, so confusing by @marionettefthjm delicious fic, it got you hooked from the start
²⁴⁾ the lap of someone who’s been gone for too long - kitty Gale, please!
Thank you for the ask! This is also a fill for one of my bingo prompts: touch-starved.
It's already dark outside when Bucky finally makes his way up the porch steps and slots his key in the front door. He turns it carefully, holding all the other keys on his chain tight in his palm. The door opens without a sound. Gale must have worked on the squeaky hinges while he was away. Could never stand such tinny noises for long.
The warm smells of home embrace him as he shrugs his coat off and puts his shoes next to Gale's as gingerly as if they were made of glass. He leaves his bag on the floor. Gale's present can wait until tomorrow. Padding inside on socked feet, Bucky makes his way through the labyrinth of silhouettes towards the bedroom. A light would give him away, so he doesn’t bother with it, just hopes that Gale hasn't rearranged anything that would break Bucky's toes if he kicked it. A risk he’ll have to take.
He's just about to skirt around the big, worn armchair that he and Gale fight about sometimes when he hears a soft thud to his right, then a figure pops up in front of him, seemingly out of thin air.
"Fuck!" Bucky exclaims, jumping reflexively. Then the sweet warmth of amusement blooms in his chest, bright and familiar. He got caught. He barks a laugh at the same time as Gale's snicker reaches his ears.
"Did you think you could surprise me?" Gale's voice rumbles close to Bucky's face. There’s a coy tone to it, something that weaves itself around Bucky’s body like a cat rubbing against his legs.
Blindly, Bucky leans in, a man starved. By some miracle or simply because Gale can see in the dark, the kiss lands where it should - on Gale’s plush lips, soft and curving where he can’t push down on his smile. I missed you, Bucky half hums, half mumbles, doesn’t get a single audible word out but Gale makes a quiet sound in return and loops his arms around Bucky’s waist. He presses his entire body to Bucky, as if he can’t decide if he wants a hug or another kiss or just wants to climb Bucky like a tree.
Bucky’s smile digs the crow's feet deeper around his eyes as he trails his kisses to Gale's cheek. "Thought you'd be asleep."
"I was." Gale purrs. His back rumbles with it, a restless rhythm that matches his breathing. It gives him away. His excitement, joy and relief pour out of him no matter how calm his voice is. "Did you really think I wouldn’t hear you?"
Bucky chuckles. "I'll get you one day."
"Sure, Bucky." Pitched low, Gale's voice trembles directly against Bucky's ear. Gale's stubble tickles his skin as Gale noses a path down along Bucky's neck, then starts nuzzling the tender crook of it, where Bucky's sweater is pulled askew.
"I missed you." Bucky repeats, combing through Gale’s hair because he knows Gale loves it. Oh, how long he’s been starving for this, to cradle his love in his arms. He was away too long. He never wants to leave again. "Did you miss me?"
Gale nips his neck, leaning heavily into Bucky’s embrace and taking deep, shuddering breaths. Still purring. "Missed you warming my chair."
"So spoiled." Bucky teases, grabbing at Gale’s side with one hand and feeling for said armchair with the other. "Such a princess."
He plops down on the thick cushion, pulling Gale along with him, into his lap. The old chair groans but bears their weight as it always does. Its fabric feels warm under Bucky's ass. Did Gale sleep curled up here as a cat, unwilling to spend the night alone in a large, empty bed? He can imagine it so clearly. A ball of cream-white fur tucked against the chair's arm, mournful eyes fixed on the front door until exhaustion pulled them closed.
Gale doesn’t reply to his teasing. He’s too busy trying to fit as much of himself against Bucky as he can, unsatisfied with the limits of their bodies, then he stills. Slowly, perhaps to savour it, he presses his lips to Bucky's again. The darkness hides his expression, but Bucky feels his longing all the same. It’s an echo of his own. He would climb inside Gale's skin to be closer to him if he could.
"I'm gonna shift, okay?" Gale asks quietly.
Bucky rubs their noses together. "Go ahead, doll."
For a moment, Gale lets his head drop to the crook of Bucky's neck again. Then, the arm curled around Bucky's neck pulls back, the weight on his lap changes, the brush of fabric under Bucky's palm gives way to silky fur, and in a blink, it’s not human Gale sitting on his thighs anymore, but a large cat.
"There you are." Bucky smiles at him, running his palm along his back.
Gale pushes into the touch for a moment, then paws at Bucky’s sweater. It’s not something that surprises Bucky. Not anymore. He pulls the hem of the garment away from his belly, and Gale doesn’t waste any time playing coy now, he tucks himself right inside. Hot and cozy against Bucky's stomach, purring away. Bucky sticks his hand inside his sweater and lays it on Gale’s back to hold him close.
I got a personalized 2x2 card with the themes AU and comfort for the @mota-collab bingo (you can get your own here)! I decided to fill mine with recs only.
FLIRTING -> art by @nebudaze : adorably funny art in which Gale is so done with (which we all know actually means totally endeared by) Bucky's shit.
PLAYFIGHTING -> art by @kylaym : rosie's crew is playfighting in the background, and I love his character arc in the flak house scenes so much that I just had to include this gorgeous art.
ARRANGED MARRIAGE -> sit next to me before I go by @stereobone : centers around Gale fleeing to escape an arranged marriage, but then sort of ending up in a whole new (albeit fake) one with Bucky. heartfelt, complex, and beautifully written fic.
CARING FOR SICK/ INJURED PERSON -> checking off firsts by @joeyalohadream : some of the sweetest, gentlest Clegan fics I've ever read, such lovely hurt comfort featuring injured Gale and caretaking Bucky.
I got a 3x3 B-17 Flying Fortress card with the theme Action Prompts for the @mota-collab bingo (you can get your own here). I really wanted to focus on giving energy back to the creators that take time and effort out of their lives to bring us all the feelings and enjoyment with their work 🥰
Comment on a fic with more than 5K words ➡️ nothing but blue skies from now on by ourdarkspirits
A cleganmarge fic that took me by storm, I devoured the entire series and you should too
Share your favorite quote from a fic ➡️ “Him I will always forgive.”
From my kingdom for a kiss upon your shoulder by @swifty-fox because in the context of that fic that line was a freaking gut punch
Kudos, comment and bookmark on one fic ➡️ Looking for Eight by @weimarweekly
I am a sucker for rodeo/cowboy au’s anyways but this fic is so good it’s kind of unreal, I’m actually obsessed
Comment on a fic posted a year ago ➡️ The Long(er) Story by stillheremydear
Went searching for the first clegan fic on AO3 and was not disappointed, the fluff was precious
Reblog/comment on a gifset ➡️ John Singing gif by @majoregan
One of my favorite moments from the show and the gifs are chefs kiss
Comment of the first fic in a tag of your choice ➡️ you’ll never be alone (i’ll be there for you) by tearsricochets
Went searching for emotional hurt/comfort and found this little slice that delves into Bucky (not) dealing with his feelings about those 2 flights before Buck got there
Leave a long, detailed comment ➡️ Nothing But Blue Skies Do I See by featherwords
This angsty little beauty has me in a chokehold right now
Read and comment on a rarepair fic ➡️ A Horse is Not a Home by FascinationStreet
I was in my cleganmarge era (still am tbh) and this one was art
Reblog/comment on your favorite art ➡️ little beasts art by @swifty-fox
I freaking love this series and this art??? Lives rent free in my head
Celebrate MOTA’s first birthday with your own bingo card custom or prefab 🥳
