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MOTA Advent Day 20 Masterpost

Today in the twentieth slot you'll find two fic recs, one by @rangerelizabeth, another by anon, and a drabble by @bucksbluescarf

They will be posted throughout the day and you'll be able to find them here

Previous days: Day 1 - Day 2 - Day 3 - Day 4 - Day 5 - Day 6 - Day 7 - Day 8 - Day 9 - Day 10 - Day 11 - Day 12 - Day 13 - Day 14 - Day 15 - Day 16 - Day 17 - Day 18 - Day 19

First treat under the cut 😉

Day 20 Fic Rec

sharp dressed man by teukchul @caustinen [Explicit - AU, Establish relationship, Fluff, Smut/PWP, College AU, Modern day - Gale "Buck" Cleven/John "Bucky" Egan - Complet 1/1 - 9k]

When Gale realizes he has forgotten to buy a present for his boyfriend’s birthday, he ends up giving himself wrapped in something special.

@rangerelizabeth rec: Gale surprises John on his birthday by wearing lingerie—featuring an anxious mess Gale, and an at first concerned then later very mind-blown John. I think I’ve re-read this at least three times because it lives rent free in my mind. I love the teasing from Gale and John’s friends at the start, the sweet dinner date, all of John’s pet names for Gale, and of course, the strong ending with some wonderfully written smut!

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clegan has so many crazy ass yaoi moments as we know but i think bucky sitting on gale's seat and mourning him probably takes the cake for me like something so tender and human and raw about it it's so . heartbreaking. doing something the person you love(d) did to feel close to/remember them. AAUUUHGGHRHDJJ

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Mind Reading AU

I would love to read a story where someone from the 100th - Kidd? Crank? - acquires the ability to hear what everyone else is thinking around him. He thinks listening to Crosby's nervous internal monologue is bad, but then John and Gale walk in, and he knows he’s going to lose his mind within hours if they don’t find a solution.

And it's not because of John.

No, John pretty much says what he's thinking with barely any filter or internal struggle. But Gale... it's a constant litany of filthy-loving-needy-guilty-self-tormenting thoughts stumbling over each other. He reaches for his toothpicks with perfect poker face while imagining kissing Bucky within an inch of his life. He stands looking mildly amused at Bucky elbowing him, but his mind is like white noise from desire. Then he despairs when Bucky leaves even though nothing shows in his expression.

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Since we've no place to go - Ch. 2/4

[Mature, Modern day, Gale Cleven/ John Egan, Snowed-in trope, Getting together, Miscommunication, Fluff]

“Shit,” John says. “That’s not good. Looks like the power’s out on the whole street. There must be a powerline down or something.”

Gale throws the blanket off his lap and moves to stand next to John by the window. It’s hard to see anything through the snow, but it’s clear that the once-present glow of Christmas lights from the neighboring houses are now nonexistent. “What now?”

John runs an anxious hand through his hair before dropping it with a resigned shrug. “I guess we do things the old fashioned way,” he sighs.

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the breakfast scene… the reason kidd storms off is not because bucky dumped the air ex position on him but because while the the tension between them is evident in the eye-fucking alone, he also has the subtitles to go with it, and since both of them are very very loudly broadcasting rather similar extremely nsfw ideas of what they’d wanna do to each other right about then and there he has to get the hell out of there asap because he doesn’t want to know if the mess hall table would be able to stand both of their weights at once thank you very much

Mind Reading AU

I would love to read a story where someone from the 100th - Kidd? Crank? - acquires the ability to hear what everyone else is thinking around him. He thinks listening to Crosby's nervous internal monologue is bad, but then John and Gale walk in, and he knows he’s going to lose his mind within hours if they don’t find a solution.

And it's not because of John.

No, John pretty much says what he's thinking with barely any filter or internal struggle. But Gale... it's a constant litany of filthy-loving-needy-guilty-self-tormenting thoughts stumbling over each other. He reaches for his toothpicks with perfect poker face while imagining kissing Bucky within an inch of his life. He stands looking mildly amused at Bucky elbowing him, but his mind is like white noise from desire. Then he despairs when Bucky leaves even though nothing shows in his expression.

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Mind Reading AU

I would love to read a story where someone from the 100th - Kidd? Crank? - acquires the ability to hear what everyone else is thinking around him. He thinks listening to Crosby's nervous internal monologue is bad, but then John and Gale walk in, and he knows he’s going to lose his mind within hours if they don’t find a solution.

And it's not because of John.

No, John pretty much says what he's thinking with barely any filter or internal struggle. But Gale... it's a constant litany of filthy-loving-needy-guilty-self-tormenting thoughts stumbling over each other. He reaches for his toothpicks with perfect poker face while imagining kissing Bucky within an inch of his life. He stands looking mildly amused at Bucky elbowing him, but his mind is like white noise from desire. Then he despairs when Bucky leaves even though nothing shows in his expression.

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Buck:*walk into their bedroom*

Buck:*wraps his arms around Bucky's shoulders gently and whispers in his ear*

Buck: Steal my ice cream from the freezer again and I will make sure they never find your body

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overanalyzing mota again but i just saw a tiktok where they used the audio of gale telling john about his dad at the end of ep. 2 and the way his voice almost breaks when he’s imitating him, espescially when he says his name, ”gale, this time i can feel it”… the way austin delivers it just breaks my heart bc you can hear the sadness of the adult who knows better and the excitement of the child getting that small little contact from an absent parent be present there together. heart-breaking layers in that scene are insane.

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Mini prompt if you so choose to accept it!

Character one: that Clevens sure has got a mouth on him

Character two: I'd like to get my mouth on him

Character one: 👀

lol this doesn’t exactly fit the prompt and it’s not a fic (send help, what am I doing???) but this is where my mind went 😅

Full disclosure… this is my first time making gifs and boy I already respected you gif makers but holy sheep shit 😭🤣

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Modern day Buck and Bucky but it’s a baseball game 🫡

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Mota Advent Banners - Week 1

The lovely @carnevol encouraged me to post the banners I made for the Mota Advent 2024 event separately as well ❤️ Because of Tumblr's image limit, I will post them in three installments (after they have been revealed in the event itself). In a reblog, I will also add their icon versions.

If anyone wants to use these or the icons, please feel free! 🥰 Go check out the @mota-collab blog to see all the advent treats we made together.

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MOTA Advent Day 6 Masterpost

Today in the sixth slot you'll find two fic recs, one by @pinenutpbj and another by @avonne-writes, as well as a drabble by @rangerelizabeth

They will be posted throughout the day and you'll be able to find them here

Previous days: Day 1 - Day 2 - Day 3 - Day 4 - Day 5

First treat under the cut 😉

Day 6 Fic Rec 1

in our bedroom after the war by stereobone @stereobone [Explicit - Getting together, Post-war - Gale "Buck" Cleven/John "Bucky" Egan - Complet 1/1 - 29,7k]

After the war, Bucky and Gale reunite to fix up a house. They end up finding a life together.

@pinenutpbj rec: I've always been drawn to stereobone's writing across different fandoms, and this very work was my entry point into this incredible fandom. I approached this story without any prior knowledge of the characters or the original TV series. Despite my unfamiliarity, the narrative was so compelling that I felt an immediate intimate connection with Buck and Bucky. Their journey felt profoundly human: raw, layered, and tender. When I eventually watched MOTA, I was struck by how perfectly the fic captured what Buck promises as "the you worth knowing"—a poignant exploration of personal growth, resilience, and mutual understanding. The story becomes a meditation on survival, connection, and the delicate process of healing—both individually and together. To me, IOBATW is a nuanced character study that reminds me how people can emerge from difficult pasts and create meaningful futures. I’m so grateful I got to read this masterpiece.

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I miss your writing ♡

😭🥺🤍 you don’t understand the impact this just had on me, if i ever post again it’s thanks to your encouragement <3 trying to figure out time to do a christmas thing at least 🥰

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Creator: @dinozenkaiju

Creator notes: ✨️Happy Holidays with the two Bucks! 🎄✨️

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what do the 4 people who always like my posts want for christmas