I always see people say that ao3 is too hard to use but I feel like it’s the most user friendly of all the sites.
Looking for a romantic pairing? It will be (character A)/(character B)
Looking for a platonic pairing? It will be (character A) & (character B)
You want it to be a completed fic? Just click “Complete works only” on the completion status
Want to see what people like the most? Filter by Kudos
Want to see the most recent? Filter by Date Updated
Wanting to avoid certain topics or triggers? Search up any word in the “other tags to exclude” and add it to the list
You can get every story that has a certain character included just by looking through their name tag, same with a random or an author.
You can bookmark fics for later, subscribe for updates, or even just look through your history for a fic you’ve read before.
They even have PodFics for those who for whatever reason will not be reading the fic and instead listening.
If you don’t want any random person to read your fic you can make it for account holders only
Also accounts are free and easy to make.