AO3 IS BACK, THANK FUCK. Mind you, this closed the day I was meant to get my account.
I found this genuinely, and I mean actually, well-written story posted anonymously, though, called 'Rose-Tinted Cage'.
Disclaimer though: Mind the tags. This is based on a really accurate portrayal of an abusive, codependent relationship between childhood friends.
Guys, I seriously recommend this. When it comes to the Ability to articulate /tell a story , this was the AO3, I was promised. The characters feel so authentically human and u can resonated empathise with them even though they can be complex and flawed . Like i can empathise and root for daisy and her goals.
They portray the cycles of abuse so well and the mirroring abusive traits , codependency. The characters have depth ;ur unable to label anyone as purely evil (ok mby sam ) and good. The encapsulate an abuser and the descent into an abusive relationship Compellingly.
I've known about AO3 but never used it till now because I was like 12 and I didn't find it immersive like a manhwa was but this is story changed that for me.
I am yet to find a story this synonymous with story I've reread this multiple times before the site shutdown and am waiting for an updatewhich are weekly and consistent . I was just about to download it when the site crashed, so I'm happy to be able to now. There's only a small group of people reading and following along with this story.
It genuinely needs more attention considering how Engrossing it is. I'm not even gonna lie, when I finally decided to join AO3, I was disappointed with the writing. I just feel like they weren't as good as how it was hyped up and were repetitive especially romance with smut didn't catch my attention. The fanfics' character portrayals were really one dimensional and inaccurate and had (I should be able to imagine what they'd like or do outside there actions in there story) from the one i've read (feel free to rec cs its hell searching for ones ), like they were all boiled down to growling or some shit.
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Anyways, to summarise: yay, AO3 is back! Can check for updates for Rose-Tinted Cage 2.
Link!!:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/91151796?view_full_work=true#main 
