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Silent Scars by Kelseyalicia for Inuyasharocks01862, SailorMoonFanGirl, Queen_of_Plot_Twists
Fandoms: American Dragon: Jake Long
15 Nov 2021
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Rose struggles with a toxic family that refuses to take responsibility for its actions. Her attempts to enforce boundaries are met with resistance and abuse, leaving her caught between seeking justice and fearing retaliation. Each effort to stand up for herself worsens things, trapping her in a cycle of conflict and fear.
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- Part 91 of one-shots
- Part 23 of Disney One-shots
- Part 13 of Therapy stories
- Part 41 of Awareness stories
- Part 4 of ADJL one-shots
- Part 4 of Modern AU
- Part 247 of collection stories
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Rose's Florida vacation with her godmother, Helen, was far from relaxing. Constant criticism, lack of privacy, and a general lack of consideration made the trip stressful. Despite some enjoyable moments, Rose felt emotionally drained and determined to cut ties with toxic relationships for her well-being.
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- Part 138 of one-shots
- Part 25 of Disney One-shots
- Part 23 of Therapy stories
- Part 77 of Awareness stories
- Part 6 of ADJL one-shots
- Part 6 of Modern AU
- Part 249 of collection stories
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How to Block a User or a Work or a Series on AO3 by ao3commentoftheday
Fandoms: No Fandom
17 May 2022
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If there are authors or stories out there that you'd rather not ever see in your search results again, you can create a site skin to remove them from your browsing experience.
This was first explained in an AO3 News Post, but I'm going to go into more detail so that anyone with an account can do it, with no need to do any coding at all. Just copy/paste.
Updated to include how to block a series! (and a link to how to block tags)
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- Part 8 of How to AO3
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It’s a No-Chance Showmance (I Don’t Mix Work With Pleasure) by HeavyOnTheTragedy
Fandoms: Lockwood & Co. - Jonathan Stroud, Lockwood & Co. (TV)
19 Jun 2023
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When Kat, who play Audrey in their school’s productions of Little Shop of Horrors gets sick a day before opening night the assistant stage, Lucy, has to quickly learn her part to save the show.
Romance and theater kid shenanigans ensue.
Title form never really acting at all by Melina K B
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Did you see that fanfic with 6 gazillion tags forcing you to scroll endlessly to skip through it? Ever wondered how to block a specific story without having to download a 3rd party app or make an annoying bookmark? Guess what? You can block specific stories and authors directly from AO3, and it works in mobile!
Yes this is about a troll fic making it's way around AO3.
Updated with instructions to block works by a user (See ch2).
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Bookmarked by elf_lady
21 Feb 2021
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how to block annoying stories
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How to Block a User or a Work or a Series on AO3 by ao3commentoftheday
Fandoms: No Fandom
17 May 2022
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If there are authors or stories out there that you'd rather not ever see in your search results again, you can create a site skin to remove them from your browsing experience.
This was first explained in an AO3 News Post, but I'm going to go into more detail so that anyone with an account can do it, with no need to do any coding at all. Just copy/paste.
Updated to include how to block a series! (and a link to how to block tags)
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- Part 8 of How to AO3
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How to Block Tags With Site Skins (And Get Real Specific About It) by najio
Fandoms: No Fandom
25 Jun 2025
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Just some info I've gathered over the past couple of weeks, about how to:
1. Block tags using Site Skins, block only fics that contain both tag A and tag B, and block fics with a tag that contains a certain phrase, unless they are a specific whitelisted tag
2. Highlight the tags in pretty colors! Or bold, or hide them!
3. Block mega-crossovers with a million different fandoms
4. Select for/block fics that are completed/rated something/have a certain category/don't have summaries
5. Block everything that doesn't have a certain tag, or one of a list of tags
6. Block orphan_account and tag block by author
7. Block only tags of specific types (fandoms, relationships, freeforms, etc.)
8. Block fics focused on original characters, and/or fics without any tags of a specific type
9. Block every pairing with two characters in it—case insensitive, any order, no matter how many other people are also in the tag
10. Block by number of tagsSeries
- Part 1 of Site Skins and CSS Quackery
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- English
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- 16,702
- Chapters:
- 25/25
- Collections:
- 2
- Comments:
- 546
- Kudos:
- 588
- Bookmarks:
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- Hits:
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Bookmarked by the_bi_ballerina
13 Oct 2023
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Very comprehensive guide, which continues to be updated.
I particularly like chapter 3, the chapter on blocking "megacrossovers", works which have more than a certain number of fandom tags. (You can customize the number according to your preference.) It is useful when you are frustrated by single works which are actually a collection of different works in different fandoms, and thus will repeatedly update within a fandom tag without necessarily having any new content in that fandom.
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This work isn't hosted on the Archive so this blurb might not be complete or accurate.
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In our ongoing efforts to give you more tools for curating your Archive experience, we're rolling out a new interface to let you hide content by specific users.
Blocking and Muting: A Refresher
We'll be implementing two sets of features to help users curate their own experiences and add a layer of protection against harassment, without making it harder for people to create and interact with content on the Archive:
- Blocking, which will prevent certain users from interacting with you.
- Muting, which will exclude content by certain users from your personal Archive experience.
Because applying these concepts to all of the Archive's numerous and often interconnected features at once would be a massive undertaking, we're taking a gradual approach that will allow you to block and mute users in some areas while we continue to work on others.
You already have the ability to block specific users from commenting on your works or replying to your comments; now you will also be able to hide users' works, bookmarks, and comments from view.- Bookmarks:
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Bookmarked by the_bi_ballerina
17 Mar 2024
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AO3 News Post (2023-02-06): Describes the site feature of muting a user. Muting a user hides their works, bookmarks, and comments from you.
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Published: 2023-02-06 00:49:38 UTC
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How to Block Tags With Site Skins (And Get Real Specific About It) by najio
Fandoms: No Fandom
25 Jun 2025
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Just some info I've gathered over the past couple of weeks, about how to:
1. Block tags using Site Skins, block only fics that contain both tag A and tag B, and block fics with a tag that contains a certain phrase, unless they are a specific whitelisted tag
2. Highlight the tags in pretty colors! Or bold, or hide them!
3. Block mega-crossovers with a million different fandoms
4. Select for/block fics that are completed/rated something/have a certain category/don't have summaries
5. Block everything that doesn't have a certain tag, or one of a list of tags
6. Block orphan_account and tag block by author
7. Block only tags of specific types (fandoms, relationships, freeforms, etc.)
8. Block fics focused on original characters, and/or fics without any tags of a specific type
9. Block every pairing with two characters in it—case insensitive, any order, no matter how many other people are also in the tag
10. Block by number of tagsSeries
- Part 1 of Site Skins and CSS Quackery
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#FULily by ShitForBrains
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
25 Dec 2025
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THIS IS BEING REWRITTEN. Please wait for the update. Thank you. EP4. Shane becomes bestfriends with Rose soon after meeting her. He tells her everything. Except Lily's identity. Rose gives Shane some advise. Step 1: Block Lily Step 2: Get drunk and cry about it Step 3: #FULily
Bookmarked by Blackrose123
23 Dec 2025
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#FULily
ShitForBrains
Chapter 4Shane block ilya number. Accidentally outs himself to his parents