So to clarify the last sentence of your response, it IS allowable to post a partial fic to AO3 with a link to the full fic as long as the full fic does not have content that violates the TOS, and that the full version is fully free and has no commercialized element (like a pay per view or pay wall)?
In general, yes, so long as the work on AO3 does have fanwork content, does not otherwise violate our Terms of Service, and the link is to somewhere that is freely and fully accessible, non-commercial, and does not otherwise violate the Terms of Service (such as by providing pirated material), then this is allowed.
However, generally if you would like to link to works elsewhere, then we recommend that you use bookmarks instead. AO3 is an archive for fanworks, not a blogging or social media site, and is not intended for the promotion of offsite content.
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