Yeah, the archive is a library of all the fics people have submitted to it.

Some people post a fic on the MB and don't end up submitting it. Others submit fics to the archive without ever posting on the MB. But considering what LabRat said, the index contains links to the TOCs here at the MB and the TOCs contain links to the actual posts made by the authors.

The one advantage of using the index is that the TOCs here also have links to the comments made about each story when it was posted if you're interested in reading other people's takes.

I think, therefore, I get bananas.

When in doubt, think about time travel conundrums. You'll confuse yourself so you can forget what you were in doubt about.

What's the difference between ignorance, apathy, and ambivalence?
I don't know and I don't care one way or the other.