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1. Hunger Hurts (Starving Works) by scribblesandbones

   Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Gen
   • Work in Progress

   16 May 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Jonathan Byers & Steve Harrington
   • Jonathan Byers/Steve Harrington
   • Jonathan Byers
   • Steve Harrington
   • Argyle (Stranger Things)
   • Robin Buckley
   • Nancy Wheeler
   • Joyce Byers
   • Lonnie Byers
   • Billy Hargrove
   • Eating Disorders
   • Bulimia
   • Anorexia
   • Angst
   • Family Issues
   • Daddy Issues
   • Suicidal Thoughts
   • Self-Harm
   • Childhood Trauma
   • Jonathan Byers Needs a Hug
   • Depression
   • Mental Health Issues
   • Eventual Happy Ending
   • Religious Conflict
   • Jonathan Byers & Steve Harrington Friendship
   • homoerotic friendship
   • Mutual Pining
   • Doomed Relationship
   • Religious Guilt
   • Title from a Fiona Apple Song
   • Not Beta Read
   • Implied Childhood Sexual Abuse
   • Drug Dealing

   Summary

   Jonathan wished that would stop his ways, but God he couldn't, not even if a genie granted him a wish to never think about food again. Every time someone said he needed to eat, or how a car needs fuel to run, it made him euphoric.

   OR
   Jonathan Byers has an intense eating disorder and other mental health issues and finds peace (though it's rocky) through his old friend, Steve Harrington.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   15,962

   Chapters:

   7/?

   Comments:

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   Kudos:

   61

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