Steve is more observant than you think

Part 1

Trigger warnings:
Teasing
Eating Disorder
Anxiety / Codependance

It had been a long summer break. It was finally time to begin a new school year at hawkins high.

You are very nervous. Last year everyone teased you, especially Billy Hargrove about being overweight.

You went into lockdown during summer, paranoid and you felt sick. You went for daily walks and ate less.

You know you lost weight because your parents kept congratulating you, but you still felt the same way.

Especially comparing yourself to Nancy Wheeler. She didn't have an inch of fat on her body.

Where you were... well.. soft. You felt self conscious walking into school with new clothes and books.

Not suprisingly no one noticed you. As you put your things away in the locker getting ready for English, you thought you noticed Eddie glaring at you from across the hall. But the minute he saw you looking he continued talking to Dustin.

You sighed. At least it was better than getting picked on. You felt someone poke into your chubby waist and you panic. I thought to soon.

"Y/N you are chubby now, it's cute." You hear Harrington sarcastically say while he leans against the lockers. Your stomach hits to the bottom. He still thinks I'm fat.

He used to ignore me entirely, and somehow his name calling hurts even more.

You blush as you hold back tears. You can't say anything to him. You almost see a look of concern across his brown eyes.

The secret was you had a crush on him for the past 2 years, you did this for him. You thought of him everyday you decided not to have that meal and to block out the thoughts.