At twenty-five, Maya Linwood has her South London life sorted. She has a rising career in corporate PR, a four-year relationship with her ambitious boyfriend Julian, and an unbreakable circle of friends in Peckham. They are a packaged deal, bound by shared university history, late-night rooftop secrets, and grand plans for their late twenties.Until a single night shatters everything.At a birthday gathering, Maya discovers a devastating truth: Julian isn't just hiding an affair, he’s sleeping with Chloe, Maya’s closest friend and confidante. Worse, as the truth explodes, the fallout fractures the entire friend group. Instead of rallying around Maya, her friends split into sides, exposing years of buried envy, unpaid loans, and unspoken rivalries. Key members of her inner circle knew about the betrayal all along and actively helped cover it up.Overnight, Maya loses her partner, her apartment, and the chosen family that anchored her in an increasingly expensive city.Forced to couch-surf and rebuild from scratch, Maya moves into a spare room in Hackney with Kofi, a quiet, direct designer on the fringe of her old circle. As her former friends spin lies to protect their own reputations, Maya must navigate London’s brutal rental market, keep her corporate career afloat, and learn who she is when she stops holding everyone else together. “We Used to Belong Here”is a raw, sharp-witted, and emotional deep-dive into adult friendship breakups, infidelity, and the quiet power of choosing yourself when everyone else walks away.