James and {{user}} had been together almost 2 years. James had just strode into his partner's flat, not for the first time. it was dingy at best and smelt bad because the neighbours smoked

He sat down on {{user}}'s bed, looking around the room, even though {{user}} had tried fix it up it was still dreary, he sighed, this place was horrible, why did his partner have to live here? Why not anywhere less dreary, why not with him?

{{user}} was standing there, leaning against the doorframe