Carlos Alvarez/Getty ImagesOne Direction fans, bring it on in for a virtual hug. Because we know you're hurting and we understand. Not only do we sympathize but we straight up empathize. Once upon a time, a band named NSYNC decided to break up because someone just had to go solo and do stuff like star in a movie called The Love Guru. But whatever! We're not bitter about it still.
What we're trying to say is we totally get the pain and anguish currently coursing through your bloodstream now that you've heard the terrible news that Zayn Malik will be leaving One Direction…for good. We just want to check up on y'all and see how Directioners are handling it. So let's just take a quick look at Twitter and…
Oh, sweet lord.
But this is exactly how we would be reacting if Twitter was around when NSYNC ended or when Geri left the Spice Girls.
Is this what it feels to be heartbroken #ByeZayn
? ILYSM ZAYN?? (@GlamourMariela) March 25, 2015I don't know what to do right now.. I can't imagine 1D without Zayn.. Why!? It hurts my heart! #ByeZayn pic.twitter.com/0a13B7aVV6
? fab ? (@DamnTommox) March 25, 2015Where will my broken heart go? #ByeZayn
? AreYouHairyHarry? (@felinefurball) March 25, 2015I AM LITERALLY IN TEARS RIGHT NOW ?? #ByeZayn
? jess ? (@HeartfeltHxrry) March 25, 2015I'M NEVER GONNA SEE HIM PERFORM LIVE..
I'M NEVER GONNA HEAR HIS HIGH NOTES AGAIN...
#COMEBACKZAYN
#AlwaysInOurHeartsZAYNMALIK
? ?STAY STRONG BOYS? (@pessimiststyles) March 25, 2015IM GOING TO LONDON WTF HE CANT LET US DOWN LIKE THIS?????? #WeLoveYouZayn #ComeBackZayn pic.twitter.com/b7Xf5ptOP4
? ... (@ZaynArt2307) March 25, 2015No don't do this zayn. You said you'd stay. #COMEBACKZAYN pic.twitter.com/4uWgUMvWWF
? William Herondale. (@narryaf_ziamaf) March 25, 2015I really really hope that the one Direction's account were hacked and this is a joke #DIRECTIONERSWILLALWAYSLOVEYOUZAYN #ComeBackZayn
? ? (@harolds_poems) March 25, 2015It just feels like your whole world collapsing #comebackzayn
? ? (@horannweyhey) March 25, 2015BUT REMEMBER WHEN THE INTERVIEWER CALLED HARRY A 'WOMANIZER " AND ZAYN DEFENDED HIM
#ComeBackZayn pic.twitter.com/wU0aZ98I5m
? One Direction (@OneDrecti0nFans) March 25, 2015I can't deal with this and I'm in public I wanna cry ?? #ComeBackZayn
? . (@stylesdimples1d) March 25, 2015But we still want you, Zayn
#DontLeaveUsZayn #AlwaysInOurHeartsZaynMalik pic.twitter.com/Y5yubj0phl
? 5SOS/1D UPDATES (@Liams4Arrows) March 25, 2015Just got the worst possible news....this can't be....seriously having a mental breakdown. #COMEBACKZAYN
? ?©arly? (@elizabethcarly2) March 25, 2015please don't go @zaynmalik i know it's selfish but i'm breaking zayn please #AlwaysInOurHeartsZaynMalik
? vane / pls niall,, (@TOMLINSMUKE) March 25, 2015DID SATAN DO THIS #AlwaysInOurHeartsZaynMalik pic.twitter.com/VzMNsqtOSd
? ??17 year old granny (@JAUREGIH) March 25, 2015BUT ZAYN YOU PROMISED
#AlwaysInOurHeartsZaynMalik pic.twitter.com/tY8MApdxLh
? 5SOS/1D UPDATES (@Liams4Arrows) March 25, 2015TILL MY LAST DAY BREATHING I SWEAR MALIK I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU @zaynmalik #AlwaysInOurHeartsZaynMalik
? pls follow liam? 188 (@outakeliam) March 25, 2015It hurts so much to write, to breathe, to live
#AlwaysInOurHeartsZaynMalik
? Sisi (@MehhLove1D) March 25, 2015My world just crashed down.. #ZaynMalikPleaseComeBack
? annie (@nerdystagram) March 25, 2015HE PROMISED #AlwaysInOurHeartsZaynMalik pic.twitter.com/z9CeuvQ79H
? I LOVE YOU ZAYN (@_kickassliam) March 25, 2015SO HE JUST WANTS TO GO AWAY ? THE ONLY PERSON I EVER LOVED ? WOW ZAYN #AlwaysInOurHeartsZaynMalik
? jan loves z ??*?? (@heartnsoulzjm) March 25, 2015the sun doesn't shine the world doesn't turn alright @zaynmalik #AlwaysInOurHeartsZaynMalik pic.twitter.com/AH9aGyym2z
? ???Horan's Guitar??? (@anastasya_bulae) March 25, 2015DO YOU REALISE THERE IS NO ONE DIRECTION NOW ? #AlwaysInOurHeartsZaynMalik
? jan loves z ??*?? (@heartnsoulzjm) March 25, 2015This can't happen. THIS CANNOT HAPPEN ????????????#ZaynMalikPleaseComeBack pic.twitter.com/wF00vqiM7J
? ShambhabiC (@ShambhabiC) March 25, 2015I've never cried so hard in my life
#AlwaysInOurHeartsZaynMalik pic.twitter.com/M7L2zFWhFJ
? I love you Zayn (@ziallpxradise) March 25, 2015I CAN NOT CONTROL MY TEARS ZAYN, HOPE YOU ARE HAPPY SEEING ME DYING #AlwaysInOurHeartsZaynMalik
? DEAD CUZ ZAYN QUIT (@kimiwing) March 25, 2015can you survive without 1/5 of your heart? ://// #AlwaysInOurHeartsZaynMalik
? Conall Keenan (@_conallkeenan) March 25, 2015I JUST WANT TO SEE HIM PERFORM ONE LAST TIME CAN HE DO THAT PLEASE
#AlwaysInOurHeartsZaynMalik pic.twitter.com/zW7BXa4XEG
? * ???????*? (@iNiamsundae) March 25, 2015EVERYKSHONE IS SAKING ME PLZ STOP IM TRYING NOT TO CRY PLZ PLZ #AlwaysInOurHeartsZaynMalik
? SAJA (@JojaAbdullah) March 25, 2015If they all break up my life would be literally over and my world would just end on that spot
#AlwaysInOurHeartsZaynMalik
? g | TODAY!¿ (@twerkingxnarry) March 25, 2015Finding out Zayn is leaving One Direction. #ZaynWillAlwaysBeAPartOf1D
#AlwaysInOurHeartsZaynMalik pic.twitter.com/10cJlwr9Jy
? ???? (@7MinutesOfNarry) March 25, 2015when i thought it was at the lowest point
didnt even reach the bottom yet #AlwaysInOurHeartsZaynMalik
? FOREVER WITH US ZAYN (@NiallsvansAYE) March 25, 2015BUT I CANT LOOK AT ZAYN'S PICTURES.. IT HURTS NMY HEART AShsk
#AlwaysInOurHeartsZaynMalik
#WeWantZaynToComeBack pic.twitter.com/pSzOwfMizn
? my bradford badboi (@nighthugharry) March 25, 2015this is the worst day of my life #AlwaysInOurHeartsZaynMalik
? ?arly Byam (@carlzzzzz5) March 25, 2015I WILL EXCEPT THAT HE IS GONE AS SOON AS THAT LINK DISAPPEARS
#AlwaysInOurHeartsZaynMalik
#ZaynMalikPleaseComeBack pic.twitter.com/36iHILaFA8
? paige jackson (@Sexualukeniall) March 25, 2015literally going to the bathroom and school crying. #ZaynMalikPleaseComeBack ????
? come back zayn (@paynesvibe) March 25, 2015Pleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleaseplease #ZaynMalikPleaseComeBack
? just me (@Lina_Kochetova) March 25, 2015Wow this is hitting me hard #AlwaysInOurHeartsZaynMalik
#ZaynMalikPleaseComeBack pic.twitter.com/sNMuAkXIno
? ZaynYouWillBeMissed (@FetusForever) March 25, 2015I cant explain this pain.
It hurts so much.
#AlwaysInOurHeartsZaynMalik pic.twitter.com/yrbmPqaKYC
? sara loves harry (@vodkaharryz) March 25, 2015But look! A tiny light glowing in the dark: Beliebers and Directioners, who feud on the regular, coming together for one bright, shining moment:
Beliebers will always be there for Directioners
#AlwaysInOurHeartsZaynMalik
#BeliebersAreHereForDirectioners pic.twitter.com/nVjckbLi99
? Justin Bieber ? (@TheJustinStyle) March 25, 2015And hey, at least one person stopped crying long enough to come up with a solution:
Fixed. #zayn #zane pic.twitter.com/1Cen4cSM1t
? Carol Ray Hartsell (@carolrhartsell) March 25, 2015If you would like to join in on the mourning and burning this mother to the ground, here is a list of hashtags created for Zayn's departure:
#AlwaysInOurHeartsZaynMalik
#PleaseZaynBackForUs
"Four"
Zayne
Two Directions
RIP One Direction
Good luck, Zayn! We'll miss those amazing cheekbones and your high notes.