One Direction fans are finally "healing" thanks to an unexpected Zouis moment during a mini 1D reunion.
A selfie going viral on social media captured Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson hanging out together and posing with a fan, sending their admirers into a frenzy with their first photo together since the Dusk Till Dawn hitmaker left the british boy band in 2015.
According to multiple fan accounts reposting the picture, the surprise reunion took place in New York City, the same city where another former bandmate was recently captured cosying up with his new love interest.
Zayn, 32, and Louis’ latest photo took the internet by storm over the weekend, after Harry Styles was seen leaving Zoe Kravtiz's apartment in NYC on Friday, September 5, amid romance buzz sparked in late August.
After being spotted together on multiple outings in Italy, Rome, and London, the alleged couple was most recently seen in the Big Apple.
Fresh of the Watermelon Sugar hitmaker's outing and the photo of Louis, 33, together with theStardust singer, fans quickly began spinning wild reunion theories.
One excited fan joked, "hey’re playing hide&seek in New York...Lou & Z found each other and are now looking for Harry."
"He keeps leaving clues, but so far they haven’t caught him. Well, hurry up. we could really use a pic of the three of you together, please [teary eyes emoji]," they added.
At first, some fans suspected the photo might be AI-generated but after confirmation from trusted fan accounts, the fandom breathed a collective sigh of relief and joy.
"NO WAY!!! NO WAY!! Please tell me this is real and not AI [crying emoji] my heart, omg," wrote one overwhelmed user followed by other, commenting, "One Directioners are healing."
Fans are sure to be in a state of shock and euphoria on seeing the two former bandmates in the same frame after a decade.