The world of One Direction was rocked today (March 25), when just a week after leaving the band's On The Road Again Tour, Zayn Malik officially quit the boy band. The former fivesome is known almost as much for their rabid fanbase as their sweet, sweet brand of pop music. So, it's safe to safe 1D fans are freaking out on Twitter.
As of publication time, Malik and One Direction take up six of the top 10 trending topics on U.S. Twitter.
The reactions range from supportive of the band and Malik:
We will always love you no matter what happens. #WeLoveYouZayn #AlwaysInOurHeartsZaynMalik pic.twitter.com/ZHCXbK2OR2
— Liam (@Larrziall) March 25, 2015
I'M HAPPY THAT ZAYN PUT HIMSELF FIRST AND I WILL CONTINUE SUPPORTING HIM NO MATTER WHAT #AlwaysInOurHeartsZaynMalik pic.twitter.com/U7X1IS6QGs — WE LOVE YOU ZAYN (@Liams4Arrows) March 25, 2015
To the melodramatic:
zayn leaving feels like someone took a butter knife and tried to perform open heart surgery on me — aims (@amy_deee) March 25, 2015
ZAYN LEFT 1D everyone in the fandom needs to be on suicide watch fr — Taylor (@tgordon222) March 25, 2015
And the angry:
I hate zayn I literally hate him — sophia (@tayliams) March 25, 2015
I DON'T EXIST IF WE DON'T HAVE ZAYN THE SUN DOESNT SHINE THE WORLD DOESN'T TURN ALRIGHT — c loves louis ◟̽◞̽ (@talkdirtylouis) March 25, 2015
Some 1D fans have given songs and albums brand new meanings, including FOUR and its track "Spaces."
now the album name has another meaning.... "four" — iris (@falselrh) March 25, 2015
spaces is killing me...I feel like im sinking and slowly drowning and dying in my tears — (@94kinkycurls) March 25, 2015
And a few people (likely not to be Directioners) are even willing to make a few jokes about the band...
One direction more like Two directions cause one guy left or something and he's now going in a different direction do you get it — Owen (@MaskedRazzle) March 25, 2015
Regardless, we're all experiencing a lot of feels... #AlwaysInOurHeartsZayn 4real.
