It was announced last year that Zayn Malik left One Direction [1]. While there were a ton of reasons why we'd miss him, we'd be remiss if we didn't say his beauty was one of them. Sure, it goes without saying that all of the One Direction guys are hot [2], but there was just something special about Zayn. Fortunately, he has returned to the spotlight and is back with a bangin' new album [3]. Keep reading to soak up all of Zayn's good looks, and then check out his supersteamy Vogue shoot with girlfriend Gigi Hadid. [4]

When He Reminded You of Ryan Gosling in The Notebook

When He Casually Bit His Tongue and You Just Melted Into a Puddle

When He Perfected the Smolder Almost Immediately

When He Flawlessly Covered GQ Magazine

When He Pulled Off a Handkerchief Like It Was Always Meant to Be on His Neck

When His Hair Looked Like It Needed Your Fingers in It

When He Made You Somehow Feel Jealous of a Baby

When He Burned a Hole Through Your Heart With His Stare

When One Piece of Hair Was Out of Place, but It Didn't Even Matter

When His Jawline Was So Defined, You Were Sure It Could Cut Diamonds

When He Shared a Sweet and Smiley Selfie

When He Was Basically Begging You to Be His Cuddle Buddy

When His Squinty Look Made You Feel Things You'd Never Felt

When His Scruff and His Outfit and Everything Else Was Perfect

When He Was Full of Sass and It Didn't Change Any of Your Feelings

When He Literally and Figuratively Took You on the Ride of Your Life

When He Held a Cat and You Wished You Were That Cat

When He Stared Thoughtfully Off Into the Distance

When He Was Just Lounging and You Desperately Wanted to Join

When He Stared at You From Across the Room and Stopped You Dead in Your Tracks