Nothing Can Prepare You For These Britney and Justin Throwback Pics

The nostalgia gods have smiled down on us — Britney Spears fan site Breathe Heavy shared a batch of throwback pictures of young, crazy-in-love Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake on Friday, and our hearts simply cannot handle it. The then-couple are all smiles and doe eyes in the adorable snaps, which also feature
their former Mickey Mouse Club costar Nikki Deloach, Justin's *NSYNC bandmates Lance Bass, JC Chasez, Chris Kirkpatrick, and Joey Fatone, and a young Fergie, who may or may not have still been a member of the girl group Wild Orchid. Among the sweet pictures is a photo of a love-struck Britney gazing at Justin while he plays the piano and one of Justin sitting on Britney's lap as they celebrate Christmas together. Basically, these photos were dug out of some time capsule with the sole purpose of tugging at our heartstrings and making us really, really miss when Britney and Justin were pop music's golden couple. Scroll through to see all the photos while we take a moment to process all of this.