Aria and Ezra spent the first 18 years of their lives attached at the hip. They spent the next 8 years avoiding each other at all costs. But when a turn of events brings the two former friends under the same roof, they're forced to face a past that they tried to keep buried. Will they be able to rekindle what they once had? Will stronger feelings arise? Or is all hope lost? AU

Exactly 18 months ago today had been the best day of Aria Fitz's life. She had been at a beautiful villa in Tuscany, wearing a stunning white lace dress, and tying the knot with the man she had loved since she was 16 years old. Her life with Ezra was officially starting and she couldn't be happier. But now, Aria couldn't even remember what happy felt like. Ezria wedding ONE-SHOT

Spending New Year's Eve in New York had always sounded like a bad idea to Aria Montgomery. Spending New Year's Eve alone in New York sounded even worse. And starting New Year's Day off by waking up naked in some stranger's apartment with a serious hangover, little recollection of the night before, and no clue as to where her panties were, was an absolutely appalling thought. AU

He'd grown older much quicker than she had. His skin looked tired and worn, lacking the elasticity and youth it had boasted only 5 years ago. He'd acquired wrinkles that couldn't be brushed off as laugh lines and permanent tinted bags underneath his fading-to-gray eyes. It was hard to see him as a 30-year-old man when he'd suffered so much abuse at the hands. ONE-SHOT

Ezra Fitz wasn't one to observe trivial details. When he looked back on events, he liked to remember the way he felt, the things he did. He never paid much attention to the way things looked. To him, looks were insignificant parts to a bigger story. Ezria ONE-SHOT