diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 29edb38..1858cc5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Notice that the styles were taken from [AnySpace](https://anyspace.3to.moe/about
     - [x] Follows
         - [x] I cannot follow myself
         - [ ] Check when waiting for approval
+        - [ ] Handle Rejection
     - [ ] Likes
     - [ ] Comments
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/AP/APInboxController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/AP/APInboxController.php
index 0b6ff82..04c0fa7 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/AP/APInboxController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/AP/APInboxController.php
@@ -46,6 +46,13 @@ class APInboxController extends Controller
         if (!$target || !$target->user)
             return response ()->json (["error" => "Target not found",], 404);
 
+        // check follow doesn't exist
+        $follow_exists = Follow::where ("actor", $actor->id)
+            ->where ("object", $target->id)
+            ->first ();
+        if ($follow_exists)
+            return response ()->json (["error" => "Follow already exists",], 409);
+
         $activity ["activity_id"] = $activity ["id"];
 
         // there's no follows model, it'll be handled with the activity model
@@ -84,7 +91,7 @@ class APInboxController extends Controller
             $child_activity_id = $child_activity;
 
         if (!TypeActivity::activity_exists ($child_activity_id))
-            return response ()->json (["error" => "Child activity not found",], 404);
+            return response ()->json (["error" => "Child activity doesn't exist",], 404);
 
         $child_activity = Activity::where ("activity_id", $child_activity_id)->first ();
         $child_activity->delete ();
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ProfileController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ProfileController.php
index 2b21e59..f9d10d6 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ProfileController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ProfileController.php
@@ -106,4 +106,33 @@ class ProfileController extends Controller
 
         return back ()->with ("success", "Profile updated successfully!");
     }
+
+    public function friends ($user_name)
+    {
+        // only local users
+        if (str_starts_with ($user_name, "@"))
+        {
+            return redirect ()->route ("users.show", [ "user_name" => $user_name ]);
+        }
+
+        $user = User::where ("name", $user_name)->first ();
+        if (!$user)
+            return redirect ()->route ("home");
+
+        $actor = $user->actor;
+
+        $ids = $user->mutual_friends ();
+        if (request ()->get ("query"))
+        {
+            $friends = Actor::whereIn ("actor_id", $ids)
+                ->where ("preferredUsername", "like", "%" . request ()->get ("query") . "%")
+                ->get ();
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            $friends = Actor::whereIn ("actor_id", $ids)->get ();
+        }
+
+        return view ("users.friends", compact ("actor", "user", "friends"));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/Types/TypeActor.php b/app/Types/TypeActor.php
index ef14fe2..60ddd44 100644
--- a/app/Types/TypeActor.php
+++ b/app/Types/TypeActor.php
@@ -199,22 +199,38 @@ class TypeActor {
 
         $well_known = TypeActor::query_wellknown ($actor_name, $parsed_url ["host"]);
 
-        foreach ($well_known->links as $link)
+        if (isset ($well_known->links))
         {
-        if ($link->rel == "self")
+            foreach ($well_known->links as $link)
             {
-                $client = new Client ();
-                $res = $client->request ("GET", $link->href, [
-                    "headers" => [
-                        "Accept" => "application/json"
-                    ]
-                ]);
-                $actor = json_decode ($res->getBody ()->getContents (), true);
+                if ($link->rel == "self")
+                {
+                    $client = new Client ();
+                    $res = $client->request ("GET", $link->href, [
+                        "headers" => [
+                            "Accept" => "application/json"
+                        ]
+                    ]);
+                    $actor = json_decode ($res->getBody ()->getContents (), true);
 
-                $result = TypeActor::create_from_request ($actor);
-                return $result;
+                    $result = TypeActor::create_from_request ($actor);
+                    return $result;
+                }
             }
         }
+        else
+        {
+            $client = new Client ();
+            $res = $client->request ("GET", $actor_id, [
+                "headers" => [
+                    "Accept" => "application/activity+json"
+                ]
+            ]);
+            $actor = json_decode ($res->getBody ()->getContents (), true);
+
+            $result = TypeActor::create_from_request ($actor);
+            return $result;
+        }
 
         return null;
     }
diff --git a/resources/views/components/user_block.blade.php b/resources/views/components/user_block.blade.php
index f8879f6..884b92b 100644
--- a/resources/views/components/user_block.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/components/user_block.blade.php
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <div class="person">
-    <a href="{{ route ('users.show', [ 'user_name' => $user->name ]) }}">
+    <a href="{{ route ('users.show', [ 'user_name' => $user->local_actor_id ? $user->local_actor_id : $user->name ]) }}">
         <p>{{ $user->name }}</p>
     </a>
-    <a href="{{ route ('users.show', [ 'user_name' => $user->name ]) }}">
-        <img loading="lazy" src="{{ $user->avatar }}" alt="{{ $user->name }}'s profile picture"
+    <a href="{{ route ('users.show', [ 'user_name' => $user->local_actor_id ? $user->local_actor_id : $user->name ]) }}">
+        <img loading="lazy" src="{{ $user->avatar ? $user->avatar : $user->icon }}" alt="{{ $user->name }}'s profile picture"
             class="pfp-fallback" style="width: 100%; max-height: 95px; aspect-ratio: 1/1">
     </a>
 </div>
diff --git a/resources/views/users/friends.blade.php b/resources/views/users/friends.blade.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a1acdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/views/users/friends.blade.php
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+@extends ("partials.layout")
+
+@section ("title", $user->name . "'s Friends")
+
+@section ("content")
+<div class="simple-container">
+    <h1>{{ $user->name }}'s Friends</h1>
+    <p>
+        <a href="{{ route ('users.show', [ 'user_name' => $user->name ]) }}">&laquo; Back to profile</a>
+    </p>
+
+    <br>
+
+    <form>
+        <input type="text" name="query" value="{{ request ()->get ('query') ?? '' }}">
+        <button type="submit">Search</button>
+    </form>
+
+    <br>
+
+    <div class="new-people">
+        <div class="top">
+            <h4>Friends</h4>
+        </div>
+        <div class="inner">
+            @forelse ($friends as $friend)
+                <x-user_block :user="$friend" />
+            @empty
+                <p>No friends found.</p>
+            @endforelse
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</div>
+@endsection
diff --git a/resources/views/users/profile.blade.php b/resources/views/users/profile.blade.php
index 62bca0d..9f5fdf4 100644
--- a/resources/views/users/profile.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/users/profile.blade.php
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 @extends ("partials.layout")
 
-@section('title', "$actor->preferredUsername's Profile")
+@section('title', "$actor->name's Profile")
 
 @section('content')
     <div class="row profile">
 
         <div class="col w-40 left">
             <span>
-                <h1>{{ $actor->preferredUsername }}</h1>
+                <h1>{{ $actor->name }}</h1>
             </span>
 
             <div class="general-about">
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 
             <div class="contact">
                 <div class="heading">
-                    <h4>Contacting {{ $actor->preferredUsername }}</h4>
+                    <h4>Contacting {{ $actor->name }}</h4>
                 </div>
 
                 @auth
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@
             <div class="blurbs">
                 <div class="heading">
                     <h4>
-                        {{ $actor->preferredUsername }}'s Bio
+                        {{ $actor->name }}'s Bio
                     </h4>
                 </div>
                 <div class="inner">
@@ -264,16 +264,16 @@
                 <div class="friends">
                     <div class="heading">
                         <h4>
-                            {{ $actor->preferredUsername }}'s Friend Space
+                            {{ $actor->name }}'s Friend Space
                         </h4>
-                        <a href="#" class="more">[view all]</a>
+                        <a href="{{ route ('users.friends', [ 'user_name' => $actor->preferredUsername ]) }}" class="more">[view all]</a>
                     </div>
 
                     <div class="inner">
 
                         <p>
                             <b>
-                                {{ $actor->preferredUsername }} has <span class="count">{{ count ($user->mutual_friends ()) }}</span> friends.
+                                {{ $actor->name }} has <span class="count">{{ count ($user->mutual_friends ()) }}</span> friends.
                             </b>
                         </p>
 
@@ -285,11 +285,11 @@
 
             <div id="comments" class="friends">
                 <div class="heading">
-                    <h4>{{ $actor->preferredUsername }}'s Posts</h4>
+                    <h4>{{ $actor->name }}'s Posts</h4>
                 </div>
                 <div class="inner">
                     <p>
-                        <b>{{ $actor->preferredUsername }} has <span class="count">{{ count ($actor->posts) }}</span> posts.</b>
+                        <b>{{ $actor->name }} has <span class="count">{{ count ($actor->posts) }}</span> posts.</b>
                     </p>
 
                     @if (auth ()->user () && auth ()->user ()->is ($user))
diff --git a/resources/views/users/requests.blade.php b/resources/views/users/requests.blade.php
index bda8353..98de8ea 100644
--- a/resources/views/users/requests.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/users/requests.blade.php
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
                                     <td>
                                         <a href="{{ route ('users.show', [ 'user_name' => $frequest->local_actor_id ? $frequest->local_actor_id : $frequest->preferredUsername ]) }}">
                                             <p>
-                                                {{ $frequest->name }}
+                                                {{ $frequest->name ? $frequest->name : $frequest->preferredUsername }}
                                             </p>
                                         </a>
 
diff --git a/routes/web.php b/routes/web.php
index 0e40da5..c00c212 100644
--- a/routes/web.php
+++ b/routes/web.php
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Route::post ("/user/action/post/new", [ UserActionController::class, "post_new"
 // user routes
 Route::get ("/user/edit", [ ProfileController::class, "edit" ])->name ("users.edit")->middleware ("auth");
 Route::post ("/user/edit", [ ProfileController::class, "update" ])->middleware ("auth");
+Route::get ("/user/{user_name}/friends", [ ProfileController::class, "friends" ])->name ("users.friends");
 Route::get ("/user/{user_name}", [ ProfileController::class, "show" ])->name ("users.show");
 
 // posts routes