diff --git a/components/DirectMessagesSidebar.vue b/components/DirectMessagesSidebar.vue
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+<template>
+	<div id="friend-sidebar">
+		<div id="server-title">
+			<h3>Direct Messages</h3>
+		</div>
+		<verticalSpacer />
+		<div id="direct-message-list">
+			<UserEntry v-for="user of friends" :user="user" :name="user.display_name || user.username"
+				:href="`/me/${user.uuid}`"/> 
+			<!-- <Channel v-for="channel of channels" :name="channel.name"
+				:uuid="channel.uuid" :current-uuid="(route.params.channelId as string)"
+				:href="`/servers/${route.params.serverId}/channels/${channel.uuid}`" /> -->
+		</div>
+	</div>
+</template>
+
+<script lang="ts" setup>
+const { fetchFriends } = useApi();
+
+const friends = await fetchFriends()
+
+console.log(friends)
+
+definePageMeta({
+	layout: "client"
+});
+
+</script>
+
+<style>
+#friend-sidebar {
+	padding-left: .5em;
+	padding-right: .5em;
+	border-right: 1px solid var(--padding-color);
+	background: var(--optional-channel-list-background);
+	background-color: var(--sidebar-background-color);
+}
+</style>
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diff --git a/components/UserEntry.vue b/components/UserEntry.vue
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+<template>
+    <NuxtLink class="user-item" :href="`/me/${user.uuid}`" tabindex="0">
+        <img v-if="props.user.avatar" class="user-avatar" :src="props.user.avatar" :alt="props.user.display_name ?? props.user.username" />
+        <Icon v-else class="user-avatar" name="lucide:user" />
+        <span class="user-display-name">{{ props.user.display_name || props.user.username }}</span>
+	</NuxtLink>
+</template>
+
+<script lang="ts" setup>
+import type { UserResponse } from '~/types/interfaces';
+
+const props = defineProps<{
+    user: UserResponse
+}>();
+</script>
+
+<style>
+.user-item {
+    display: flex;
+	align-items: center;
+	text-align: left;
+
+	margin-top: .5em;
+	margin-bottom: .5em;
+	gap: .5em;
+    
+	cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.user-avatar {
+    width: 2.3em;
+    height: 2.3em;
+    border-radius: 50%;
+}
+</style>