diff --git a/frontend/src/stores/fliptok.test.ts b/frontend/src/stores/fliptok.test.ts
index 234b448..9d41154 100644
--- a/frontend/src/stores/fliptok.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/stores/fliptok.test.ts
@@ -234,6 +234,24 @@ describe('FlipTok verification updates', () => {
     })
   })
 
+  it('marks every account in the own following list as already followed', async () => {
+    const followedProfile = {
+      ...profile,
+      id: 8,
+      is_following: false,
+      is_owner: false,
+    }
+    vi.mocked(nuiCall).mockResolvedValue({
+      success: true,
+      data: [followedProfile],
+    })
+    const store = useFlipTokStore()
+    store.profile = { ...profile }
+
+    expect(await store.loadConnections(profile.id, 'following')).toBe(true)
+    expect(store.connections[0]?.is_following).toBe(true)
+  })
+
   it('does not show a follow state when the server rejects it', async () => {
     vi.mocked(nuiCall).mockResolvedValue({ success: false })
     const store = useFlipTokStore()
diff --git a/frontend/src/stores/fliptok.ts b/frontend/src/stores/fliptok.ts
index 7d910d0..507d5c7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/stores/fliptok.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/stores/fliptok.ts
@@ -238,6 +238,11 @@ export const useFlipTokStore = defineStore('fliptok', {
         profileId,
       })
       this.connections = response.success && response.data ? response.data : []
+      if (mode === 'following' && profileId === this.profile?.id) {
+        this.connections.forEach((profile) => {
+          if (!profile.is_owner) profile.is_following = true
+        })
+      }
       return response.success
     },
     async loadActivities(): Promise<boolean> {
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/apps/FlipTokApp.contract.test.ts b/frontend/src/views/apps/FlipTokApp.contract.test.ts
index a99ec8a..2809b77 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/apps/FlipTokApp.contract.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/views/apps/FlipTokApp.contract.test.ts
@@ -98,11 +98,15 @@ describe('FlipTokApp Sky UI contract', () => {
     expect(source).toContain("route.query.compose === '1'")
     expect(source).toContain('mediaIds,')
     expect(source).toContain('class="photo-slideshow"')
-    expect(source).toContain('@pointerdown="beginPhotoSlideDrag(video.id, $event)"')
+    expect(source).toContain(
+      '@pointerdown="beginPhotoSlideDrag(video.id, $event)"',
+    )
     expect(source).toContain('@pointermove="updatePhotoSlideDrag"')
     expect(source).toContain('@pointerup="endPhotoSlideDrag(video, $event)"')
     expect(source).not.toContain('photo-slideshow__arrow')
-    expect(source).toContain('window.requestAnimationFrame(() => renderPhotoSlideDrag(drag))')
+    expect(source).toContain(
+      'window.requestAnimationFrame(() => renderPhotoSlideDrag(drag))',
+    )
     expect(source).toContain('function settlePhotoSlide(')
     expect(source).toContain('class="photo-slideshow__track"')
     expect(source).toContain('const animation = track.animate(')
@@ -129,7 +133,10 @@ describe('FlipTokApp Sky UI contract', () => {
   it('shows a centered transient follow control', () => {
     expect(source).toContain('followFeedbackIds')
     expect(source).toContain('follow-dot--confirmed')
-    expect(source).toContain('@click="followFromFeed(video)"')
+    expect(source).toContain('@click.stop="followFromFeed(video)"')
+    expect(source).toContain(
+      'video.is_following || followPendingIds.has(video.id)',
+    )
     expect(source).toMatch(
       /\.video-actions \.follow-dot\s*\{[^}]*min-width: 20px !important;[^}]*min-height: 20px !important;[^}]*place-items: center;/s,
     )
@@ -150,10 +157,21 @@ describe('FlipTokApp Sky UI contract', () => {
     expect(source).toMatch(
       /\.profile-navbar-actions :deep\(\.sky-link\)\s*\{[^}]*width: 38px;[^}]*border:/s,
     )
-    expect(source).toContain(':disabled="profile.is_following"')
+    expect(source).toContain(':disabled="connectionIsFollowing(profile)"')
+    expect(source).toContain("connectionsMode.value === 'following'")
     expect(source).toContain('@click="followConnection(profile)"')
   })
 
+  it('labels authentication modes and centers connection avatar fallbacks', () => {
+    expect(source).toContain(
+      ":title=\"t(authMode === 'login' ? 'login' : 'register')\"",
+    )
+    expect(source).toContain('class="connection-avatar__fallback"')
+    expect(source).toMatch(
+      /\.connections-list \.connection-avatar__fallback\s*\{[^}]*display:\s*grid;[^}]*place-items:\s*center;/s,
+    )
+  })
+
   it('supports validated custom audio links in the composer', () => {
     expect(source).toContain('function validCustomMusicUrl')
     expect(source).toContain('customMusicDraftUrl')
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/apps/FlipTokApp.vue b/frontend/src/views/apps/FlipTokApp.vue
index edaa799..90539ea 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/apps/FlipTokApp.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/apps/FlipTokApp.vue
@@ -361,9 +361,7 @@ function beginPhotoSlideDrag(videoId: string, event: PointerEvent): void {
   element.setPointerCapture(event.pointerId)
 }
 
-function renderPhotoSlideDrag(
-  drag: NonNullable<typeof photoSlideDrag>,
-): void {
+function renderPhotoSlideDrag(drag: NonNullable<typeof photoSlideDrag>): void {
   drag.frame = null
   if (photoSlideDrag !== drag) return
   const translateX = drag.startTranslateX + (drag.currentX - drag.startX)
@@ -409,7 +407,8 @@ function endPhotoSlideDrag(video: FlipTokVideo, event: PointerEvent): void {
       shouldAdvance ? drag.startIndex + direction : drag.startIndex,
     ),
   )
-  if (element.hasPointerCapture(pointerId)) element.releasePointerCapture(pointerId)
+  if (element.hasPointerCapture(pointerId))
+    element.releasePointerCapture(pointerId)
   element.classList.remove('photo-slideshow--dragging')
   photoSlideDrag = null
   settlePhotoSlide(video.id, element, nextIndex)
@@ -437,7 +436,10 @@ function settlePhotoSlide(
   element.classList.add('photo-slideshow--settling')
   const animation = track.animate(
     [
-      { transform: startTransform === 'none' ? track.style.transform : startTransform },
+      {
+        transform:
+          startTransform === 'none' ? track.style.transform : startTransform,
+      },
       { transform: animationTarget },
     ],
     {
@@ -1401,10 +1403,18 @@ async function openConnectionProfile(profile: FlipTokProfile): Promise<void> {
 }
 
 async function followConnection(profile: FlipTokProfile): Promise<void> {
-  if (profile.is_owner || profile.is_following) return
+  if (profile.is_owner || connectionIsFollowing(profile)) return
   if (!(await store.followProfile(profile))) notify(t('errors.default'))
 }
 
+function connectionIsFollowing(profile: FlipTokProfile): boolean {
+  return (
+    profile.is_following ||
+    (connectionsMode.value === 'following' &&
+      currentProfile.value?.is_owner === true)
+  )
+}
+
 function openActions(video: FlipTokVideo): void {
   selectedVideo.value = video
   actionsOpen.value = true
@@ -1767,7 +1777,7 @@ onBeforeUnmount(() => {
     >
       <SkyNavbar
         class="fliptok-auth__navbar"
-        :title="t('name')"
+        :title="t(authMode === 'login' ? 'login' : 'register')"
         :scroll-el="null"
         variant="medium"
       />
@@ -2037,13 +2047,15 @@ onBeforeUnmount(() => {
                   !video.is_owner &&
                   (!video.is_following || followFeedbackIds.has(video.id))
                 "
+                type="button"
                 class="follow-dot"
                 :class="{
                   'follow-dot--confirmed': video.is_following,
                   'follow-dot--pending': followPendingIds.has(video.id),
                 }"
-                :disabled="followPendingIds.has(video.id)"
-                @click="followFromFeed(video)"
+                :aria-label="video.is_following ? t('unfollow') : t('follow')"
+                :disabled="video.is_following || followPendingIds.has(video.id)"
+                @click.stop="followFromFeed(video)"
               >
                 <Check v-if="video.is_following" /><Plus v-else />
               </button>
@@ -3277,9 +3289,9 @@ onBeforeUnmount(() => {
                     :src="profile.avatar_url"
                     alt=""
                   />
-                  <template v-else>{{
-                    initials(profile.display_name)
-                  }}</template>
+                  <span v-else class="connection-avatar__fallback">
+                    {{ initials(profile.display_name) }}
+                  </span>
                 </span>
               </button>
             </template>
@@ -3288,11 +3300,11 @@ onBeforeUnmount(() => {
                 v-if="!profile.is_owner"
                 small
                 rounded
-                :tonal="profile.is_following"
-                :disabled="profile.is_following"
+                :tonal="connectionIsFollowing(profile)"
+                :disabled="connectionIsFollowing(profile)"
                 @click="followConnection(profile)"
                 >{{
-                  profile.is_following ? t('unfollow') : t('follow')
+                  connectionIsFollowing(profile) ? t('unfollow') : t('follow')
                 }}</SkyButton
               >
             </template>
@@ -5905,12 +5917,18 @@ onBeforeUnmount(() => {
   border: 2px solid #111;
   border-radius: 50% !important;
   background: var(--sky-app-accent) !important;
+  line-height: 0;
 }
 
 .video-actions .follow-dot svg {
   width: 11px !important;
   height: 11px !important;
   margin: 0;
+  stroke-width: 3;
+}
+
+.video-actions .follow-dot:disabled {
+  opacity: 1;
 }
 
 /* No unused action row is reserved above Discover. */
@@ -6046,10 +6064,21 @@ onBeforeUnmount(() => {
 }
 
 .connections-list .connection-avatar {
+  display: grid;
+  place-items: center;
   line-height: 1;
   text-align: center;
 }
 
+.connections-list .connection-avatar__fallback {
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
+  display: grid;
+  place-items: center;
+  line-height: 1;
+  transform: translateY(-0.5px);
+}
+
 .connections-list :deep(.sky-button:disabled) {
   opacity: 0.72;
 }