diff --git a/src/managers/MessageLikeManager.ts b/src/managers/MessageLikeManager.ts
index e918192..c65b3d5 100644
--- a/src/managers/MessageLikeManager.ts
+++ b/src/managers/MessageLikeManager.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,58 @@
 import { UserManager } from '..'
+import type { Client, User } from '..'
 
 interface MessageLikeManagerInterface {
+    get ids(): string[]
     get mine(): boolean
+    fetchUsers(): Promise<User[]>
 }
 
 export default class MessageLikeManager extends UserManager implements MessageLikeManagerInterface {
+    private readonly idSet: Set<string>
+    constructor(client: Client, ids: string[]) {
+        super(client)
+        this.idSet = new Set<string>(ids)
+    }
+
+    _addID(id: string): this {
+        this.idSet.add(id)
+        const user = this.client.users.cache.get(id)
+        if (user) {
+            this.cache.set(id, user)
+        }
+        return this
+    }
+
+    _deleteID(id: string): this {
+        this.idSet.delete(id)
+        this.cache.delete(id)
+        return this
+    }
+
+    _patchIDs(ids: string[]): this {
+        this.idSet.clear()
+        this.cache.clear()
+        for (const id of ids) {
+            this._addID(id)
+        }
+        return this
+    }
+
+    public get ids(): string[] {
+        const idArray: string[] = []
+        this.idSet.forEach(id => idArray.push(id))
+        return idArray
+    }
+
     public get mine(): boolean {
-        return this.cache.has(this.client.user.id)
+        return this.idSet.has(this.client.user.id)
+    }
+
+    public async fetchUsers(): Promise<User[]> {
+        const userPromises: Promise<User>[] = []
+        // for each id: push a promise<user> of fetching the user, and upserting into this.cache
+        this.idSet.forEach(id => userPromises.push(this.client.users.fetch(id).then(user => this._upsert(user))))
+        const users = Promise.all(userPromises)
+        return users
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/structures/Message.ts b/src/structures/Message.ts
index a61012d..630aa29 100644
--- a/src/structures/Message.ts
+++ b/src/structures/Message.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import type { APIChatMessage, APIGroupMessage, DeleteGroupMessageResponse } from 'groupme-api-types'
 import type { Attachment, Channel, Client, User } from '..'
-import { Base } from '..'
+import { Base, MessageLikeManager } from '..'
 
 interface MessageInterface<T extends Channel> {
     fetch(): Promise<this>
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export default abstract class Message<T extends Channel> extends Base implements
     createdAt: number
     sourceGuid: string
     system: boolean
-    likes: (User | string)[]
+    likes: MessageLikeManager
     attachments: Attachment[]
     constructor(client: Client, channel: T, data: APIGroupMessage | APIChatMessage) {
         super(client, data.id)
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export default abstract class Message<T extends Channel> extends Base implements
         this.createdAt = data.created_at
         this.sourceGuid = data.source_guid
         this.attachments = data.attachments
-        this.likes = data.favorited_by?.map(id => client.users.cache.get(id) || id)
+        this.likes = new MessageLikeManager(this.client, data.favorited_by)
         this.system = 'system' in data ? data.system : false
     }
 
@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@ export default abstract class Message<T extends Channel> extends Base implements
         if (data.created_at !== undefined) this.createdAt = data.created_at
         if (data.source_guid !== undefined) this.sourceGuid = data.source_guid
         if (data.attachments !== undefined) this.attachments = data.attachments
-        if (data.favorited_by !== undefined)
-            this.likes = data.favorited_by.map(id => this.client.users.cache.get(id) || id)
+        if (data.favorited_by !== undefined) this.likes._patchIDs(data.favorited_by)
         if ('system' in data && data.system !== undefined) this.system = data.system
 
         return this
diff --git a/src/structures/User.ts b/src/structures/User.ts
index 0f06258..05d12af 100644
--- a/src/structures/User.ts
+++ b/src/structures/User.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { Base } from '..'
 interface UserInterface {}
 
 export default class User extends Base implements UserInterface {
-    avatar: string | null
+    avatar?: string | null
     name: string
     constructor(client: Client, data: APIUser) {
         super(client, String(data.id))