diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 202ebf4..a7c10a0 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1527,6 +1527,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "base64",
  "bytes",
  "encoding_rs",
+ "futures-channel",
  "futures-core",
  "futures-util",
  "h2 0.4.7",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 95fdd5d..8f8fb7d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 [dependencies]
 bytes = "1.9.0"
 favicon-scraper = "0.3.1"
-reqwest = { version = "0.12.12", features = ["stream"] }
+reqwest = { version = "0.12.12", features = ["stream", "blocking"] }
 rocket = { version = "0.5.1", features = ["json"] }
 semver = "1.0.24"
 serde = { version = "1.0.217", features = ["derive"] }
diff --git a/src/api/mod.rs b/src/api/mod.rs
index 5faff5a..6417434 100644
--- a/src/api/mod.rs
+++ b/src/api/mod.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
 use rocket::Route;
 
 pub mod instance_info;
+pub mod nekomata_avatars;
 pub mod proxy;
 
+pub fn init() {
+    nekomata_avatars::init();
+}
+
 pub fn get_routes() -> Vec<Route> {
     routes![
         instance_info::instance_info,
+        nekomata_avatars::nekomata_avatars,
         // Proxy is temporarily disabled as it's not needed
         // proxy::proxy
     ]
diff --git a/src/api/nekomata_avatars.rs b/src/api/nekomata_avatars.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6dfb8f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/api/nekomata_avatars.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+use reqwest::blocking::Client;
+use rocket::serde::json::Json;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use serde_json::json;
+use std::sync::OnceLock;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
+pub struct Avatars {
+    charlotte: Option<String>,
+    kio: Option<String>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+struct MisskeyUser {
+    #[serde(rename = "avatarUrl")]
+    avatar_url: String,
+}
+
+fn get_avatar(client: &Client, origin: &str, user_id: &str) -> Option<String> {
+    let body = json!({
+        "userId": user_id
+    })
+    .to_string();
+    println!("{body}");
+    let user: MisskeyUser = client
+        .post(format!("https://{origin}/api/users/show"))
+        .header("content-type", "application/json")
+        .body(body)
+        .send()
+        .ok()?
+        .json()
+        .ok()?;
+    Some(user.avatar_url)
+}
+
+pub static AVATARS: OnceLock<Avatars> = OnceLock::new();
+
+pub fn init() {
+    let client = Client::new();
+    let charlotte = get_avatar(&client, "eepy.moe", "9xt2s326nxev039h");
+    let kio = get_avatar(&client, "kitsunes.club", "9810gvfne3");
+    AVATARS.set(Avatars { charlotte, kio }).unwrap();
+}
+
+/// Gets (relatively) up-to-date Nekomata avatars
+#[get("/nekomata_avatars")]
+pub async fn nekomata_avatars() -> Json<&'static Avatars> {
+    Json(AVATARS.get().unwrap())
+}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index c12ec48..734b6d5 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ fn route_for_unknown_instance_software(instance: &str, route: PathBuf) -> (Conte
 
 #[launch]
 fn rocket() -> _ {
+    api::init();
+
     rocket::build()
         .mount("/static", FileServer::from("static").rank(0))
         .mount("/api", api::get_routes())
diff --git a/static/about.mts b/static/about.mts
index 709e958..741170c 100644
--- a/static/about.mts
+++ b/static/about.mts
@@ -1,17 +1,11 @@
 import { findImageOrFail } from "./dom.mjs";
 
-async function populateUser(selector: string, origin: string, userId: string) {
-    const avatarImage = findImageOrFail(document.body, selector);
-    const userData = await fetch(`https://${origin}/api/users/show`, {
-        method: "POST",
-        body: JSON.stringify({
-            userId,
-        })
-    }).then(r => r.json());
-    if (userData.avatarUrl) {
-        avatarImage.src = userData.avatarUrl;
-    }
+async function populateUsers(charlotteSelector: string, kioSelector: string) {
+    const charlotteImage = findImageOrFail(document.body, charlotteSelector);
+    const kioImage = findImageOrFail(document.body, kioSelector);
+    const { charlotte, kio } = await fetch("/api/nekomata_avatars").then(r => r.json());
+    if (charlotte) charlotteImage.src = charlotte;
+    if (kio) kioImage.src = kio;
 }
 
-populateUser("#charlotteAvatar", "eepy.moe", "9xt2s326nxev039h");
-populateUser("#kioAvatar", "kitsunes.club", "9810gvfne3");
+populateUsers("#charlotteAvatar", "#kioAvatar");