diff --git a/app/FollowRequest.php b/app/FollowRequest.php
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+++ b/app/FollowRequest.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace App;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+
+class FollowRequest extends Model
+{
+    public function follower()
+    {
+        return $this->belongsTo(Profile::class, 'follower_id', 'id');
+    }
+
+    public function following()
+    {
+        return $this->belongsTo(Profile::class, 'following_id', 'id');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/database/migrations/2018_09_02_042235_create_follow_requests_table.php b/database/migrations/2018_09_02_042235_create_follow_requests_table.php
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+++ b/database/migrations/2018_09_02_042235_create_follow_requests_table.php
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+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+
+class CreateFollowRequestsTable extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function up()
+    {
+        Schema::create('follow_requests', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->bigIncrements('id');
+            $table->bigInteger('follower_id')->unsigned()->index();
+            $table->bigInteger('following_id')->unsigned()->index();
+            $table->boolean('is_rejected')->default(false);
+            $table->boolean('is_local')->default(false);
+            $table->timestamps();
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function down()
+    {
+        Schema::dropIfExists('follow_requests');
+    }
+}