diff --git a/src/trpc/routers/follows.ts b/src/trpc/routers/follows.ts
index f0ee7ad..82bbc6a 100644
--- a/src/trpc/routers/follows.ts
+++ b/src/trpc/routers/follows.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,30 @@ import "server-only";
 import { z } from "zod";
 import { TRPCError } from "@trpc/server";
 import { router, protectedProcedure } from "@/trpc/init";
+import type { PrismaClient } from "@prisma/client";
+import { redis } from "@/lib/redis";
+import { backfillOnFollow } from "@/lib/feed-helpers";
+
+/**
+ * Ownership assertion helper — verifies that a pet belongs to the requesting
+ * owner before any mutation or scoped query proceeds.
+ *
+ * Security (T-02-10): never trust client-supplied petId — acting pet must belong to ctx.userId.
+ */
+async function assertPetOwnership(
+  prisma: PrismaClient,
+  petId: string,
+  userId: string
+) {
+  const pet = await prisma.pet.findUnique({ where: { id: petId } });
+  if (!pet || pet.ownerId !== userId) {
+    throw new TRPCError({
+      code: "FORBIDDEN",
+      message: "You do not have permission to access this pet.",
+    });
+  }
+  return pet;
+}
 
 /**
  * Follows tRPC router — pet-to-pet social graph (SOCL-01, SOCL-02, SOCL-03).
@@ -10,16 +34,19 @@ import { router, protectedProcedure } from "@/trpc/init";
  * On follow: Prisma INSERT Follow + Redis backfill of followee's recent posts.
  * On unfollow: Prisma DELETE Follow (no Redis cleanup — feed TTL handles it).
  *
- * Procedure keys:
- *   create          — follow a pet
- *   delete          — unfollow a pet
- *   isFollowing     — check follow status (used for optimistic updates)
- *   listFollowers   — list pets following a given pet (SOCL-03)
- *   listFollowing   — list pets a given pet is following (SOCL-03)
- *
- * Implementation: downstream Wave 1 plans.
+ * Security (T-02-10): assertPetOwnership before every write.
+ * Security (T-02-11): self-follow rejected with BAD_REQUEST.
  */
 export const followsRouter = router({
+  /**
+   * follow.create — follow another pet (SOCL-01)
+   *
+   * Input: { followerPetId, followeePetId }
+   * - asserts ctx.userId owns followerPetId
+   * - rejects self-follow (followerPetId === followeePetId)
+   * - inserts Follow row via composite primary key
+   * - calls backfillOnFollow to seed recent followee posts into follower's Redis feed
+   */
   create: protectedProcedure
     .input(
       z.object({
@@ -27,10 +54,39 @@ export const followsRouter = router({
         followeePetId: z.string().min(1),
       })
     )
-    .mutation(async () => {
-      throw new TRPCError({ code: "NOT_IMPLEMENTED" });
+    .mutation(async ({ ctx, input }) => {
+      const { followerPetId, followeePetId } = input;
+
+      // T-02-11: reject self-follow
+      if (followerPetId === followeePetId) {
+        throw new TRPCError({
+          code: "BAD_REQUEST",
+          message: "A pet cannot follow itself.",
+        });
+      }
+
+      // T-02-10: assert ctx.userId owns the acting pet
+      await assertPetOwnership(ctx.prisma, followerPetId, ctx.userId);
+
+      // Insert Follow row (composite PK prevents duplicates at DB layer)
+      const follow = await ctx.prisma.follow.create({
+        data: { followerPetId, followeePetId },
+      });
+
+      // Backfill followee's recent posts into follower's Redis feed inbox (SOCL-01)
+      await backfillOnFollow(redis, followerPetId, followeePetId, ctx.prisma);
+
+      return follow;
     }),
 
+  /**
+   * follow.delete — unfollow a pet (SOCL-02)
+   *
+   * Input: { followerPetId, followeePetId }
+   * - asserts ctx.userId owns followerPetId
+   * - removes Follow row by composite key
+   * - no Redis cleanup: feed TTL (90 days) handles stale entries
+   */
   delete: protectedProcedure
     .input(
       z.object({
@@ -38,10 +94,24 @@ export const followsRouter = router({
         followeePetId: z.string().min(1),
       })
     )
-    .mutation(async () => {
-      throw new TRPCError({ code: "NOT_IMPLEMENTED" });
+    .mutation(async ({ ctx, input }) => {
+      const { followerPetId, followeePetId } = input;
+
+      // T-02-10: assert ctx.userId owns the acting pet
+      await assertPetOwnership(ctx.prisma, followerPetId, ctx.userId);
+
+      return ctx.prisma.follow.delete({
+        where: {
+          followerPetId_followeePetId: { followerPetId, followeePetId },
+        },
+      });
     }),
 
+  /**
+   * follow.isFollowing — check if followerPetId follows followeePetId
+   *
+   * Returns boolean — used by FollowButton optimistic update pattern.
+   */
   isFollowing: protectedProcedure
     .input(
       z.object({
@@ -49,10 +119,23 @@ export const followsRouter = router({
         followeePetId: z.string().min(1),
       })
     )
-    .query(async () => {
-      throw new TRPCError({ code: "NOT_IMPLEMENTED" });
+    .query(async ({ ctx, input }) => {
+      const follow = await ctx.prisma.follow.findUnique({
+        where: {
+          followerPetId_followeePetId: {
+            followerPetId: input.followerPetId,
+            followeePetId: input.followeePetId,
+          },
+        },
+      });
+      return follow !== null;
     }),
 
+  /**
+   * follow.listFollowers — list pets following a given pet (SOCL-03)
+   *
+   * Input: { petId } — returns Follow rows with follower pet display fields.
+   */
   listFollowers: protectedProcedure
     .input(
       z.object({
@@ -61,10 +144,29 @@ export const followsRouter = router({
         limit: z.number().min(1).max(100).default(20),
       })
     )
-    .query(async () => {
-      throw new TRPCError({ code: "NOT_IMPLEMENTED" });
+    .query(async ({ ctx, input }) => {
+      return ctx.prisma.follow.findMany({
+        where: { followeePetId: input.petId },
+        include: {
+          follower: {
+            select: {
+              id: true,
+              name: true,
+              avatarKey: true,
+              species: { select: { name: true } },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+        orderBy: { createdAt: "desc" },
+        take: input.limit,
+      });
     }),
 
+  /**
+   * follow.listFollowing — list pets a given pet is following (SOCL-03)
+   *
+   * Input: { petId } — returns Follow rows with followee pet display fields.
+   */
   listFollowing: protectedProcedure
     .input(
       z.object({
@@ -73,7 +175,21 @@ export const followsRouter = router({
         limit: z.number().min(1).max(100).default(20),
       })
     )
-    .query(async () => {
-      throw new TRPCError({ code: "NOT_IMPLEMENTED" });
+    .query(async ({ ctx, input }) => {
+      return ctx.prisma.follow.findMany({
+        where: { followerPetId: input.petId },
+        include: {
+          followee: {
+            select: {
+              id: true,
+              name: true,
+              avatarKey: true,
+              species: { select: { name: true } },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+        orderBy: { createdAt: "desc" },
+        take: input.limit,
+      });
     }),
 });