diff --git a/include/event_loop.h b/include/event_loop.h
index 43d21a7..c18cd41 100644
--- a/include/event_loop.h
+++ b/include/event_loop.h
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ typedef struct event_loop {
   void (*ctx_free)(void *ctx);
   // Function that processes incoming data
   bool (*handle_data)(event_loop_conn *conn);
+  // Function that writes outgoing data
+  void (*write_data)(event_loop_conn *conn);
 } event_loop;
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/http.h b/include/http.h
index 54625ba..11a05e2 100644
--- a/include/http.h
+++ b/include/http.h
@@ -1,20 +1,13 @@
 #ifndef HTTP
 #define HTTP
 
+#include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
 #include "picohttpparser.h"
 
-#define HTTP_MAX_ALLOWED_HEADERS 8
+#define HTTP_MAX_ALLOWED_HEADERS 16
 
-extern const char http_404[];
-extern const size_t http_404_len;
-extern const char http_405[];
-extern const size_t http_405_len;
-extern const char http_500[];
-extern const size_t http_500_len;
-extern const char http_501[];
-extern const size_t http_501_len;
 extern const char *http_response_type_names[5][32];
 
 typedef enum http_request_method {
@@ -120,9 +113,14 @@ typedef enum http_response_type {
 
 typedef struct http_response {
   http_response_type type;
+  const char *head;
+  size_t head_len;
+  size_t head_written;
   const char *body;
   size_t body_len;
   size_t body_written;
+  // If false, the body won't be freed
+  bool owns_body;
 } http_response;
 
 #endif
diff --git a/include/http_loop.h b/include/http_loop.h
index a928ae5..abca2f8 100644
--- a/include/http_loop.h
+++ b/include/http_loop.h
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ http_loop_gctx *http_loop_gctx_init();
 typedef struct http_loop_ctx {
   http_request req;
   http_response res;
-  bool flush;
   http_route *route;
   size_t current_step;
   http_loop_gctx *g;
@@ -62,12 +61,18 @@ void http_loop_ctx_free(http_loop_ctx *ctx);
  */
 bool http_loop_handle_request(event_loop_conn *conn);
 
+void http_loop_write_response(event_loop_conn *conn);
+
 http_parse_error http_loop_parse_request(event_loop_conn *conn);
 
-bool http_loop_route_request(event_loop_conn *conn);
+void http_loop_route_request(event_loop_conn *conn);
 
 void http_loop_process_request(event_loop_conn *conn);
 
+void http_loop_res_set_body(const char *body, size_t body_len);
+
+void http_loop_res_set_type(http_response_type type);
+
 void http_loop_write_standard_response(event_loop_conn *conn,
                                        http_response_type type);
 
diff --git a/src/event_loop/event_loop_io.c b/src/event_loop/event_loop_io.c
index 233f852..674c6ec 100644
--- a/src/event_loop/event_loop_io.c
+++ b/src/event_loop/event_loop_io.c
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
 #include "event_loop.h"
 
-void event_loop_conn_io_res(event_loop_conn *conn) {
-  while (1) {
+void event_loop_conn_io_res(event_loop *el, event_loop_conn *conn) {
+  do {
     ssize_t res = 0;
     size_t remain = conn->wbuf_size - conn->wbuf_sent;
 
@@ -28,17 +28,15 @@ void event_loop_conn_io_res(event_loop_conn *conn) {
 
     conn->wbuf_sent += (size_t)res;
 
-    // After writing a response, we switch back to request mode to process a
-    // next request
+    // After writing the entire buffer, we run the write_data command to receive
+    // new data, or exit the loop
     if (conn->wbuf_sent == conn->wbuf_size) {
-      conn->state = conn->close_after_write ? event_loop_conn_state_end
-                                            : event_loop_conn_state_req;
-      /* c->wbuf_sent = 0; */
-      /* c->wbuf_size = 0; */
+      conn->wbuf_sent = 0;
+      conn->wbuf_size = 0;
 
-      return;
+      el->write_data(conn);
     }
-  }
+  } while (conn->state == event_loop_conn_state_res);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -93,7 +91,7 @@ void event_loop_conn_io(event_loop *el, event_loop_conn *conn) {
     event_loop_conn_io_req(el, conn);
     break;
   case event_loop_conn_state_res:
-    event_loop_conn_io_res(conn);
+    event_loop_conn_io_res(el, conn);
     break;
   case event_loop_conn_state_end:;
   }
diff --git a/src/http/http.c b/src/http/http.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..68ef55e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/http/http.c
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#include "http.h"
+
+// Very important that this is in the same order as http_request_method
+const char *request_method_names[] = {"GET", "POST", "PUT", "PATCH", "DELETE"};
+const size_t request_method_names_len =
+    sizeof(request_method_names) / sizeof(request_method_names[0]);
diff --git a/src/http_loop/http_loop.c b/src/http_loop/http_loop.c
index 240b684..b89005b 100644
--- a/src/http_loop/http_loop.c
+++ b/src/http_loop/http_loop.c
@@ -21,22 +21,22 @@ bool http_loop_handle_request(event_loop_conn *conn) {
 
       return false;
     }
-    // It's fun to respond with extremely specific error messages
-    // https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Status/501
-    else if (res == http_parse_error_unknown_method) {
-      http_loop_write_standard_response(conn, 501);
-      return false;
-    }
 
     conn->rbuf_read += res;
 
-    // If the routing fails, we exit the handler
-    if (!http_loop_route_request(conn)) {
-      return false;
+    // It's fun to respond with extremely specific error messages
+    // https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Status/501
+    if (res == http_parse_error_unknown_method) {
+      ctx->res.type = http_method_not_implemented;
+      conn->state = event_loop_conn_state_res;
+    } else {
+      http_loop_route_request(conn);
     }
   }
 
-  http_loop_process_request(conn);
+  if (conn->state == event_loop_conn_state_req) {
+    http_loop_process_request(conn);
+  }
 
   // TODO in highly concurrent situations, it might actually be better to always
   // return false here, as this allows cycling better through all connections
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ event_loop *http_loop_init(http_loop_gctx *gctx) {
   el->ctx_init = (void *(*)(void *))http_loop_ctx_init;
   el->ctx_free = (void (*)(void *))http_loop_ctx_free;
   el->handle_data = http_loop_handle_request;
+  el->write_data = http_loop_write_response;
   el->gctx = gctx;
 
   return el;
diff --git a/src/http_loop/http_loop_consts.c b/src/http_loop/http_loop_consts.c
deleted file mode 100644
index a58cf48..0000000
--- a/src/http_loop/http_loop_consts.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-#include "http.h"
-
-const char http_404[] = "HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found\n"
-                        "Content-Length: 0\n\n";
-const size_t http_404_len = sizeof(http_404) - 1;
-
-const char http_405[] = "HTTP/1.1 405 Method Not Allowed\n"
-                        "Content-Length: 0\n\n";
-const size_t http_405_len = sizeof(http_405) - 1;
-
-const char http_500[] = "HTTP/1.1 500 Internal Server Error\n"
-                        "Content-Length: 0\n\n";
-const size_t http_500_len = sizeof(http_500) - 1;
-const char http_501[] = "HTTP/1.1 501 Not Implemented\n"
-                        "Content-Length: 0\n\n";
-const size_t http_501_len = sizeof(http_501) - 1;
-
-// Very important that this is in the same order as http_request_method
-const char *request_method_names[] = {"GET", "POST", "PUT", "PATCH", "DELETE"};
-const size_t request_method_names_len =
-    sizeof(request_method_names) / sizeof(request_method_names[0]);
diff --git a/src/http_loop/http_loop_ctx.c b/src/http_loop/http_loop_ctx.c
index 3e08dd1..1efaa2e 100644
--- a/src/http_loop/http_loop_ctx.c
+++ b/src/http_loop/http_loop_ctx.c
@@ -14,10 +14,30 @@ http_loop_ctx *http_loop_ctx_init(http_loop_gctx *g) {
   return ctx;
 }
 
-void http_loop_ctx_free(http_loop_ctx *ctx) { free(ctx); }
+void http_loop_ctx_free(http_loop_ctx *ctx) {
+  http_loop_ctx_reset(ctx);
+
+  free(ctx);
+}
 
 void http_loop_ctx_reset(http_loop_ctx *ctx) {
   ctx->route = NULL;
   ctx->current_step = 0;
-  ctx->flush = false;
+
+  if (ctx->res.head != NULL) {
+    free((void *)ctx->res.head);
+    ctx->res.head = NULL;
+  }
+
+  if (ctx->res.owns_body && ctx->res.body != NULL) {
+    free((void *)ctx->res.body);
+  }
+
+  ctx->res.body = NULL;
+
+  ctx->res.head_len = 0;
+  ctx->res.head_written = 0;
+  ctx->res.body_len = 0;
+  ctx->res.body_written = 0;
+  ctx->res.owns_body = false;
 }
diff --git a/src/http_loop/http_loop_route.c b/src/http_loop/http_loop_req.c
similarity index 88%
rename from src/http_loop/http_loop_route.c
rename to src/http_loop/http_loop_req.c
index ce248ac..bca88a3 100644
--- a/src/http_loop/http_loop_route.c
+++ b/src/http_loop/http_loop_req.c
@@ -71,24 +71,7 @@ http_parse_error http_loop_parse_request(event_loop_conn *conn) {
   return http_parse_error_ok;
 }
 
-void http_loop_process_request(event_loop_conn *conn) {
-  http_loop_ctx *ctx = conn->ctx;
-
-  // We keep processing step functions as long as they don't need to wait for
-  // I/O
-  while ((ctx->route->steps[ctx->current_step] != NULL) &&
-         ctx->route->steps[ctx->current_step](conn)) {
-    ctx->current_step++;
-  }
-
-  // If we've reached the end of the list of step functions, we report the
-  // request as finished by clearing its route
-  if (ctx->route->steps[ctx->current_step] == NULL) {
-    http_loop_ctx_reset(ctx);
-  }
-}
-
-bool http_loop_route_request(event_loop_conn *conn) {
+void http_loop_route_request(event_loop_conn *conn) {
   http_loop_ctx *ctx = conn->ctx;
   http_loop_gctx *gctx = ctx->g;
 
@@ -104,7 +87,7 @@ bool http_loop_route_request(event_loop_conn *conn) {
     case http_route_literal:
       if (strncmp(route->path, ctx->req.path, ctx->req.path_len) == 0) {
         ctx->route = route;
-        return true;
+        return;
       }
     // TODO
     case http_route_regex:;
@@ -112,7 +95,28 @@ bool http_loop_route_request(event_loop_conn *conn) {
   }
 
   // Fallthrough is to write a 404
-  http_loop_write_standard_response(conn, http_not_found);
-
-  return false;
+  ctx->res.type = http_not_found;
+  conn->state = event_loop_conn_state_res;
+}
+
+void http_loop_process_request(event_loop_conn *conn) {
+  http_loop_ctx *ctx = conn->ctx;
+
+  // We keep processing step functions as long as they don't need to wait for
+  // I/O
+  while ((conn->state == event_loop_conn_state_req) &&
+         (ctx->route->steps[ctx->current_step] != NULL) &&
+         ctx->route->steps[ctx->current_step](conn)) {
+    ctx->current_step++;
+  }
+
+  if (conn->state != event_loop_conn_state_req) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // If we've reached the end of the list of step functions, we report the
+  // request as finished by clearing its route
+  if (ctx->route->steps[ctx->current_step] == NULL) {
+    http_loop_ctx_reset(ctx);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/http_loop/http_loop_res.c b/src/http_loop/http_loop_res.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b38efd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/http_loop/http_loop_res.c
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include "http_loop.h"
+#include "log.h"
+
+#define MIN(x, y) (((x) < (y)) ? (x) : (y))
+
+void http_loop_write_response(event_loop_conn *conn) {
+  http_response *res = &((http_loop_ctx *)conn->ctx)->res;
+
+  // Create head response
+  if (res->head == NULL) {
+    const char *response_type_name =
+        http_response_type_names[res->type / 100 - 1][res->type % 100];
+
+    char *format = "HTTP/1.1 %i %s\n"
+                   "Content-Length: %lu\n\n";
+
+    // Running snprintf with size 0 prevents it from writing any bytes, while
+    // still letting it calculate how many bytes it would have written
+    int buf_size =
+        snprintf(NULL, 0, format, res->type, response_type_name, res->body_len);
+    char *buf = malloc(buf_size + 1);
+    sprintf(buf, format, res->type, response_type_name, res->body_len);
+
+    res->head = buf;
+    res->head_len = buf_size;
+  }
+
+  // The final iteration marks the end of the response, after which we reset the
+  // context so a next request can be processed
+  if (res->head_written == res->head_len &&
+      res->body_written == res->body_len) {
+    http_loop_ctx_reset(conn->ctx);
+    conn->state = event_loop_conn_state_req;
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (res->head_written < res->head_len) {
+    size_t bytes_to_write = MIN(res->head_len - res->head_written,
+                                EVENT_LOOP_BUFFER_SIZE - conn->wbuf_size);
+    memcpy(&conn->wbuf[conn->wbuf_size], &res->head[res->head_written],
+           bytes_to_write);
+
+    conn->wbuf_size += bytes_to_write;
+    res->head_written += bytes_to_write;
+  }
+
+  if (res->body_written < res->body_len) {
+    size_t bytes_to_write = MIN(res->body_len - res->body_written,
+                                EVENT_LOOP_BUFFER_SIZE - conn->wbuf_size);
+    memcpy(&conn->wbuf[conn->wbuf_size], &res->body[res->body_written],
+           bytes_to_write);
+
+    conn->wbuf_size += bytes_to_write;
+    res->body_written += bytes_to_write;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/http_loop/http_loop_util.c b/src/http_loop/http_loop_util.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 4bd25bc..0000000
--- a/src/http_loop/http_loop_util.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-#include "http_loop.h"
-#include "string.h"
-
-void http_loop_write_standard_response(event_loop_conn *conn,
-                                       http_response_type type) {
-  const char *s;
-  size_t len;
-
-  switch (type) {
-  case 404:
-    s = http_404;
-    len = http_404_len;
-    break;
-  case 405:
-    s = http_405;
-    len = http_405_len;
-  case 501:
-    s = http_501;
-    len = http_501_len;
-  }
-
-  memcpy(conn->wbuf, s, len);
-
-  conn->state = event_loop_conn_state_res;
-  conn->wbuf_size = len;
-  conn->wbuf_sent = 0;
-}
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index ee31a15..3e3c77e 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -4,12 +4,23 @@
 #include "http_loop.h"
 #include "log.h"
 
-bool http_write_404(event_loop_conn *conn) {
-  memcpy(conn->wbuf, http_405, http_405_len);
+const char index_page[] =
+    "<!DOCTYPE html>\n"
+    "<html>\n"
+    "  <body>\n"
+    "    <h1>r8r.be</h1>\n"
+    "    <p>This is the URL shortener and pastebin accompanying my site, <a "
+    "href=\"https://rustybever.be\">The Rusty Bever</a>.</p>\n"
+    "  </body>\n"
+    "</html>\n";
 
+bool http_write_404(event_loop_conn *conn) {
+  http_loop_ctx *ctx = conn->ctx;
+  ctx->res.type = 200;
+  ctx->res.body = index_page;
+  ctx->res.body_len = sizeof(index_page) - 1;
+  ctx->res.owns_body = false;
   conn->state = event_loop_conn_state_res;
-  conn->wbuf_size = http_405_len;
-  conn->wbuf_sent = 0;
 
   return true;
 }