diff --git a/app/api/decks.py b/app/api/decks.py
index 8110f6f..f2e53a6 100644
--- a/app/api/decks.py
+++ b/app/api/decks.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 import litestar
 from litestar.params import FromPath  # noqa: TC002
-from litestar.plugins.pydantic import PydanticDTO
 
 from app import models, schemas
 from app.repositories import CardsRepository, DecksRepository  # noqa: TC001
@@ -11,7 +10,7 @@
 @litestar.get("/decks/")
 async def list_decks(decks_repository: DecksRepository) -> schemas.Decks:
     objects = await decks_repository.get_many()
-    return schemas.Decks(items=objects)  # ty: ignore[invalid-argument-type]
+    return schemas.Decks.from_models(objects)
 
 
 @litestar.get("/decks/{deck_id:int}/")
@@ -39,10 +38,10 @@ async def create_deck(data: schemas.DeckCreate, decks_repository: DecksRepositor
 @litestar.get("/decks/{deck_id:int}/cards/")
 async def list_cards(deck_id: FromPath[int], cards_repository: CardsRepository) -> schemas.Cards:
     objects = await cards_repository.list_for_deck(deck_id)
-    return schemas.Cards(items=objects)  # ty: ignore[invalid-argument-type]
+    return schemas.Cards.from_models(objects)
 
 
-@litestar.get("/cards/{card_id:int}/", return_dto=PydanticDTO[schemas.Card])
+@litestar.get("/cards/{card_id:int}/")
 async def get_card(card_id: FromPath[int], cards_repository: CardsRepository) -> schemas.Card:
     instance = await cards_repository.get_one(models.Card.id == card_id)
     return schemas.Card.model_validate(instance)
@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@ async def create_cards(
     deck_id: FromPath[int], data: list[schemas.CardCreate], cards_repository: CardsRepository
 ) -> schemas.Cards:
     objects = await cards_repository.add_cards(deck_id, data)
-    return schemas.Cards(items=objects)  # ty: ignore[invalid-argument-type]
+    return schemas.Cards.from_models(objects)
 
 
 @litestar.put("/decks/{deck_id:int}/cards/")
@@ -61,7 +60,7 @@ async def update_cards(
     deck_id: FromPath[int], data: list[schemas.Card], cards_repository: CardsRepository
 ) -> schemas.Cards:
     objects = await cards_repository.upsert_cards(deck_id, data)
-    return schemas.Cards(items=objects)  # ty: ignore[invalid-argument-type]
+    return schemas.Cards.from_models(objects)
 
 
 ROUTER: typing.Final = litestar.Router(
diff --git a/app/schemas.py b/app/schemas.py
index 84b82f6..a4b2d5a 100644
--- a/app/schemas.py
+++ b/app/schemas.py
@@ -1,11 +1,25 @@
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Self
+
 import pydantic
 from pydantic import BaseModel, PositiveInt
 
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from collections.abc import Iterable
+
+
 class Base(BaseModel):
     model_config = pydantic.ConfigDict(from_attributes=True)
 
 
+class Collection[T: Base](Base):
+    items: list[T]
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_models(cls, objects: Iterable[object]) -> Self:
+        return cls.model_validate({"items": list(objects)})
+
+
 class CardBase(Base):
     front: str
     back: str | None = None
@@ -21,8 +35,8 @@ class Card(CardBase):
     deck_id: PositiveInt | None = None
 
 
-class Cards(Base):
-    items: list[Card]
+class Cards(Collection[Card]):
+    pass
 
 
 class DeckBase(Base):
@@ -39,5 +53,5 @@ class Deck(DeckBase):
     cards: list[Card] | None
 
 
-class Decks(Base):
-    items: list[Deck]
+class Decks(Collection[Deck]):
+    pass