diff --git a/src/cobj.c b/src/cobj.c
index 5dc445d..467cb19 100644
--- a/src/cobj.c
+++ b/src/cobj.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 
 // we don't actually hash the whole string :eyes:
 uint32_t hashString(const char *str, size_t sz) {
@@ -54,6 +55,12 @@ void cosmoO_free(CState *state, CObj *obj) {
             cosmoM_free(state, CObjObject, objTbl);
             break;
         }
+        case COBJ_STREAM: {
+            CObjStream *objStrm = (CObjStream*)obj;
+            close(objStrm->fd);
+            cosmoM_free(state, CObjStream, objStrm);
+            break;
+        }
         case COBJ_TABLE: {
             CObjTable *tbl = (CObjTable*)obj;
             cosmoT_clearTable(state, &tbl->tbl);
@@ -181,6 +188,13 @@ CObjObject *cosmoO_newObject(CState *state) {
     return obj;
 }
 
+CObjStream *cosmoO_newStream(CState *state, int fd) {
+    CObjStream *strm = (CObjStream*)cosmoO_allocateBase(state, sizeof(CObjStream), COBJ_STREAM);
+    strm->fd = fd;
+
+    return strm;
+}
+
 CObjTable *cosmoO_newTable(CState *state) {
     CObjTable *obj = (CObjTable*)cosmoO_allocateBase(state, sizeof(CObjTable), COBJ_TABLE);
 
diff --git a/src/cobj.h b/src/cobj.h
index 32f7bf6..e2e4676 100644
--- a/src/cobj.h
+++ b/src/cobj.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ typedef enum CObjType {
     COBJ_STRING,
     COBJ_OBJECT,
     COBJ_TABLE,
+    COBJ_STREAM,
     COBJ_FUNCTION,
     COBJ_CFUNCTION,
     // internal use
@@ -44,6 +45,11 @@ struct CObjString {
     bool isIString;
 };
 
+struct CObjStream {
+    CommonHeader; // "is a" CObj
+    int fd; // handle to file descriptor, on POSIX compliant OSes this can also be a socket :pog:
+};
+
 struct CObjError {
     CommonHeader; // "is a" CObj
     CValue err; // error string
@@ -109,6 +115,7 @@ struct CObjUpval {
 
 #define IS_STRING(x)    isObjType(x, COBJ_STRING)
 #define IS_OBJECT(x)    isObjType(x, COBJ_OBJECT)
+#define IS_STREAM(x)    isObjType(x, COBJ_STREAM)
 #define IS_TABLE(x)     isObjType(x, COBJ_TABLE)
 #define IS_FUNCTION(x)  isObjType(x, COBJ_FUNCTION)
 #define IS_CFUNCTION(x) isObjType(x, COBJ_CFUNCTION)
@@ -117,6 +124,7 @@ struct CObjUpval {
 
 #define cosmoV_readString(x)    ((CObjString*)cosmoV_readRef(x))
 #define cosmoV_readCString(x)   (((CObjString*)cosmoV_readRef(x))->str)
+#define cosmoV_readFD(x)        (((CObjStream*)cosmoV_readRef(x))->fd)
 #define cosmoV_readObject(x)    ((CObjObject*)cosmoV_readRef(x))
 #define cosmoV_readTable(x)     ((CObjTable*)cosmoV_readRef(x))
 #define cosmoV_readFunction(x)  ((CObjFunction*)cosmoV_readRef(x))
@@ -142,6 +150,7 @@ bool cosmoO_equal(CState *state, CObj* obj1, CObj* obj2);
 bool cosmoO_isDescendant(CObj *obj, CObjObject *proto);
 
 CObjObject *cosmoO_newObject(CState *state);
+CObjStream *cosmoO_newStream(CState *state, int fd);
 CObjTable *cosmoO_newTable(CState *state);
 CObjFunction *cosmoO_newFunction(CState *state);
 CObjCFunction *cosmoO_newCFunction(CState *state, CosmoCFunction func);
diff --git a/src/cosmo.h b/src/cosmo.h
index 3e5f457..9a9917d 100644
--- a/src/cosmo.h
+++ b/src/cosmo.h
@@ -33,13 +33,14 @@ typedef uint32_t cosmo_Flag;
 
 // objs
 typedef struct CObj CObj;
+typedef struct CObjObject CObjObject;
+typedef struct CObjStream CObjStream;
 typedef struct CObjString CObjString;
 typedef struct CObjUpval CObjUpval;
 typedef struct CObjFunction CObjFunction;
 typedef struct CObjCFunction CObjCFunction;
 typedef struct CObjMethod CObjMethod;
 typedef struct CObjError CObjError;
-typedef struct CObjObject CObjObject;
 typedef struct CObjTable CObjTable;
 typedef struct CObjClosure CObjClosure;
 
diff --git a/src/cstate.h b/src/cstate.h
index a2f71ac..31e60f8 100644
--- a/src/cstate.h
+++ b/src/cstate.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ typedef enum IStringEnum {
     ISTRING_ITER,       // __iter
     ISTRING_NEXT,       // __next
     ISTRING_RESERVED,   // __reserved
-    ISTRING_MAX
+    ISTRING_MAX // if this becomes greater than 33, we are out of space in cosmo_Flag. you'll have to change that to uint64_t
 } IStringEnum;
 
 typedef struct ArrayCObj {