diff --git a/Memory/Buffer.cpp b/Memory/Buffer.cpp
index 1dec373..fbd2a92 100644
--- a/Memory/Buffer.cpp
+++ b/Memory/Buffer.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ Buffer::Buffer(vk::PhysicalDevice phys_dev, vk::Device dev, vk::DeviceSize sz, v
 		.memoryTypeIndex = mem::choose_heap(phys_dev, reqs, mem_flags),
 	};
 	memory = dev.allocateMemory(alloc_info);
+
+	dev.bindBufferMemory(buffer, memory, 0);
 }
 
 void Buffer::upload(const uint8_t* data, vk::DeviceSize size) {
diff --git a/Renderer/CommandBuffer.cpp b/Renderer/CommandBuffer.cpp
index 22dfe56..72bf254 100644
--- a/Renderer/CommandBuffer.cpp
+++ b/Renderer/CommandBuffer.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include <Renderer/CommandBuffer.hpp>
 #include <Renderer/Pipeline.hpp>
+#include <Renderer/VertexBuffer.hpp>
 
 #include <Memory/Buffer.hpp>
 #include <Memory/Image.hpp>
@@ -61,6 +62,20 @@ void CommandBuffer::bind(const GraphicsPipeline& pipeline) {
 	command_buffer.bindPipeline(vk::PipelineBindPoint::eGraphics, pipeline.pipeline);
 }
 
+void CommandBuffer::bind(vk::PipelineLayout layout, vk::ArrayProxy<vk::DescriptorSet> desc_sets) {
+	command_buffer.bindDescriptorSets(vk::PipelineBindPoint::eGraphics, layout, 0, desc_sets, nullptr);
+}
+
+void CommandBuffer::bind(const VertexBuffer& vertex_buffer, uint32_t binding) {
+	const std::array<vk::DeviceSize, 1> offsets = {0};
+	
+	command_buffer.bindVertexBuffers(binding, vertex_buffer.buffer->buffer, offsets);
+}
+
+void CommandBuffer::draw(uint32_t vertex_count, uint32_t instance_count, uint32_t first_vertex, uint32_t first_instance) {
+	command_buffer.draw(vertex_count, instance_count, first_vertex, first_instance);
+}
+
 void CommandBuffer::end() {
 	command_buffer.end();
 }
diff --git a/Renderer/CommandBuffer.hpp b/Renderer/CommandBuffer.hpp
index 5523785..4a6ea1c 100644
--- a/Renderer/CommandBuffer.hpp
+++ b/Renderer/CommandBuffer.hpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ struct Buffer;
 struct Image;
 struct GraphicsPipeline;
 struct ComputePipeline;
+struct VertexBuffer;
 
 struct CommandBuffer {
 	CommandBuffer(vk::Device dev, u32 queue_family);
@@ -25,6 +26,10 @@ struct CommandBuffer {
 	void copy(Buffer& in, Image& out, vk::ImageLayout layout = vk::ImageLayout::eTransferDstOptimal);
 
 	void bind(const GraphicsPipeline& pipeline);
+	void bind(vk::PipelineLayout layout, vk::ArrayProxy<vk::DescriptorSet> desc_sets);
+	void bind(const VertexBuffer& vertex_buffer, uint32_t binding = 0);
+
+	void draw(uint32_t vertex_count, uint32_t instance_count, uint32_t first_vertex = 0, uint32_t first_instance = 0);
 
 	/* stop recording commands */
 	void end();
diff --git a/Renderer/Pipeline.cpp b/Renderer/Pipeline.cpp
index 9863795..56d99bf 100644
--- a/Renderer/Pipeline.cpp
+++ b/Renderer/Pipeline.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ GraphicsPipeline::GraphicsPipeline(vk::Device dev, const std::vector<Shader>& sh
 	 * kinda like how Image::Image has all those versions
 	 */
 	 /* descriptor set layouts simply define a group of resources that can be relied upon */
-	auto desc_layout = dev.createDescriptorSetLayout(vk::DescriptorSetLayoutCreateInfo {
+	desc_layout = dev.createDescriptorSetLayout(vk::DescriptorSetLayoutCreateInfo {
 		.bindingCount = bindings.size(),
 		.pBindings = bindings.data(),
 	});
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ GraphicsPipeline::GraphicsPipeline(vk::Device dev, const std::vector<Shader>& sh
 		.pSetLayouts = &desc_layout,
 	})[0];
 
-	dev.destroyDescriptorSetLayout(desc_layout);
-
 	/* shader setup */
 	std::vector<vk::PipelineShaderStageCreateInfo> shader_info;
 	shader_info.reserve(shaders.size());
@@ -173,8 +171,6 @@ GraphicsPipeline::GraphicsPipeline(vk::Device dev, const std::vector<Shader>& sh
 	}
 
 	pipeline = res.value;
-
-	dev.destroyPipelineLayout(layout);
 }
 
 void GraphicsPipeline::update(uint32_t binding, const UniformBuffer& uni) {
@@ -193,6 +189,8 @@ void GraphicsPipeline::update(uint32_t binding, const UniformBuffer& uni) {
 }
 
 GraphicsPipeline::~GraphicsPipeline() {
+	dev.destroyDescriptorSetLayout(desc_layout);
+	dev.destroyPipelineLayout(layout);
 	dev.destroyDescriptorPool(desc_pool);
 	dev.destroyPipeline(pipeline);
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Renderer/Pipeline.hpp b/Renderer/Pipeline.hpp
index 24a6fe8..fedc1b8 100644
--- a/Renderer/Pipeline.hpp
+++ b/Renderer/Pipeline.hpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ struct GraphicsPipeline {
 	vk::Device dev;
 	vk::Pipeline pipeline;
 	vk::PipelineLayout layout;
+	vk::DescriptorSetLayout desc_layout;
 	vk::DescriptorPool desc_pool;
 	vk::DescriptorSet desc_set;
 
diff --git a/Renderer/Renderer.cpp b/Renderer/Renderer.cpp
index 33c03d4..122df2a 100644
--- a/Renderer/Renderer.cpp
+++ b/Renderer/Renderer.cpp
@@ -243,12 +243,26 @@ void Renderer::draw() {
 		.offset = {0, 0},
 		.extent = swapchain->extent,
 	};
-
 	
 	/* no secondary command buffers (yet), so contents are passed inline */
 	command_buffer->command_buffer.beginRenderPass(render_pass_info, vk::SubpassContents::eInline);
+
+	command_buffer->bind(*pipeline);
+
+	command_buffer->bind(*vertex_buffer);
+	command_buffer->bind(pipeline->layout, pipeline->desc_set);
+
+	uniform_buffer->upload(UniformData{
+		.time = static_cast<float>(frame) * 0.0167f,
+	});
+
+	pipeline->update(0, *uniform_buffer);
+
 	command_buffer->command_buffer.setViewport(0, viewport);
 	command_buffer->command_buffer.setScissor(0, scissor);
+
+	command_buffer->draw(9, 1, 0, 0);
+
 	command_buffer->command_buffer.endRenderPass();
 	
 	command_buffer->end();
@@ -291,9 +305,13 @@ void Renderer::present() {
 			Log::error("Failed to present surface.\n");
 		break;
 	}
+
+	frame++;
 }
 
 Renderer::~Renderer() {
+	dev.waitIdle();
+
 	uniform_buffer.reset();
 	vertex_buffer.reset();
 	pipeline.reset();
diff --git a/Renderer/Renderer.hpp b/Renderer/Renderer.hpp
index 749a85e..72b09be 100644
--- a/Renderer/Renderer.hpp
+++ b/Renderer/Renderer.hpp
@@ -43,4 +43,5 @@ struct Renderer {
 	std::unique_ptr<UniformBuffer> uniform_buffer;
 
 	uint32_t current_image_idx;
+	uint64_t frame = 0;
 };