diff --git a/generators/generator.py b/generators/generator.py
index 8c4927f..32b6ac0 100644
--- a/generators/generator.py
+++ b/generators/generator.py
@@ -31,12 +31,15 @@ class Generator:
 		self.global_scope = SymbolTable()
 		self.current_var_scope = self.global_scope
 		self.constants = {}
+		self.buffers = {}
 		self.structs = {}
 		self.functions: dict[str, dict] = {}
 		self.labels = []
 		self.arg_list = []
 		self.constants_reverse = {}
 		self.constant_counter = 0
+		self.buffer_counter = 0
+		self.included_functions = []
 
 	def ground_type_to_node(self, ground_type: str):
 		if ground_type == "string":
@@ -58,6 +61,12 @@ class Generator:
 		self.constant_counter += 1
 		return "[LC" + str(self.constant_counter-1) + "]"
 	
+	def add_buffer(self, size: int):
+		buffer_name = "BUF" + str(self.buffer_counter)
+		self.buffers[buffer_name] = size
+		self.buffer_counter += 1
+		return buffer_name
+	
 	def add_function(self, node: FunctionNode):
 		self.functions[node.name] = {
 			"func": node,
diff --git a/generators/x86_64.py b/generators/x86_64.py
index cf77374..24ee65a 100644
--- a/generators/x86_64.py
+++ b/generators/x86_64.py
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ class X86_64Generator(Generator):
 
 		var = scope.lookup(var_name)
 		var_pos = self.get_var_pos(var_name, scope)
+
+		print(self.stack_size, var_name, var_pos)
 		
 		if isinstance(var_pos, str): # in a reg, not on the stack
 			waste = {
@@ -130,6 +132,7 @@ class X86_64Generator(Generator):
 			self.push("rax", lines)
 			lines.append(f"mov rax, {string_len[1:-1]}\n\t")
 			self.push("rax", lines)
+			print(self.stack_size)
 
 		elif type(starting_value) == BoolNode:
 			self.push("1" if starting_value.value else "0", lines)
@@ -140,7 +143,11 @@ class X86_64Generator(Generator):
 				lines.append(f"movsd [rsp], {starting_value}\n\t")
 				self.stack_size += 1
 			else:
-				self.push(starting_value, lines)
+				if starting_value.startswith("BUF"):
+					self.push(starting_value, lines) # push buffer
+					self.push("rax", lines) # push length
+				else:
+					self.push(starting_value, lines)
 		scope.define(var_name, {"stack_loc": stack_location, "type": var_type, "used": False})
 
 	def change_variable(self, lines, var_name: str, new_value, scope: SymbolTable = None):
@@ -261,6 +268,7 @@ class X86_64Generator(Generator):
 			#self.generate_InstructionNode(inst, self.function_lines)
 
 	def generate_InstructionNode(self, node: InstructionNode, lines = None):
+		print(node.instruction, self.stack_size)
 		lines = lines or self.lines
 
 		### MISC ###
@@ -424,6 +432,26 @@ class X86_64Generator(Generator):
 			lines.append("syscall\n\t")
 			self.pop("rdi", lines) # restore rdi
 
+		elif node.instruction == "stdin":
+			self.clamp_instruction_args(node, 1, 1)
+			arg = node.arguments[0]
+			if not isinstance(arg, VarPointerNode):
+				traceback(self.code, "TypeError", f"Argument 1 of stdin has to be a variable pointer, not \"{arg}\"")
+
+			buf_size = 255
+			buffer = self.add_buffer(buf_size)
+
+			lines.append("mov rax, 0\n\t") # sys_read syscall
+			lines.append("mov rdi, 0\n\t") # a file descriptor of 0 is stdin
+			lines.append(f"mov rsi, {buffer}\n\t")
+			lines.append(f"mov rdx, {buf_size}") 
+			lines.append("syscall")
+
+			if not self.current_var_scope.table.get(arg.var_name):
+				self.create_variable(lines, arg.var_name, buffer, StringNode)
+			else:
+				self.change_variable(lines, arg.var_name, buffer)
+
 		elif node.instruction == "jump":
 			self.clamp_instruction_args(node, 1, 1)
 			if not isinstance(node.arguments[0], LabelRefNode):
@@ -668,6 +696,11 @@ class X86_64Generator(Generator):
 				elif value_type == float or value_type == int:
 					f.write(f"dq {float(value)}")
 				f.write("\n")
+
+			f.write("section .bss\n")
+			for buf, size in self.buffers.items():
+				f.write(f"{buf} resb {size}\n")
+
 			f.write("section .text\n")
 
 			optimizer = X86_64Optimizer(self.lines + self.function_lines)
diff --git a/out b/out
index b73af82..e03fddb 100644
Binary files a/out and b/out differ
diff --git a/out.asm b/out.asm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba544ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/out.asm
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+; ~~~ Auto generated by the GroundPY compiler for Linux x86_64 targets. ~~~
+
+section .data
+LC0: db "Type something: ", 0
+LC1: equ $ - LC0
+LC2: db "You said: ", 0
+LC3: equ $ - LC2
+section .bss
+BUF0 resb 255
+section .text
+global _start
+_start: 
+mov rsi, LC0
+mov rdx, LC1
+push rdi
+mov rax, 1
+mov rdi, 1
+syscall 
+pop rdi
+mov rax, 0
+mov rdi, 0
+mov rsi, BUF0
+mov rdx, 255
+syscall 
+push BUF0
+push rax
+mov rsi, LC2
+mov rdx, LC3
+push rdi
+mov rax, 1
+mov rdi, 1
+syscall 
+pop rdi
+mov rsi, [rsp + 8]
+mov rdx, [rsp + 0]
+push rdi
+mov rax, 1
+mov rdi, 1
+syscall 
+pop rdi
+mov rdi, 0
+mov rax, 60
+syscall 
diff --git a/test2.grnd b/test2.grnd
index af77f5a..9bbdc1b 100644
--- a/test2.grnd
+++ b/test2.grnd
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
-stdout "Hello, World!\n"
+stdout "Type something: "
+stdin &myString
+stdout "You said: "
+stdout $myString
 end 0
\ No newline at end of file