diff --git a/xenomorph/xenomorph/array.rkt b/xenomorph/xenomorph/array.rkt
index 736342fb..4f50552b 100644
--- a/xenomorph/xenomorph/array.rkt
+++ b/xenomorph/xenomorph/array.rkt
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ https://github.com/mbutterick/restructure/blob/master/src/Array.coffee
          (send @len x:encode (length array) port) ; encode length at front
          (encode-items new-parent)
          (for ([ptr (in-list (hash-ref new-parent x:pointers-key))]) ; encode pointer data at end
-           (send (hash-ref ptr x:pointer-type-key) x:encode (hash-ref ptr x:val-key) port))]
+           (send (x:ptr-type ptr) x:encode (x:ptr-val ptr) port))]
         [else (encode-items parent)]))
 
     (define/augride (x:size [val #f] [parent #f])
diff --git a/xenomorph/xenomorph/helper.rkt b/xenomorph/xenomorph/helper.rkt
index 9cab704e..13705e87 100644
--- a/xenomorph/xenomorph/helper.rkt
+++ b/xenomorph/xenomorph/helper.rkt
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
          "generic.rkt")
 (provide (all-defined-out))
 
+(struct x:ptr (type val parent) #:transparent #:mutable)
+
 (define x:version-key 'x:version)
 (define x:start-offset-key 'x:start-offset)
 (define x:current-offset-key 'x:current-offset)
diff --git a/xenomorph/xenomorph/pointer.rkt b/xenomorph/xenomorph/pointer.rkt
index ddd685a3..b1d13d49 100644
--- a/xenomorph/xenomorph/pointer.rkt
+++ b/xenomorph/xenomorph/pointer.rkt
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ https://github.com/mbutterick/restructure/blob/master/src/Pointer.coffee
          (send @offset-type x:encode (- (hash-ref new-parent x:pointer-offset-key) relative) port)
          (define-values (type val) (resolve-pointer @type val-in))
          (hash-update! new-parent x:pointers-key
-                       (λ (ptrs) (append ptrs (list (mhasheq x:pointer-type-key type x:val-key val x:parent-key parent)))))
+                       (λ (ptrs) (append ptrs (list (x:ptr type val parent)))))
          (hash-set! new-parent x:pointer-offset-key
                     (+ (hash-ref new-parent x:pointer-offset-key) (send type x:size val parent)))]
         [else (send @offset-type x:encode @null-value port)]))
diff --git a/xenomorph/xenomorph/struct.rkt b/xenomorph/xenomorph/struct.rkt
index ca47eb64..9e99405a 100644
--- a/xenomorph/xenomorph/struct.rkt
+++ b/xenomorph/xenomorph/struct.rkt
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ https://github.com/mbutterick/restructure/blob/master/src/Struct.coffee
       (for ([(key type) (in-dict @fields)])
         (send type x:encode (dict-ref field-data key) port parent))
       (for ([ptr (in-list (hash-ref parent x:pointers-key))])
-        (send (dict-ref ptr x:pointer-type-key) x:encode (dict-ref ptr x:val-key) port (dict-ref ptr x:parent-key))))
+        (send (x:ptr-type ptr) x:encode (x:ptr-val ptr) port (x:ptr-parent ptr))))
     
     (define/augride (x:size [val #f] [parent-arg #f] [include-pointers #t])
       (define parent (mhasheq x:parent-key parent-arg
diff --git a/xenomorph/xenomorph/test/pointer-test.rkt b/xenomorph/xenomorph/test/pointer-test.rkt
index 51d33336..90ec042c 100644
--- a/xenomorph/xenomorph/test/pointer-test.rkt
+++ b/xenomorph/xenomorph/test/pointer-test.rkt
@@ -114,9 +114,7 @@ https://github.com/mbutterick/restructure/blob/master/test/Pointer.coffee
                       x:pointers-key null))
    (encode (x:pointer) 10 #:parent parent)
    (check-equal? (hash-ref parent x:pointer-offset-key) 2)
-   (check-equal? (hash-ref parent x:pointers-key) (list (mhasheq x:pointer-type-key uint8
-                                                         x:val-key 10
-                                                         x:parent-key parent)))
+   (check-equal? (hash-ref parent x:pointers-key) (list (x:ptr uint8 10 parent)))
    (check-equal? (get-output-bytes (current-output-port)) (bytes 1))))
 
 (test-case
@@ -128,9 +126,7 @@ https://github.com/mbutterick/restructure/blob/master/test/Pointer.coffee
                       x:pointers-key null))
    (encode (x:pointer #:relative-to 'immediate) 10 #:parent parent)
    (check-equal? (hash-ref parent x:pointer-offset-key) 2)
-   (check-equal? (hash-ref parent x:pointers-key) (list (mhasheq x:pointer-type-key uint8
-                                                         x:val-key 10
-                                                         x:parent-key parent)))
+   (check-equal? (hash-ref parent x:pointers-key) (list (x:ptr uint8 10 parent)))
    (check-equal? (get-output-bytes (current-output-port)) (bytes 0))))
 
 (test-case
@@ -142,9 +138,7 @@ https://github.com/mbutterick/restructure/blob/master/test/Pointer.coffee
                                      x:pointers-key null)))
    (encode (x:pointer #:relative-to 'parent) 10 #:parent parent)
    (check-equal? (hash-ref* parent x:parent-key x:pointer-offset-key) 6)
-   (check-equal? (hash-ref* parent x:parent-key x:pointers-key) (list (mhasheq x:pointer-type-key uint8
-                                                                            x:val-key 10
-                                                                            x:parent-key parent)))
+   (check-equal? (hash-ref* parent x:parent-key x:pointers-key) (list (x:ptr uint8 10 parent)))
    (check-equal? (get-output-bytes (current-output-port)) (bytes 2))))
 
 (test-case
@@ -159,9 +153,7 @@ https://github.com/mbutterick/restructure/blob/master/test/Pointer.coffee
    (encode (x:pointer #:relative-to 'global) 10 #:parent parent)
    (check-equal? (hash-ref* parent x:parent-key x:parent-key x:parent-key x:pointer-offset-key) 6)
    (check-equal? (hash-ref* parent x:parent-key x:parent-key x:parent-key x:pointers-key)
-                 (list (mhasheq x:pointer-type-key uint8
-                                x:val-key 10
-                                x:parent-key parent)))
+                 (list (x:ptr uint8 10 parent)))
    (check-equal? (get-output-bytes (current-output-port)) (bytes 5))))
 
 (test-case
@@ -173,7 +165,7 @@ https://github.com/mbutterick/restructure/blob/master/test/Pointer.coffee
                       x:pointers-key null))
    (encode (x:pointer uint8 'void) (x:void-pointer uint8 55) #:parent parent)
    (check-equal? (hash-ref parent x:pointer-offset-key) 2)
-   (check-equal? (hash-ref parent x:pointers-key) (list (mhasheq x:pointer-type-key uint8 x:val-key 55 x:parent-key parent)))
+   (check-equal? (hash-ref parent x:pointers-key) (list (x:ptr uint8 55 parent)))
    (check-equal? (get-output-bytes (current-output-port)) (bytes 1))))
 
 (test-case
diff --git a/xenomorph/xenomorph/versioned-struct.rkt b/xenomorph/xenomorph/versioned-struct.rkt
index 4dd72179..fb243226 100644
--- a/xenomorph/xenomorph/versioned-struct.rkt
+++ b/xenomorph/xenomorph/versioned-struct.rkt
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ https://github.com/mbutterick/restructure/blob/master/src/VersionedStruct.coffee
       (for ([(key type) (in-dict fields)])
         (send type x:encode (dict-ref field-data key) port parent))
       (for ([ptr (in-list (dict-ref parent x:pointers-key))])
-        (send (dict-ref ptr x:pointer-type-key) x:encode (dict-ref ptr x:val-key) port (dict-ref ptr x:parent-key))))
+        (send (x:ptr-type ptr) x:encode (x:ptr-val ptr) port (x:ptr-parent ptr))))
     
     (define/override (x:size [val #f] [parent-arg #f] [include-pointers #t])
       (unless val