diff --git a/source/coral/io.cpp b/source/coral/io.cpp
index c2b595e..b512c09 100644
--- a/source/coral/io.cpp
+++ b/source/coral/io.cpp
@@ -55,11 +55,26 @@ export namespace coral {
 			return this->filled == capacity;
 		}
 
+		/**
+		 * Attempts to write the single value `data` into the buffer, returning `true` if
+		 * successful, otherwise `false` if the buffer is full.
+		 */
+		bool put(u8 data) {
+			if (this->is_full()) return false;
+
+			this->filled += 1;
+			this->data[this->write_index] = data;
+			this->write_index = (this->write_index + 1) % capacity;
+
+			return true;
+		}
+
 		/**
 		 * Reads whatever data is in the buffer into `data`, returning the number of bytes read
 		 * from the buffer.
 		 */
 		expected<usize, io_error> read(slice<u8> const & data) override {
+
 			slice const readable_data{this->data, min(this->filled, data.length)};
 
 			this->filled -= readable_data.length;