diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 138c8d4..63dd9f1 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 #include "cat_api.h"
+#include "shared.h"
+#include "rendering.c"
 #include <time.h>
 
 /* TODO:
@@ -62,24 +64,6 @@ int is_held(char k)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-struct entity
-{
-	int is_player;
-	int is_static;
-	int in_freefall;
-	float x;
-	float y;
-	int width;	 /**/
-	int height;	 /**/
-	unsigned char r; /* replace this with sprite TODO */
-	unsigned char g; /**/
-	unsigned char b; /**/
-	float vx;
-	float vy;
-	float ax;
-	float ay;
-	struct entity* next;
-};
 
 struct entity* first_entity = NULL;
 
@@ -189,6 +173,7 @@ void draw_entity(struct entity* e)
 	/* FIXME */
 	if (e->x < 0 || e->y < 0 || e->x >= screen_width || e->y >= screen_height) return;
 	cat_wireframe(1, 1, e->x, e->y, e->width, e->height, e->r, e->g, e->b);
+	render_entity(e);
 	/* if out of bounds do not draw */
 }
 
diff --git a/rendering.c b/rendering.c
index b480f21..3543e8e 100644
--- a/rendering.c
+++ b/rendering.c
@@ -1 +1,13 @@
 /* all of the stuff like texturing the wireframes of entities will go here */
+
+void render_entity(struct entity* e)
+{
+	switch (e->texture)
+	{
+		case VOID_CAT:
+			/* TODO draw a bunch of black blobs around the hitbox */
+			printf("TODO: apply void cat texture to entity \n");
+			break;
+		default: /* error */
+	}
+}
diff --git a/shared.h b/shared.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc4d807
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shared.h
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+
+enum textures /* or call this skin? */
+{
+	VOID_CAT
+};
+
+struct entity
+{
+	int is_player;
+	int is_static;
+	int in_freefall;
+	float x;
+	float y;
+	int width;	 /**/
+	int height;	 /**/
+	unsigned char r; /* replace this with sprite TODO */
+	unsigned char g; /**/
+	unsigned char b; /**/
+	float vx;
+	float vy;
+	float ax;
+	float ay;
+	enum textures texture; /* or skin? */
+	struct entity* next;
+};