diff --git a/src/elements/mixable.ts b/src/elements/mixable.ts
index 296fff4..faaa20a 100644
--- a/src/elements/mixable.ts
+++ b/src/elements/mixable.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,29 @@ export class CustomHTMLElement extends HTMLElement {
 
   constructor(...args: any[]) {
     super();
+
+    const element = this;
+
+    this.#eventsProxy = new Proxy({} as EventListenerMap, {
+      get(_, eventName: keyof HTMLElementEventMap) {
+        return element.#eventListeners.get(eventName);
+      },
+      set(_, eventName: keyof HTMLElementEventMap, listener) {
+        const currentListener = element.#eventListeners.get(eventName);
+
+        if (currentListener === listener) return true;
+
+        if (currentListener !== undefined) {
+          element.removeEventListener(eventName, currentListener);
+        }
+
+        element.addEventListener(eventName, listener);
+
+        element.#eventListeners.set(eventName, listener);
+
+        return true;
+      },
+    });
   }
 
   attributeChangedCallback(
@@ -28,6 +51,27 @@ export class CustomHTMLElement extends HTMLElement {
     return element;
   }
 
+  #eventListeners = new Map<keyof HTMLElementEventMap, EventListener>();
+
+  #eventsProxy: EventListenerMap;
+
+  get events() {
+    return this.#eventsProxy as EventListenerMap;
+  }
+
+  set events(map) {
+    Object.assign(this.#eventsProxy, map);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Interface for adding event listeners with alternative syntax. For example,
+   * element.addEventListener("click", listener) becomes
+   * element.listen.click(listener).
+   */
+  get listen(): EventListenerMap {
+    return this.#eventsProxy;
+  }
+
   /**
    * @private
    */
diff --git a/src/elements/visual/c2dBase.ts b/src/elements/visual/c2dBase.ts
index ce0c47b..95cab00 100644
--- a/src/elements/visual/c2dBase.ts
+++ b/src/elements/visual/c2dBase.ts
@@ -2,27 +2,12 @@ import { Vector2D } from "../../classes/vector2d";
 import { CustomHTMLElement } from "../mixable";
 import { Canvas2DCanvasElement } from "./canvas";
 
-type EventListenerAdder = {
-  readonly [EventName in keyof HTMLElementEventMap]: (
-    listener: TypedEventListener<EventName>
-  ) => void;
-};
-
 export class C2DBase extends CustomHTMLElement {
   /**
    * The element's custom HTML tag. This can be passed into document.createElement().
    */
   static tag: string;
 
-  #eventProxy = (() => {
-    const element = this;
-    return new Proxy({} as EventListenerAdder, {
-      get<E extends keyof HTMLElementEventMap>(_: never, eventName: E) {
-        return (listener: TypedEventListener<E>) =>
-          element.addEventListener(eventName, listener);
-      },
-    });
-  })();
   #everyFrame: Updater | null = null;
 
   /**
@@ -52,14 +37,7 @@ export class C2DBase extends CustomHTMLElement {
     this.#everyFrame = updater;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Interface for adding event listeners with alternative syntax. For example,
-   * element.addEventListener("click", listener) becomes
-   * element.listen.click(listener).
-   */
-  get listen(): EventListenerAdder {
-    return this.#eventProxy;
-  }
+  
 
   /**
    * Scales a vector by the device's pixel ratio.
diff --git a/src/elements/visual/renderable.ts b/src/elements/visual/renderable.ts
index a82ba12..66f911d 100644
--- a/src/elements/visual/renderable.ts
+++ b/src/elements/visual/renderable.ts
@@ -5,52 +5,78 @@ import {
 } from "../../classes/gradient";
 import { MouseData } from "../../classes/mouse";
 import { Shadow } from "../../classes/shadow";
-import { Vector2D } from "../../classes/vector2d";
 import { c2dShapeChildren, c2dStandaloneChildren } from "../../mixins/children";
 import { Canvas2DCanvasElement } from "./canvas";
 import { C2DBase } from "./c2dBase";
-import { Canvas2DShape } from "./shape";
 import { CustomHTMLElement } from "../mixable";
 
 export const changedEvent = new Event("change", { bubbles: true });
 
+type QueuedEventListener<E extends keyof HTMLElementEventMap> = {
+  eventName: E;
+  listener: TypedEventListener<E>;
+};
+
 export class Canvas2DBaseRenderable extends C2DBase {
   #changedSinceRender = false;
-  #clickListeners = new Set<EventListenerOrEventListenerObject>();
+  #clickListeners = new Set<TypedEventListener<"click">>();
   #localMouse = new MouseData();
-  #mouseListeners = new Set<EventListenerOrEventListenerObject>();
+  #mouseListeners = new Set<TypedEventListener<"mousemove">>();
   #shadow: Shadow | null = null;
+  #connected = false;
+  #queuedEventListeners: QueuedEventListener<any>[] = [];
 
   constructor(...args: any[]) {
     super();
   }
 
+  connectedCallback() {
+    this.#connected = true;
+
+    while (this.#queuedEventListeners.length) {
+      const firstListener = this.#queuedEventListeners.shift();
+
+      if (firstListener === undefined) break;
+
+      this.addEventListener(firstListener.eventName, firstListener.listener);
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * @private
    */
-  addEventListener(
-    type: keyof HTMLElementEventMap,
-    listener: EventListenerOrEventListenerObject,
+  addEventListener<E extends keyof HTMLElementEventMap>(
+    type: E,
+    listener: TypedEventListener<E>,
     options?: boolean | AddEventListenerOptions
   ): void {
+    if (!this.#connected) {
+      this.#queuedEventListeners.push({
+        eventName: type,
+        listener,
+      });
+
+      return;
+    }
+
     switch (type) {
       case "click":
         this.canvas.renderOn(type);
-        this.#clickListeners.add(listener);
+        this.#clickListeners.add(listener as TypedEventListener<"click">);
         break;
 
       case "mousedown":
       case "mouseup":
       case "mousemove":
         this.canvas.renderOn(type);
-        this.#mouseListeners.add(listener);
+        this.#mouseListeners.add(listener as TypedEventListener<"mousemove">);
         break;
 
       case "mouseenter":
       case "mouseout":
       case "mouseover":
         this.canvas.renderOn("mousemove");
-        this.#mouseListeners.add(listener);
+        this.#mouseListeners.add(listener as TypedEventListener<"mousemove">);
         break;
     }
 
@@ -105,14 +131,14 @@ export class Canvas2DBaseRenderable extends C2DBase {
   /**
    * @private
    */
-  removeEventListener(
-    type: keyof HTMLElementEventMap,
-    listener: EventListenerOrEventListenerObject,
+  removeEventListener<E extends keyof HTMLElementEventMap>(
+    type: E,
+    listener: TypedEventListener<E>,
     options?: boolean | AddEventListenerOptions
   ): void {
     switch (type) {
       case "click":
-        this.#clickListeners.delete(listener);
+        this.#clickListeners.delete(listener as TypedEventListener<"click">);
         break;
       case "mousedown":
       case "mouseup":
@@ -120,7 +146,9 @@ export class Canvas2DBaseRenderable extends C2DBase {
       case "mouseout":
       case "mouseover":
       case "mousemove":
-        this.#mouseListeners.delete(listener);
+        this.#mouseListeners.delete(
+          listener as TypedEventListener<"mousemove">
+        );
         break;
     }
 
@@ -170,8 +198,20 @@ export class Canvas2DBaseRenderable extends C2DBase {
 
     this.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent("mouseover"));
 
-    if (!this.#localMouse.equals(mouse))
-      this.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent("mousemove"));
+    const movementX = mouse.x - mouse.previous.x;
+
+    const movementY = mouse.y - mouse.previous.y;
+
+    if (
+      this.#localMouse.x !== mouse.previous.x * devicePixelRatio ||
+      this.#localMouse.y !== mouse.previous.y * devicePixelRatio
+    )
+      this.dispatchEvent(
+        new MouseEvent("mousemove", {
+          movementX,
+          movementY,
+        })
+      );
 
     if (!this.#localMouse.over) {
       this.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent("mouseenter"));
diff --git a/src/types.d.ts b/src/types.d.ts
index 7a2a538..863e5b0 100644
--- a/src/types.d.ts
+++ b/src/types.d.ts
@@ -25,3 +25,7 @@ type Writeable<T> = {
 };
 
 type Options<T> = Partial<Writeable<T>>;
+
+type EventListenerMap = {
+  [EventName in keyof HTMLElementEventMap]?: TypedEventListener<EventName>
+};