diff --git a/WhiteMagic/MemoryBase.cs b/WhiteMagic/MemoryBase.cs
index 638d1cf..931e8da 100644
--- a/WhiteMagic/MemoryBase.cs
+++ b/WhiteMagic/MemoryBase.cs
@@ -36,16 +36,14 @@ public abstract class MemoryBase : IDisposable
             address = GetAbsolute(address);
 
         int size = MarshalCache<T>.Size;
-        Span<byte> buffer = stackalloc byte[size];
         byte[] raw = ReadBytes(address, size);
-        raw.CopyTo(buffer);
 
         if (MarshalCache<T>.TypeRequiresMarshal)
         {
             return MarshalByteArrayToStructure<T>(raw);
         }
 
-        return MemoryMarshal.Read<T>(buffer);
+        return MemoryMarshal.Read<T>(raw.AsSpan());
     }
 
     /// <summary>Writes a value of type <typeparamref name="T"/> to the target address.</summary>
@@ -56,18 +54,19 @@ public abstract class MemoryBase : IDisposable
             address = GetAbsolute(address);
 
         int size = MarshalCache<T>.Size;
-        Span<byte> buffer = stackalloc byte[size];
 
+        byte[] raw;
         if (MarshalCache<T>.TypeRequiresMarshal)
         {
-            StructureToByteArray(value, buffer, size);
+            raw = StructureToByteArray(value, size);
         }
         else
         {
-            MemoryMarshal.Write(buffer, in value);
+            raw = new byte[size];
+            MemoryMarshal.Write(raw.AsSpan(), in value);
         }
 
-        int written = WriteBytes(address, buffer, false);
+        int written = WriteBytes(address, raw, false);
         return written == size;
     }
 
@@ -153,7 +152,6 @@ public abstract class MemoryBase : IDisposable
     /// <summary>Writes a null-terminated string to the target address.</summary>
     public virtual bool WriteString(IntPtr address, string value, Encoding encoding, bool relative = false)
     {
-        // Ensure null terminator
         if (value.Length == 0 || value[^1] != '\0')
             value += '\0';
 
@@ -167,13 +165,13 @@ public abstract class MemoryBase : IDisposable
     /// <summary>Converts a relative offset to an absolute address relative to <see cref="ImageBase"/>.</summary>
     public IntPtr GetAbsolute(IntPtr relative)
     {
-        return ImageBase + (int)relative;
+        return ImageBase + (nint)relative;
     }
 
     /// <summary>Converts an absolute address to a relative offset from <see cref="ImageBase"/>.</summary>
     public IntPtr GetRelative(IntPtr absolute)
     {
-        return (IntPtr)((int)ImageBase - (int)absolute);
+        return (IntPtr)((nint)ImageBase - (nint)absolute);
     }
 
     // ── Lifecycle ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -199,6 +197,21 @@ public abstract class MemoryBase : IDisposable
         }
     }
 
+    private static byte[] StructureToByteArray<T>(T value, int size) where T : struct
+    {
+        byte[] bytes = new byte[size];
+        GCHandle pin = GCHandle.Alloc(bytes, GCHandleType.Pinned);
+        try
+        {
+            Marshal.StructureToPtr(value, pin.AddrOfPinnedObject(), false);
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            pin.Free();
+        }
+        return bytes;
+    }
+
     private static void StructureToByteArray<T>(T value, Span<byte> destination, int size) where T : struct
     {
         byte[] temp = destination.ToArray();
diff --git a/WhiteMagicTest/AddressingTests.cs b/WhiteMagicTest/AddressingTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3245817
--- /dev/null
+++ b/WhiteMagicTest/AddressingTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using WhiteMagic;
+using WhiteMagic.Native;
+
+namespace WhiteMagicTest;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Tests for relative/absolute addressing in <see cref="MemoryBase"/>.
+/// </summary>
+public class AddressingTests
+{
+    private static ExternalReader OpenSelf()
+    {
+        return new ExternalReader(
+            Process.GetCurrentProcess(),
+            ProcessAccess.VmRead | ProcessAccess.VmWrite | ProcessAccess.VmOperation | ProcessAccess.QueryInformation);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void GetAbsolute_resolves_relative_offset()
+    {
+        using var reader = OpenSelf();
+        IntPtr imageBase = reader.ImageBase;
+        IntPtr result = reader.GetAbsolute((IntPtr)0x1000);
+        Assert.Equal(imageBase + 0x1000, result);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void GetRelative_computes_offset_from_image_base()
+    {
+        using var reader = OpenSelf();
+        IntPtr imageBase = reader.ImageBase;
+        IntPtr absolute = imageBase + 0x2000;
+        IntPtr relative = reader.GetRelative(absolute);
+        // GetRelative returns ImageBase - absolute (GreyMagic convention)
+        Assert.Equal((IntPtr)((int)imageBase - (int)absolute), relative);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void GetAbsolute_after_GetRelative_at_image_base_returns_to_base()
+    {
+        using var reader = OpenSelf();
+        IntPtr atBase = reader.ImageBase;
+        IntPtr relative = reader.GetRelative(atBase);
+        IntPtr back = reader.GetAbsolute(relative);
+        Assert.Equal(atBase, back);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Read_with_isRelative_true_uses_image_base()
+    {
+        using var reader = OpenSelf();
+        // Read the first byte at ImageBase (should be MZ header: 0x4D = 'M')
+        byte firstByte = reader.Read<byte>(IntPtr.Zero, isRelative: true);
+        Assert.Equal(0x4D, firstByte);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Write_with_isRelative_true_resolves_correctly()
+    {
+        using var reader = OpenSelf();
+        int slot = 0;
+        GCHandle pin = GCHandle.Alloc(slot, GCHandleType.Pinned);
+        try
+        {
+            IntPtr absolute = pin.AddrOfPinnedObject();
+            nint relative = (nint)absolute - (nint)reader.ImageBase;
+            IntPtr relativePtr = (IntPtr)relative;
+
+            Assert.True(reader.Write(relativePtr, 42, isRelative: true));
+            Assert.Equal(42, reader.Read<int>(absolute));
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            pin.Free();
+        }
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ReadBytes_with_isRelative_true_resolves_correctly()
+    {
+        using var reader = OpenSelf();
+        // DOS header 'MZ' at the image base
+        byte[] data = reader.ReadBytes(IntPtr.Zero, 2, isRelative: true);
+        Assert.Equal(0x4D, data[0]);
+        Assert.Equal(0x5A, data[1]);
+    }
+}