diff --git a/Source/Grug/AuGrug.cpp b/Source/Grug/AuGrug.cpp
index c9c2bc13..d7c16f8b 100644
--- a/Source/Grug/AuGrug.cpp
+++ b/Source/Grug/AuGrug.cpp
@@ -30,10 +30,12 @@ namespace Aurora::Grug
     static const auto kGrugSleepMs = 100;
     static const auto kGrugFlushMs = 500;
 
-    static AuThreads::ThreadUnique_t                     gGrugsBigWorld;
-    static AuThreadPrimitives::ConditionMutex            gMutex;   // ^ that
-    static AuThreadPrimitives::ConditionVariable         gCondVar(AuUnsafeRaiiToShared(gMutex.AsPointer())); // slow logger work queue
-    static AuThreadPrimitives::Semaphore                 gArrows;
+    static AuThreads::ThreadUnique_t gGrugsBigWorld;
+    static AuCondMutex               gMutex;   // ^ that
+    static AuConditionVariable       gCondVar(AuUnsafeRaiiToShared(gMutex.AsPointer())); // slow logger work queue
+    static AuSemaphore               gArrows;
+    static AuMutex                   gOtherMutex;
+    static AuList<AuUInt>            gHandlesToClose;
 
     static void SlowStartupTasks()
     {
@@ -100,6 +102,7 @@ namespace Aurora::Grug
             ::LinuxSuperSecretIOTick();
         #endif
 
+            GrugDoIoWork();
         }
     }
 
@@ -189,10 +192,41 @@ namespace Aurora::Grug
         Logging::ForceFlushLoggers();
     }
 
+    void GrugDoIoWork()
+    {
+        if (gHandlesToClose.empty())
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        AU_LOCK_GUARD(gOtherMutex);
+        for (const auto uHandle : AuExchange(gHandlesToClose, {}))
+        {
+        #if defined(AURORA_IS_MODERNNT_DERIVED)
+            auto pHandle = (void *)uHandle;
+            AuWin32CloseHandle(pHandle);
+        #elif defined(AURORA_IS_POSIX_DERIVED)
+            close(uHandle);
+        #endif
+        }
+    }
+
     void GrugFlushFlushs()
     {
         Logging::ForceFlushFlush();
         Console::PumpOffMain();
         Console::ForceFlush();
+        GrugDoIoWork();
+    }
+
+    void CloseHandle(AuUInt64 handle)
+    {
+        {
+            AU_DEBUG_MEMCRUNCH;
+            AU_LOCK_GUARD(gOtherMutex);
+            gHandlesToClose.push_back(handle);
+        }
+
+        NotifyGrugOfTelemetry();
     }
 }
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diff --git a/Source/Grug/AuGrug.hpp b/Source/Grug/AuGrug.hpp
index 79af1397..929859fb 100644
--- a/Source/Grug/AuGrug.hpp
+++ b/Source/Grug/AuGrug.hpp
@@ -16,10 +16,13 @@ namespace Aurora::Grug
     void GrugFlushFlushs();
     void NotifyGrugOfLogs();
     void NotifyGrugOfTelemetry();
+    void GrugDoIoWork();
 
     void DrachenlordScreech();
     bool IsGrug();
 
     void InitGrug();
     void DeinitGrug();
+
+    void CloseHandle(AuUInt64 handle);
 }
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diff --git a/Source/IO/AuIOHandle.NT.cpp b/Source/IO/AuIOHandle.NT.cpp
index 6a0364fe..690790a8 100644
--- a/Source/IO/AuIOHandle.NT.cpp
+++ b/Source/IO/AuIOHandle.NT.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 #include "FS/FS.hpp"
 #include "FS/FileAdvisory.NT.hpp"
+#include <Source/Grug/AuGrug.hpp>
 
 namespace Aurora::IO
 {
@@ -41,8 +42,12 @@ namespace Aurora::IO
 
     void AFileHandle::CloseHandle(AuUInt64 uOSHandle)
     {
+    #if 0
         HANDLE hHandle = (HANDLE)uOSHandle;
         AuWin32CloseHandle(hHandle);
+    #else
+        Grug::CloseHandle(uOSHandle);
+    #endif
     }
 
     void AFileHandle::InitStdIn(bool bSharing)