diff --git a/forge_core/src/ast.rs b/forge_core/src/ast.rs
index 1da378f..f6911a3 100644
--- a/forge_core/src/ast.rs
+++ b/forge_core/src/ast.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ pub enum Declaration {
 #[derive(PartialEq, Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct Global {
     pub name: String,
-    pub size: Option<Expr>,
+    pub initial: Option<Expr>,
 }
 
 #[derive(PartialEq, Clone, Debug)]
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ impl From<Expr> for Lvalue {
 #[derive(PartialEq, Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct VarDecl {
     pub name: String,
-    pub size: Option<Expr>,
     pub initial: Option<Expr>,
 }
 
diff --git a/forge_core/src/compiler/ast_nodes/assignment.rs b/forge_core/src/compiler/ast_nodes/assignment.rs
index 4f34d50..5da7917 100644
--- a/forge_core/src/compiler/ast_nodes/assignment.rs
+++ b/forge_core/src/compiler/ast_nodes/assignment.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ impl Compilable for Assignment {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
-    use super::*;
     use crate::compiler::test_utils::*;
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/forge_core/src/compiler/ast_nodes/global.rs b/forge_core/src/compiler/ast_nodes/global.rs
index dec3d01..96d9452 100644
--- a/forge_core/src/compiler/ast_nodes/global.rs
+++ b/forge_core/src/compiler/ast_nodes/global.rs
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ use crate::compiler::utils::Variable;
 
 impl Compilable for Global {
     fn process(self, state: &mut State, _: Option<&mut CompiledFn>, _loc: Location) -> Result<(), CompileError> {
-        if self.size.is_some() {
-            todo!("Global arrays are not yet supported")
+        if self.initial.is_some() {
+            todo!("Globals with initials are not yet supported")
         }
         state.add_global(&self.name, |s| Variable::IndirectLabel(s.gensym()))
     }
diff --git a/forge_core/src/compiler/ast_nodes/repeat_loop.rs b/forge_core/src/compiler/ast_nodes/repeat_loop.rs
index 4bde2d2..34ca485 100644
--- a/forge_core/src/compiler/ast_nodes/repeat_loop.rs
+++ b/forge_core/src/compiler/ast_nodes/repeat_loop.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ impl Compilable for RepeatLoop {
         if named_counter {
             let decl = VarDecl {
                 name: counter_name.clone(),
-                size: None,
                 initial: Some(Expr::Number(0)),
             };
             decl.process(state, Some(sig), loc)?;
diff --git a/forge_core/src/compiler/ast_nodes/var_decl.rs b/forge_core/src/compiler/ast_nodes/var_decl.rs
index 3481385..7b66bb8 100644
--- a/forge_core/src/compiler/ast_nodes/var_decl.rs
+++ b/forge_core/src/compiler/ast_nodes/var_decl.rs
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@ use crate::compiler::state::State;
 impl Compilable for VarDecl {
     fn process(self, state: &mut State, sig: Option<&mut CompiledFn>, loc: Location) -> Result<(), CompileError> {
         let sig = sig.expect("Var declaration outside function");
-        if self.size.is_some() {
-            todo!("Arrays are not yet supported")
-        }
         if let Some(initial) = self.initial {
             // If it's got an initial value, we have to compile that before we add
             // the name to scope, or else UB will ensue if it refers to itself:
diff --git a/forge_core/src/compiler/compiled_fn.rs b/forge_core/src/compiler/compiled_fn.rs
index d0abc6e..3b8445f 100644
--- a/forge_core/src/compiler/compiled_fn.rs
+++ b/forge_core/src/compiler/compiled_fn.rs
@@ -211,7 +211,6 @@ impl CompiledFn {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
-    use super::*;
     use crate::compiler::test_utils::*;
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/forge_core/src/compiler/mod.rs b/forge_core/src/compiler/mod.rs
index 524bd99..f0a7fe1 100644
--- a/forge_core/src/compiler/mod.rs
+++ b/forge_core/src/compiler/mod.rs
@@ -44,6 +44,13 @@ pub fn build_boot(src: &str) -> Result<Vec<String>, CompileError> {
         for (label, val) in state.strings.iter() {
             asm.push(format!("{}: .db \"{}\\0\"", label, val))
         }
+        for (label, val) in state.global_scope.iter() {
+            // All global variables are indirect labels; anything in scope that's not that is a const,
+            // fn, or string, which we'll emit elsewhere.
+            if let Variable::IndirectLabel(label) = val {
+                asm.push(format!("{}: .db 0", label))
+            }
+        }
         for (_, val) in state.functions.iter_mut() {
             asm.push(format!("{}:", val.label));
             asm.append(val.preamble.as_mut());
@@ -118,7 +125,24 @@ mod test {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_global_vars() {
-
+        // Trying a non-str global var
+        let asm = build_boot("global foo; fn main() { foo = 3; }".into()).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(asm.join("\n"), vec![
+            ".org 0x400",
+            "push stack",
+            "call _forge_gensym_2",
+            "hlt",
+            "_forge_gensym_1: .db 0", // The global var
+            "_forge_gensym_2:", // main()
+            "dup", "pushr", "pushr", // The frame is zero length; that's a global we're assigning to
+            "push 3", // rvalue
+            "push _forge_gensym_1", // lvalue
+            "storew",
+            "push 0",
+            "_forge_gensym_3:",
+            "popr", "pop", "popr", "pop", "ret",
+            "stack: .db 0",
+        ].join("\n"))
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/forge_core/src/parser/ast_nodes/global.rs b/forge_core/src/parser/ast_nodes/global.rs
index 8b10071..614707a 100644
--- a/forge_core/src/parser/ast_nodes/global.rs
+++ b/forge_core/src/parser/ast_nodes/global.rs
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ impl AstNode for Global {
     fn from_pair(pair: Pair) -> Self {
         let mut inner = pair.into_inner().peekable();
         let name = String::from(inner.next().unwrap().as_str());
-        let size = inner.next().map(Expr::from_pair);
+        let initial = inner.next().map(Expr::from_pair);
 
-        Global { name, size }
+        Global { name, initial }
     }
 }
 
@@ -23,18 +23,18 @@ mod test {
             Global::from_str("global foo;"),
             Ok(Global {
                 name: "foo".into(),
-                size: None,
+                initial: None,
             })
         )
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn parse_global_arrays() {
+    fn parse_global_vars() {
         assert_eq!(
-            Global::from_str("global foo[10];"),
+            Global::from_str("global foo = 10;"),
             Ok(Global {
                 name: "foo".into(),
-                size: Some(10.into()),
+                initial: Some(10.into()),
             })
         );
     }
diff --git a/forge_core/src/parser/ast_nodes/var_decl.rs b/forge_core/src/parser/ast_nodes/var_decl.rs
index 8606109..510d5ef 100644
--- a/forge_core/src/parser/ast_nodes/var_decl.rs
+++ b/forge_core/src/parser/ast_nodes/var_decl.rs
@@ -1,23 +1,14 @@
 use crate::ast::{Expr, VarDecl};
-use crate::parser::{AstNode, Pair, PairExt, PestRule};
+use crate::parser::{AstNode, Pair, PestRule};
 
 impl AstNode for VarDecl {
     const RULE: PestRule = PestRule::var_decl;
     fn from_pair(pair: Pair) -> Self {
         let mut inner = pair.into_inner();
         let name = String::from(inner.next().unwrap().as_str());
-        let mut size = None;
-        let mut initial = None;
+        let initial = inner.next().map(Expr::from_pair);
 
-        for p in inner {
-            match p.as_rule() {
-                PestRule::size => { size = Some(Expr::from_pair(p.first())) }
-                PestRule::expr => { initial = Some(Expr::from_pair(p)) }
-                _ => unreachable!()
-            }
-        }
-
-        Self { name, size, initial }
+        Self { name, initial }
     }
 }
 
@@ -33,7 +24,6 @@ mod test {
             Statement::from_str("var blah;"),
             Ok(Statement::VarDecl(VarDecl {
                 name: "blah".into(),
-                size: None,
                 initial: None,
             }))
         );
@@ -42,10 +32,9 @@ mod test {
     #[test]
     fn parse_var_decl_with_value() {
         assert_eq!(
-            VarDecl::from_str("var blah[7] = 35"),
+            VarDecl::from_str("var blah = 35"),
             Ok(VarDecl {
                 name: "blah".into(),
-                size: Some(7.into()),
                 initial: Some(35.into()),
             })
         );
diff --git a/forge_core/src/parser/forge.pest b/forge_core/src/parser/forge.pest
index ea502bc..af200f9 100644
--- a/forge_core/src/parser/forge.pest
+++ b/forge_core/src/parser/forge.pest
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ return_stmt = { "return" ~ expr? }
 conditional = { "if" ~ "(" ~ expr ~ ")" ~ block ~ ("else" ~ block)? }
 while_loop  = { "while" ~ "(" ~ expr ~ ")" ~ block }
 repeat_loop = { "repeat" ~ "(" ~ expr ~ ")" ~ name? ~ block }
-var_decl    = { "var" ~ name ~ size? ~ ("=" ~ expr)? }
-global      = { "global" ~ name ~ size? ~ ";" }
-size        = { "[" ~ expr ~ "]" }
+var_decl    = { "var" ~ name ~ ("=" ~ expr)? }
+global      = { "global" ~ name ~ ("=" ~ expr)? ~ ";" }
 const_decl  = { "const" ~ name ~ "=" ~ (string | expr) ~ ";" }
diff --git a/vtest/src/forge_tests.rs b/vtest/src/forge_tests.rs
index b3b6416..381ef2a 100644
--- a/vtest/src/forge_tests.rs
+++ b/vtest/src/forge_tests.rs
@@ -126,6 +126,20 @@ fn array_test() {
     )
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn global_test() {
+    // Declare an array and do things
+    assert_eq!(
+        main_return(
+            "global a;
+                fn main() {
+                    a = 10;
+                    return a;
+                }"),
+        10
+    )
+}
+
 //#[test]
 // This is no longer cursed, or a test. The revised calling convention with the pool pointer makes
 // it now perfectly sane. Left here for posterity.