diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 3456f97..1112126 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 import type { Column, ColumnShorthand, DataType } from "./columns";
-import { type ExtractRowShape, Instance } from "./instance";
+import { WrappedRow } from "./wrapped-row";
 import { Prequel } from "./prequel";
 import { Table } from "./table";
 
 export {
 	Prequel,
 	Table,
-	Instance,
+	WrappedRow,
 	type DataType,
 	type Column,
 	type ColumnShorthand,
-	type ExtractRowShape,
 };
diff --git a/src/instance.ts b/src/instance.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 49b322f..0000000
--- a/src/instance.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-import type { Table } from "./table";
-
-export type ExtractRowShape<T> = T extends Table<infer R> ? R : never;
-
-/**
- * Represents an instance of a row in a table of a database.
- * Wraps the raw Row data and provides methods for interacting with it.
- */
-export abstract class Instance<
-  TableType extends Table<unknown>,
-  SerializedInstanceType = void,
-> {
-  protected row: ExtractRowShape<TableType>;
-  protected table: TableType;
-
-  constructor(table: TableType, row: ExtractRowShape<TableType>) {
-    this.row = row;
-    this.table = table;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Saves any changes made to the row back to the database.
-   */
-  save() {
-    this.table.update(this.row);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Serializes the instance into a generic format
-   */
-  serialize(): SerializedInstanceType {
-    throw new Error("Not implemented");
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * @returns The row data as a JSON string.
-   */
-  toJSON(): string {
-    return JSON.stringify(this.row);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Exports the raw row data.
-   * @returns The raw row data.
-   */
-  export(): ExtractRowShape<TableType> {
-    return this.row;
-  }
-}
diff --git a/src/table.ts b/src/table.ts
index 8aac434..b29dbf0 100644
--- a/src/table.ts
+++ b/src/table.ts
@@ -7,12 +7,15 @@ import {
 } from "./columns";
 import { SchemaError } from "./error";
 import { Prequel } from "./prequel";
+import type { WrappedRow } from "./wrapped-row";
+
+export type ExtractRowShape<T> = T extends Table<infer R> ? R : never;
 
 /** Types that may appear in a row */
-type Value = string | number | null;
+type ColumnValue = string | number | null;
 
 export class PrequelIDNotFoundError extends Error {
-	constructor(tableName: string, id: Value) {
+	constructor(tableName: string, id: ColumnValue) {
 		super(`ID ${id} not found in ${tableName}`);
 	}
 }
@@ -25,11 +28,11 @@ export class PrequelEmptyResultsError extends Error {
 
 /** An arbitrarily shaped Row */
 interface ArbitraryRow {
-	[key: string]: Value;
+	[key: string]: ColumnValue;
 }
 
-function shapeForQuery<T>(obj: Partial<T>): Record<string, Value> {
-	const asInsertDataShape: Record<string, Value> = {};
+function shapeForQuery<T>(obj: Partial<T>): Record<string, ColumnValue> {
+	const asInsertDataShape: Record<string, ColumnValue> = {};
 
 	const keys = Object.keys(obj);
 
@@ -43,7 +46,7 @@ function shapeForQuery<T>(obj: Partial<T>): Record<string, Value> {
 		}
 
 		const asQueryKey = `$${key}`;
-		asInsertDataShape[asQueryKey] = val as Value;
+		asInsertDataShape[asQueryKey] = val as ColumnValue;
 	}
 
 	return asInsertDataShape;
@@ -282,7 +285,7 @@ export class Table<RowShape> {
 	 * @param id - The ID of the entry to check for existence.
 	 * @returns `true` if an entry with the specified ID exists, otherwise `false`.
 	 */
-	public exists(id: Value): boolean {
+	public exists(id: ColumnValue): boolean {
 		return this.findOneById(id) !== null;
 	}
 
@@ -321,7 +324,7 @@ export class Table<RowShape> {
 	 * @param id - The unique identifier of the row to find.
 	 * @returns The row shape if found, otherwise `null`.
 	 */
-	public findOneById(id: Value): RowShape | null {
+	public findOneById(id: ColumnValue): RowShape | null {
 		return this._findQuery.get(`${id}`);
 	}
 
@@ -333,7 +336,7 @@ export class Table<RowShape> {
 	 *
 	 * @throws {Error} If no row is found with the specified ID.
 	 */
-	public findOneByIdOrFail(id: Value): RowShape {
+	public findOneByIdOrFail(id: ColumnValue): RowShape {
 		const found = this.findOneById(id);
 
 		if (!found) {
@@ -429,7 +432,7 @@ export class Table<RowShape> {
 	 * @param id - The unique identifier of the record to be deleted.
 	 * @returns void
 	 */
-	public deleteById = (id: Value): void => {
+	public deleteById = (id: ColumnValue): void => {
 		if (this._primaryColumnName === "ROWID") {
 			throw new Error(
 				"Cannot use `Table.deleteById()` without setting a primary column",
@@ -489,6 +492,11 @@ export class Table<RowShape> {
 		return res.count;
 	}
 
+	public save(wrapped: WrappedRow<RowShape>) {
+		const row = wrapped.unwrap();
+		this.update(row);
+	}
+
 	public toString() {
 		return `"${this._name}"`;
 	}
diff --git a/src/wrapped-row.ts b/src/wrapped-row.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d093710
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/wrapped-row.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/**
+ * Represents an instance of a row in a table of a database.
+ * Wraps the raw Row data and provides methods for interacting with it.
+ */
+export class WrappedRow<RowShape> {
+	protected row: RowShape;
+
+	constructor(row: RowShape) {
+		this.row = row;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @returns The row data as a JSON string.
+	 */
+	toJSON(): string {
+		return JSON.stringify(this.row);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Exports the raw row data.
+	 * @returns The raw row data.
+	 */
+	unwrap(): RowShape {
+		return this.row;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/test/table.test.ts b/test/table.test.ts
index 054c26b..59f91d4 100644
--- a/test/table.test.ts
+++ b/test/table.test.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@ interface UserWithID {
 	name: string;
 }
 
+interface UserWithBio {
+	user_id: number;
+	bio: {
+		name: string;
+		age: number;
+	};
+}
+
 interface Post {
 	post_id: number;
 	user_id: number;
diff --git a/test/instance.test.ts b/test/wrapped-row.ts
similarity index 66%
rename from test/instance.test.ts
rename to test/wrapped-row.ts
index 9b5fc97..d500c7b 100644
--- a/test/instance.test.ts
+++ b/test/wrapped-row.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Database } from "bun:sqlite";
 import { expect, test } from "bun:test";
-import { Instance, Prequel, Table } from "../src/index";
+import { WrappedRow, Table } from "../src/index";
 
 interface User {
 	id: number;
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const table = new Table<User>(db, "Users", {
 	name: "TEXT",
 });
 
-class UserInstance extends Instance<typeof table, SerializedUser> {
+class UserWrappedRow extends WrappedRow<User> {
 	get name(): string {
 		return this.row.name;
 	}
@@ -28,25 +28,19 @@ class UserInstance extends Instance<typeof table, SerializedUser> {
 	set name(val: string) {
 		this.row.name = val;
 	}
-
-	serialize(): SerializedUser {
-		return {
-			name: this.row.name,
-		};
-	}
 }
 
-test("setting values on an instance", () => {
+test("setting values on an WrappedRow", () => {
 	table.insert({
 		id: 1,
 		name: "Alice",
 	});
 
 	const alice = table.findOneByIdOrFail(1);
-	const inst = new UserInstance(table, alice);
+	const inst = new UserWrappedRow(alice);
 
 	inst.name = "Bob";
-	inst.save();
+	table.save(inst);
 
 	const bob = table.findOneByIdOrFail(1);
 	expect(bob.name).toEqual("Bob");