diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1a81d80..40130d6 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.25)
-project(graphs VERSION 0.0.41)
+project(graphs VERSION 0.0.42)
 
 option(ENABLE_ADDRSAN "Enable the address sanitizer" OFF)
 option(ENABLE_UBSAN "Enable the ub sanitizer" OFF)
diff --git a/include/color_constants.h b/include/color_constants.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d00ab0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/color_constants.h
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#pragma once
+/*
+ *  Copyright (C) 2024  Brett Terpstra
+ *
+ *  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef GRAPHS_COLOR_CONSTANTS_H
+#define GRAPHS_COLOR_CONSTANTS_H
+
+#include <blt/math/vectors.h>
+
+namespace color
+{
+    static inline constexpr blt::color4 POINT_OUTLINE_COLOR = blt::make_color(0, 0.6, 0.6);
+    static inline constexpr blt::color4 POINT_HIGHLIGHT_COLOR = blt::make_color(0, 1.0, 1.0);
+    static inline constexpr blt::color4 POINT_SELECT_COLOR = blt::make_color(0, 0.9, 0.7);
+    
+    static inline constexpr blt::color4 EDGE_COLOR = blt::make_color(0, 0.8, 0);
+    static inline constexpr blt::color4 EDGE_OUTLINE_COLOR = blt::make_color(0, 1, 0);
+}
+
+#endif //GRAPHS_COLOR_CONSTANTS_H
diff --git a/include/graph.h b/include/graph.h
index 31647c4..bdac93f 100644
--- a/include/graph.h
+++ b/include/graph.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <graph_base.h>
 #include <force_algorithms.h>
 #include <blt/gfx/window.h>
+#include <blt/math/interpolation.h>
 
 namespace im = ImGui;
 
@@ -55,7 +56,8 @@ class graph_t
         std::unique_ptr<force_equation> equation;
         static constexpr float POINT_SIZE = 35;
         
-        blt::i32 current_node = -1;
+        blt::i32 selected_node = -1;
+        blt::quint_easing easing;
         
         void create_random_graph(bounding_box bb, blt::size_t min_nodes, blt::size_t max_nodes, blt::f64 connectivity,
                                  blt::f64 scaling_connectivity, blt::f64 distance_factor);
@@ -93,15 +95,19 @@ class graph_t
             return edges.contains({e1, e2});
         }
         
-        void render(double frame_time);
+        void render();
         
         void reset_mouse_drag()
         {
-            current_node = -1;
+            easing.reset();
+            nodes[selected_node].setOutlineColor(color::POINT_OUTLINE_COLOR);
+            selected_node = -1;
         }
         
         void process_mouse_drag(blt::i32 width, blt::i32 height);
         
+        void handle_mouse();
+        
         void use_Eades()
         {
             equation = std::make_unique<Eades_equation>();
@@ -173,7 +179,7 @@ class engine_t
     private:
         graph_t graph;
         
-        void draw_gui(const blt::gfx::window_data& data, double ft);
+        void draw_gui(const blt::gfx::window_data& data);
     
     public:
         void init(const blt::gfx::window_data& data)
@@ -181,19 +187,21 @@ class engine_t
             graph.make_new({0, 0, data.width, data.height}, 5, 25, 0.2);
         }
         
-        void render(const blt::gfx::window_data& data, const double ft)
+        void render(const blt::gfx::window_data& data)
         {
-            draw_gui(data, ft);
+            draw_gui(data);
             
             auto& io = ImGui::GetIO();
             
-            if (!io.WantCaptureMouse && blt::gfx::isMousePressed(0))
-                graph.process_mouse_drag(data.width, data.height);
-            else
-                graph.reset_mouse_drag();
+            if (!io.WantCaptureMouse){
+                if (blt::gfx::isMousePressed(0))
+                    graph.process_mouse_drag(data.width, data.height);
+                else
+                    graph.reset_mouse_drag();
+            }
             
             
-            graph.render(ft);
+            graph.render();
         }
 };
 
diff --git a/include/graph_base.h b/include/graph_base.h
index c54d346..91f4e21 100644
--- a/include/graph_base.h
+++ b/include/graph_base.h
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 #include <blt/gfx/renderer/batch_2d_renderer.h>
 #include <blt/std/types.h>
 #include <blt/std/assert.h>
+#include <color_constants.h>
+
 
 class node
 {
@@ -29,7 +31,7 @@ class node
         blt::gfx::point2d_t point;
         float outline_scale = 1.25f;
         blt::vec2 velocity;
-        blt::color4 outline_color = blt::make_color(0.0, 1.0, 1.0);
+        blt::color4 outline_color = color::POINT_OUTLINE_COLOR;
     public:
         explicit node(const blt::gfx::point2d_t& point): point(point)
         {}
@@ -82,8 +84,8 @@ class edge
         blt::u64 i1, i2;
         float outline_scale = 2.0f;
         float thickness = 2.0f;
-        blt::color4 color = blt::make_color(0, 1, 0);
-        blt::color4 outline_color = blt::make_color(1, 0, 0);
+        blt::color4 color = color::EDGE_COLOR;
+        blt::color4 outline_color = color::EDGE_OUTLINE_COLOR;
     public:
         edge(blt::u64 i1, blt::u64 i2): i1(i1), i2(i2)
         {
diff --git a/src/graph.cpp b/src/graph.cpp
index f187c2f..a628a83 100644
--- a/src/graph.cpp
+++ b/src/graph.cpp
@@ -19,14 +19,17 @@
 #include <random>
 #include <blt/gfx/raycast.h>
 #include <blt/std/ranges.h>
+#include <blt/math/interpolation.h>
+#include <color_constants.h>
 
 extern blt::gfx::batch_renderer_2d renderer_2d;
 extern blt::gfx::matrix_state_manager global_matrices;
 
 int sub_ticks = 1;
 
-void graph_t::render(const double frame_time)
+void graph_t::render()
 {
+    const double frame_time = blt::gfx::getFrameDeltaSeconds();
     if (sim && (current_iterations < max_iterations || run_infinitely) && max_force_last > threshold)
     {
         for (int _ = 0; _ < sub_ticks; _++)
@@ -81,7 +84,7 @@ void graph_t::process_mouse_drag(const blt::i32 width, const blt::i32 height)
     const auto mouse_pos = blt::make_vec2(blt::gfx::calculateRay2D(width, height, global_matrices.getScale2D(), global_matrices.getView2D(),
                                                                    global_matrices.getOrtho()));
     
-    if (current_node < 0)
+    if (selected_node < 0)
     {
         for (const auto& [index, node] : blt::enumerate(nodes))
         {
@@ -90,12 +93,25 @@ void graph_t::process_mouse_drag(const blt::i32 width, const blt::i32 height)
             
             if (const auto mag = dist.magnitude(); mag < POINT_SIZE)
             {
-                current_node = static_cast<blt::i32>(index);
+                selected_node = static_cast<blt::i32>(index);
                 break;
             }
         }
     } else
-        nodes[current_node].getPositionRef() = mouse_pos;
+    {
+        auto& node = nodes[selected_node];
+        easing.progress(5 * static_cast<float>(blt::gfx::getFrameDeltaSeconds()));
+        node.setOutlineColor(easing.apply(color::POINT_OUTLINE_COLOR, color::POINT_SELECT_COLOR));
+        node.getPositionRef() = mouse_pos;
+    }
+}
+
+void graph_t::handle_mouse()
+{
+    for (const auto& node : nodes)
+    {
+    
+    }
 }
 
 void graph_t::create_random_graph(bounding_box bb, const blt::size_t min_nodes, const blt::size_t max_nodes, const blt::f64 connectivity,
@@ -182,8 +198,9 @@ void graph_t::create_random_graph(bounding_box bb, const blt::size_t min_nodes,
     }
 }
 
-void engine_t::draw_gui(const blt::gfx::window_data& data, const double ft)
+void engine_t::draw_gui(const blt::gfx::window_data& data)
 {
+    double ft = blt::gfx::getFrameDeltaSeconds();
     if (im::Begin("Controls", nullptr, ImGuiWindowFlags_AlwaysAutoResize))
     {
         static int min_nodes = 5;
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index e14e9fe..68445bd 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -19,25 +19,15 @@
 #include "blt/gfx/renderer/resource_manager.h"
 #include "blt/gfx/renderer/batch_2d_renderer.h"
 #include "blt/gfx/renderer/camera.h"
-#include <blt/gfx/framebuffer.h>
 #include <blt/gfx/raycast.h>
-#include <imgui.h>
-#include <memory>
-#include <random>
-#include <blt/std/ranges.h>
 #include <blt/std/time.h>
 #include <blt/math/log_util.h>
-#include <blt/gfx/input.h>
-#include <blt/parse/templating.h>
 #include <graph.h>
-#include <blt/gfx/renderer/shaders/pp_screen.frag>
 
 blt::gfx::matrix_state_manager global_matrices;
 blt::gfx::resource_manager resources;
 blt::gfx::batch_renderer_2d renderer_2d(resources, global_matrices);
 blt::gfx::first_person_camera_2d camera;
-blt::u64 lastTime;
-double ft = 0;
 
 namespace im = ImGui;
 
@@ -58,8 +48,6 @@ void init(const blt::gfx::window_data& data)
     renderer_2d.create();
     
     engine.init(data);
-    
-    lastTime = blt::system::nanoTime();
 }
 
 void update(const blt::gfx::window_data& data)
@@ -68,18 +56,13 @@ void update(const blt::gfx::window_data& data)
     
     //im::ShowDemoWindow();
     
-    engine.render(data, ft);
+    engine.render(data);
     
     camera.update();
     camera.update_view(global_matrices);
     global_matrices.update();
     
     renderer_2d.render(data.width, data.height);
-    
-    const auto currentTime = blt::system::nanoTime();
-    const auto diff = currentTime - lastTime;
-    lastTime = currentTime;
-    ft = static_cast<double>(diff) / 1000000000.0;
 }
 
 int main(int, const char**)