diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ctypes/array.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ctypes/array.rs
index f31c8284d8b..25708b57f8e 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ctypes/array.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ctypes/array.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ use crate::{
     types::{AsBuffer, AsNumber, AsSequence, Constructor, Initializer},
 };
 use num_traits::{Signed, ToPrimitive};
+use std::borrow::Cow;
 
 /// Get itemsize from a PEP 3118 format string
 /// Extracts the type code (last char after endianness prefix) and returns its size
@@ -430,6 +431,18 @@ impl Constructor for PyCArray {
     }
 }
 
+impl Initializer for PyCArray {
+    type Args = FuncArgs;
+
+    fn init(zelf: PyRef<Self>, args: Self::Args, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
+        // Re-initialize array elements when __init__ is called
+        for (i, value) in args.args.iter().enumerate() {
+            PyCArray::setitem_by_index(&zelf, i as isize, value.clone(), vm)?;
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
 impl AsSequence for PyCArray {
     fn as_sequence() -> &'static PySequenceMethods {
         use std::sync::LazyLock;
@@ -457,7 +470,7 @@ impl AsSequence for PyCArray {
 
 #[pyclass(
     flags(BASETYPE, IMMUTABLETYPE),
-    with(Constructor, AsSequence, AsBuffer)
+    with(Constructor, Initializer, AsSequence, AsBuffer)
 )]
 impl PyCArray {
     #[pyclassmethod]
@@ -868,16 +881,38 @@ impl PyCArray {
         };
 
         let mut buffer = buffer_lock.write();
-        Self::write_element_to_buffer(
-            buffer.to_mut(),
-            final_offset,
-            element_size,
-            type_code.as_deref(),
-            &value,
-            zelf,
-            index,
-            vm,
-        )
+
+        // For shared memory (Cow::Borrowed), we need to write directly to the memory
+        // For owned memory (Cow::Owned), we can write to the owned buffer
+        match &mut *buffer {
+            Cow::Borrowed(slice) => {
+                // SAFETY: For from_buffer, the slice points to writable shared memory.
+                // Python's from_buffer requires writable buffer, so this is safe.
+                let ptr = slice.as_ptr() as *mut u8;
+                let len = slice.len();
+                let owned_slice = unsafe { std::slice::from_raw_parts_mut(ptr, len) };
+                Self::write_element_to_buffer(
+                    owned_slice,
+                    final_offset,
+                    element_size,
+                    type_code.as_deref(),
+                    &value,
+                    zelf,
+                    index,
+                    vm,
+                )
+            }
+            Cow::Owned(vec) => Self::write_element_to_buffer(
+                vec,
+                final_offset,
+                element_size,
+                type_code.as_deref(),
+                &value,
+                zelf,
+                index,
+                vm,
+            ),
+        }
     }
 
     // Array_subscript
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ctypes/simple.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ctypes/simple.rs
index 803b38d6e05..fbb17620fe4 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ctypes/simple.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ctypes/simple.rs
@@ -1085,6 +1085,18 @@ impl Constructor for PyCSimple {
     }
 }
 
+impl Initializer for PyCSimple {
+    type Args = (OptionalArg,);
+
+    fn init(zelf: PyRef<Self>, args: Self::Args, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
+        // If an argument is provided, update the value
+        if let Some(value) = args.0.into_option() {
+            PyCSimple::set_value(zelf.into(), value, vm)?;
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
 // Simple_repr
 impl Representable for PyCSimple {
     fn repr_str(zelf: &Py<Self>, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<String> {
@@ -1111,7 +1123,10 @@ impl Representable for PyCSimple {
     }
 }
 
-#[pyclass(flags(BASETYPE), with(Constructor, AsBuffer, AsNumber, Representable))]
+#[pyclass(
+    flags(BASETYPE),
+    with(Constructor, Initializer, AsBuffer, AsNumber, Representable)
+)]
 impl PyCSimple {
     #[pygetset]
     fn _b0_(&self) -> Option<PyObjectRef> {
@@ -1278,7 +1293,24 @@ impl PyCSimple {
 
         // Update buffer when value changes
         let buffer_bytes = value_to_bytes_endian(&type_code, &content, swapped, vm);
-        *zelf.0.buffer.write() = std::borrow::Cow::Owned(buffer_bytes);
+
+        // If the buffer is borrowed (from shared memory), write in-place
+        // Otherwise replace with new owned buffer
+        let mut buffer = zelf.0.buffer.write();
+        match &mut *buffer {
+            Cow::Borrowed(slice) => {
+                // SAFETY: For from_buffer, the slice points to writable shared memory.
+                // Python's from_buffer requires writable buffer, so this is safe.
+                let ptr = slice.as_ptr() as *mut u8;
+                let len = slice.len().min(buffer_bytes.len());
+                unsafe {
+                    std::ptr::copy_nonoverlapping(buffer_bytes.as_ptr(), ptr, len);
+                }
+            }
+            Cow::Owned(vec) => {
+                vec.copy_from_slice(&buffer_bytes);
+            }
+        }
 
         // For c_char_p (type "z"), c_wchar_p (type "Z"), and py_object (type "O"),
         // keep the reference in _objects