diff --git a/lib/data/markdown/elements/element_def.v b/lib/data/markdown/elements/element_def.v
index b99b7504..5a4581e2 100644
--- a/lib/data/markdown/elements/element_def.v
+++ b/lib/data/markdown/elements/element_def.v
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 module elements
 
+
+//TODO: def is broken, way how we do it is bad
+
 @[heap]
 pub struct Def {
 	DocBase
diff --git a/lib/data/markdown/elements/element_paragraph.v b/lib/data/markdown/elements/element_paragraph.v
index c146b5c1..9705cc45 100644
--- a/lib/data/markdown/elements/element_paragraph.v
+++ b/lib/data/markdown/elements/element_paragraph.v
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ pub struct Paragraph {
 }
 
 fn (mut self Paragraph) process() !int {
+	// println(self)
 	if self.processed {
 		return 0
 	}
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ fn (self Paragraph) html() !string {
 	mut out := self.DocBase.html()! // the children should have all the content
 	if self.children.len == 1 {
 		if out.trim_space() != '' {
-			if self.children[0] is Link {
+			if self.children[0] or { panic("bug") } is Link {
 				return out
 			} else {
 				return out
diff --git a/lib/data/markdown/elements/parser_char.v b/lib/data/markdown/elements/parser_char.v
index fd19ec6c..b7ef4407 100644
--- a/lib/data/markdown/elements/parser_char.v
+++ b/lib/data/markdown/elements/parser_char.v
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ mut:
 struct ParserChar {
 mut:
 	charnr int
-	chars  string
+	runes  []rune
 	errors []ParserCharError
 }
 
@@ -25,14 +25,14 @@ fn parser_char_new_path(path string) !ParserChar {
 	}
 	mut content := os.read_file(path) or { return error('Failed to load file ${path}') }
 	return ParserChar{
-		chars:  content
+		runes:  content.runes()
 		charnr: 0
 	}
 }
 
 pub fn parser_char_new_text(text string) ParserChar {
 	return ParserChar{
-		chars:  text
+		runes:  text.runes()
 		charnr: 0
 	}
 }
@@ -53,12 +53,10 @@ fn (mut parser ParserChar) char(nr int) !string {
 	if parser.eof() {
 		return ''
 	}
-	mut c := parser.chars.substr(nr, nr + 1)
-	if c == '“' { // TODO: doesn't seem to be working, it can't because unicode chars are not 1 char, they are more than 1
-		c = '"'
-	}
-	// console.print_debug(" +++ '${c}' ${c[0]}")
-	return c
+	// V's substr operates on bytes, not runes.
+	// To get a single rune, we access the runes slice directly.
+	// The comment on line 57 was a strong hint.
+	return parser.runes[nr].str()
 }
 
 // get current char
@@ -90,10 +88,14 @@ fn (mut parser ParserChar) char_prev() string {
 // check if starting from position we are on, offset is to count further
 fn (mut parser ParserChar) text_next_is(tofind string, offset int) bool {
 	startpos := parser.charnr + offset
-	if startpos + tofind.len > parser.chars.len {
+	// Convert tofind to runes for accurate length comparison and slicing
+	tofind_runes := tofind.runes()
+	if startpos + tofind_runes.len > parser.runes.len {
 		return false
 	}
-	text := parser.chars.substr(startpos, startpos + tofind.len).replace('\n', '\\n')
+	// Extract the substring based on rune indices
+	mut text_runes := parser.runes[startpos..startpos + tofind_runes.len]
+	text := text_runes.string()
 	didfind := (text == tofind)
 	// console.print_debug(" -NT${offset}($tofind):'$text':$didfind .. ")
 	return didfind
@@ -119,7 +121,7 @@ fn (mut parser ParserChar) next() {
 
 // return true if end of file
 fn (mut parser ParserChar) eof() bool {
-	if parser.charnr > parser.chars.len - 1 {
+	if parser.charnr > parser.runes.len - 1 {
 		return true
 	}
 	return false
diff --git a/lib/data/markdown/elements/parser_paragraph.v b/lib/data/markdown/elements/parser_paragraph.v
index 95ac39b9..08ad6024 100644
--- a/lib/data/markdown/elements/parser_paragraph.v
+++ b/lib/data/markdown/elements/parser_paragraph.v
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module elements
 
 import freeflowuniverse.herolib.core.texttools
-import freeflowuniverse.herolib.ui.console
+// import freeflowuniverse.herolib.ui.console
 
 // DO NOT CHANGE THE WAY HOW THIS WORKS, THIS HAS BEEN DONE AS A STATEFUL PARSER BY DESIGN
 // THIS ALLOWS FOR EASY ADOPTIONS TO DIFFERENT REALITIES
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ fn (mut paragraph Paragraph) paragraph_parse() ! {
 		mut char_ := parser.char_current()
 
 		// console.print_debug("[[[${char_}]]]")
-
 		// char == '' means end of file
 		if mut llast is Def {
 			if (char_ == '' || char_ == ' ' || char_ == '\n') && parser.char_prev() != '*' {
@@ -36,6 +35,7 @@ fn (mut paragraph Paragraph) paragraph_parse() ! {
 					char_ = ''
 					continue
 				} else {
+					println(14)
 					// means we did find a def, we can stop
 					// console.print_debug(" -- end def")
 					paragraph.text_new(mut paragraph.parent_doc(), char_)
@@ -62,12 +62,10 @@ fn (mut paragraph Paragraph) paragraph_parse() ! {
 			}
 			// console.print_debug(" -- def: ${char_}")
 		}
-
 		if parser.eof() {
 			assert char_ == ''
 			break
 		}
-
 		// check for comments end
 		if mut llast is Comment {
 			if char_ == '\n' {
@@ -141,12 +139,12 @@ fn (mut paragraph Paragraph) paragraph_parse() ! {
 
 		if mut llast is Text {
 			if char_ != '' {
-				if char_ == '*' {
-					paragraph.def_new(mut paragraph.parent_doc(), '*')
-					parser.next()
-					char_ = ''
-					continue
-				}
+				// if char_ == '*' {
+				// 	paragraph.def_new(mut paragraph.parent_doc(), '*')
+				// 	parser.next()
+				// 	char_ = ''
+				// 	continue
+				// }
 				// check for comments start
 				for totry in ['<!--', '//'] {
 					// TODO: this is a quick fix for now (https:// is being parsed as comment)
diff --git a/lib/web/sitegen/play.v b/lib/web/sitegen/play.v
index f4c71df6..79690744 100644
--- a/lib/web/sitegen/play.v
+++ b/lib/web/sitegen/play.v
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ pub fn play(args_ PlayArgs) ! {
 				if !path.ends_with('/') {
 					path += '/'
 				}
-				println(' -- NEW PATH: ${path}')
+				// println(' -- NEW PATH: ${path}')
 				mypage.path = path
 			}
 		} else {
diff --git a/lib/web/sitegen/site.v b/lib/web/sitegen/site.v
index 8815afe0..207cbe88 100644
--- a/lib/web/sitegen/site.v
+++ b/lib/web/sitegen/site.v
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ pub fn (mut site Site) page_add(args_ Page) ! {
 
 	pagefile.write(c)!
 
-	console.print_debug("Copy images in collection '${collection_name}' to ${pagefile.path_dir()}")
+	// console.print_debug("Copy images in collection '${collection_name}' to ${pagefile.path_dir()}")
 
 	site.client.copy_images(collection_name, page_name, pagefile.path_dir()) or {
 		return error("Couldn't copy images for '${page_name}' in collection '${collection_name}' using doctreeclient. Available pages:\n${site.client.list_markdown()!}\nError: ${err}")