diff --git a/crates/executor/src/debug/instructions/mod.rs b/crates/executor/src/debug/instructions/mod.rs
index 0c4b611..0bbbfaa 100644
--- a/crates/executor/src/debug/instructions/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/executor/src/debug/instructions/mod.rs
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ pub mod read {
     use image::{io::Reader as ImageReader, DynamicImage};
     use rpl::instructions::read::{Read, SourceType};
 
-    pub fn read(Read { source, format }: Read) -> DynamicImage {
-        let mut img = ImageReader::open(match source {
+    pub fn read(Read { source, format: _ }: Read) -> DynamicImage {
+        // TODO: actual error handling
+        let img = ImageReader::open(match source {
             SourceType::File(path) => path,
         })
         .expect("something went wrong :(((");
@@ -13,19 +14,21 @@ pub mod read {
 }
 
 pub mod write {
-    use image::{io::Reader as ImageReader, DynamicImage, ImageFormat};
+    use image::{DynamicImage, ImageFormat};
     use rpl::instructions::write::{TargetFormat, TargetType, Write};
 
-    pub fn write(Write { target, format }: Write, input_data: DynamicImage) {
-        input_data.save_with_format(
-            match target {
-                TargetType::File(path) => path,
-            },
-            match format {
-                TargetFormat::Jpeg => ImageFormat::Jpeg,
-                TargetFormat::Png => ImageFormat::Png,
-            },
-        );
+    pub fn write(Write { target, format }: Write, input_data: &DynamicImage) {
+        input_data
+            .save_with_format(
+                match target {
+                    TargetType::File(path) => path,
+                },
+                match format {
+                    TargetFormat::Jpeg => ImageFormat::Jpeg,
+                    TargetFormat::Png => ImageFormat::Png,
+                },
+            )
+            .expect("couldn't save file — come back later and handle me properly please uwu");
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/executor/src/debug/mod.rs b/crates/executor/src/debug/mod.rs
index d56f546..8cde85b 100644
--- a/crates/executor/src/debug/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/executor/src/debug/mod.rs
@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
 use rpl::instructions::{FilterInstruction, Instruction};
 
-use crate::{value::DynamicValue, Executor};
+use crate::value::Dynamic;
 mod instructions;
 
-pub struct DebugExecutor;
+pub struct Executor;
 
-impl Executor for DebugExecutor {
-    fn execute(instruction: Instruction, input: Option<DynamicValue>) -> Option<DynamicValue> {
+impl crate::Executor for Executor {
+    fn execute(instruction: Instruction, input: Option<Dynamic>) -> Option<Dynamic> {
         match instruction {
-            Instruction::Read(read_instruction) => Some(DynamicValue::Image(
-                instructions::read::read(read_instruction),
-            )),
+            Instruction::Read(read_instruction) => {
+                Some(Dynamic::Image(instructions::read::read(read_instruction)))
+            }
             Instruction::Write(write_instruction) => {
                 instructions::write::write(
                     write_instruction,
                     match input {
-                        Some(DynamicValue::Image(img)) => img,
+                        Some(Dynamic::Image(ref img)) => img,
                         _ => panic!("awawwawwa"),
                     },
                 );
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ impl Executor for DebugExecutor {
             Instruction::Blend(_) => todo!(),
             Instruction::Noise(_) => todo!(),
             Instruction::Filter(filter_instruction) => match filter_instruction {
-                FilterInstruction::Invert => Some(DynamicValue::Image(
+                FilterInstruction::Invert => Some(Dynamic::Image(
                     instructions::filters::invert::invert(match input {
-                        Some(DynamicValue::Image(img)) => img,
+                        Some(Dynamic::Image(img)) => img,
                         _ => panic!("invalid value type for invert"),
                     }),
                 )),
diff --git a/crates/executor/src/lib.rs b/crates/executor/src/lib.rs
index fb55029..9e4da44 100644
--- a/crates/executor/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/executor/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use rpl::instructions::Instruction;
-use value::DynamicValue;
+use value::Dynamic;
 
 mod debug;
 mod value;
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@ pub enum Executors {
 }
 
 trait Executor {
-    fn execute(instruction: Instruction, input: Option<DynamicValue>) -> Option<DynamicValue>;
+    fn execute(instruction: Instruction, input: Option<Dynamic>) -> Option<Dynamic>;
 }
 
 pub fn execute_all(instructions: Vec<Instruction>) {
     let mut tmp = None;
 
     for instruction in instructions {
-        tmp = debug::DebugExecutor::execute(instruction, tmp);
+        tmp = debug::Executor::execute(instruction, tmp);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/executor/src/value/mod.rs b/crates/executor/src/value/mod.rs
index daf0dd2..f3595d0 100644
--- a/crates/executor/src/value/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/executor/src/value/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use image::DynamicImage;
 
-pub enum DynamicValue {
+pub enum Dynamic {
     Image(DynamicImage),
 }
diff --git a/crates/rpl/src/lib.rs b/crates/rpl/src/lib.rs
index dbecd0a..91180c1 100644
--- a/crates/rpl/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/rpl/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,16 +1,14 @@
 use instructions::Instruction;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
-use crate::instructions::{
-    read::{SourceFormat, SourceType},
-    write::{TargetFormat, TargetType},
-    MathInstruction,
-};
-
 pub mod instructions;
 
+/// # Panics
+///
+/// Panics if deserialization fails. lol.
+#[must_use]
 pub fn from_ron(raw: &str) -> Rpl {
-    ron::from_str(raw).unwrap()
+    ron::from_str(raw).expect("come back later and handle me correctly")
 }
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Debug)]
diff --git a/testfiles/invert.rpl b/testfiles/invert.rpl
index d17fe1a..5f235a9 100644
--- a/testfiles/invert.rpl
+++ b/testfiles/invert.rpl
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 (
 	[
 		Read((
-			source: File("/home/jade/example/file.png"),
+			source: File("testfiles/juan.jpg"),
 			format: Png
 		)),
 		Filter(Invert),
 		Write((
-			target: File("/home/jade/example/inverted.jpg"),
+			target: File("testfiles/inverted.jpg"),
 			format: Jpeg
 		))
 	]
diff --git a/testfiles/juan.jpg b/testfiles/juan.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c4399f
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