diff --git a/source/funkin/play/PlayState.hx b/source/funkin/play/PlayState.hx
index 8e51db8a0..1f62b71ed 100644
--- a/source/funkin/play/PlayState.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/play/PlayState.hx
@@ -1512,7 +1512,7 @@ class PlayState extends MusicBeatState
         else
         {
           var boyfriendPos = currentStage.getBoyfriend().getScreenPosition();
-          var pauseSubState = new PauseSubState(boyfriendPos.x, boyfriendPos.y);
+          var pauseSubState = new PauseSubState();
           openSubState(pauseSubState);
           pauseSubState.camera = camHUD;
           boyfriendPos.put();
diff --git a/source/funkin/ui/StickerSubState.hx b/source/funkin/ui/StickerSubState.hx
index 3411f2c57..6df671f95 100644
--- a/source/funkin/ui/StickerSubState.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/ui/StickerSubState.hx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package funkin.ui;
 
 import flixel.FlxSprite;
 import haxe.Json;
+import lime.utils.Assets;
 
 class StickerSubState extends MusicBeatSubstate
 {
@@ -9,10 +10,14 @@ class StickerSubState extends MusicBeatSubstate
   {
     super();
 
-    var stickerInfo:StickerInfo = new StickerInfo('sticker-set-1');
+    var stickerInfo:StickerInfo = new StickerInfo('stickers-set-1');
     for (stickerSets in stickerInfo.getPack("all"))
     {
-      trace(stickerSets);
+      for (stickerShit in stickerInfo.getStickers(stickerSets))
+      {
+        var sticky:StickerSprite = new StickerSprite(FlxG.random.int(0, FlxG.width), FlxG.random.int(0, FlxG.height), stickerInfo.name, stickerShit);
+        add(sticky);
+      }
     }
   }
 }
@@ -21,7 +26,7 @@ class StickerSprite extends FlxSprite
 {
   public function new(x:Float, y:Float, stickerSet:String, stickerName:String):Void
   {
-    super(x, y, Paths.file('assets/images/transitionSwag/' + stickerSet + '/' + stickerName + '.png'));
+    super(x, y, Paths.image('transitionSwag/' + stickerSet + '/' + stickerName));
   }
 }
 
@@ -34,12 +39,64 @@ class StickerInfo
 
   public function new(stickerSet:String):Void
   {
-    var jsonInfo:StickerShit = cast Json.parse(Paths.file('assets/images/transitionSwag/' + stickerSet + '/stickers.json'));
+    var path = Paths.file('images/transitionSwag/' + stickerSet + '/stickers.json');
+    var json = Json.parse(Assets.getText(path));
+    trace(json);
+
+    // doin this dipshit nonsense cuz i dunno how to deal with casting a json object with
+    // a dash in its name (sticker-packs)
+    var jsonInfo:StickerShit = cast json;
 
     this.name = jsonInfo.name;
     this.artist = jsonInfo.artist;
-    this.stickers = jsonInfo.stickers;
-    this.stickerPacks = jsonInfo.stickerPacks;
+
+    stickerPacks = new Map<String, Array<String>>();
+
+    for (field in Reflect.fields(json.stickerPacks))
+    {
+      var stickerFunny = json.stickerPacks;
+      var stickerStuff = Reflect.field(stickerFunny, field);
+
+      stickerPacks.set(field, cast stickerStuff);
+
+      trace(field);
+      trace(Reflect.field(stickerFunny, field));
+    }
+
+    trace(stickerPacks);
+
+    // creates a similar for loop as before but for the stickers
+    stickers = new Map<String, Array<String>>();
+
+    for (field in Reflect.fields(json.stickers))
+    {
+      var stickerFunny = json.stickers;
+      var stickerStuff = Reflect.field(stickerFunny, field);
+
+      stickers.set(field, cast stickerStuff);
+
+      trace(field);
+      trace(Reflect.field(stickerFunny, field));
+    }
+
+    trace(stickers);
+
+    // this.stickerPacks = cast jsonInfo.stickerPacks;
+    // this.stickers = cast jsonInfo.stickers;
+
+    // trace(stickerPacks);
+    // trace(stickers);
+
+    // for (packs in stickers)
+    // {
+    //   // this.stickers.set(packs, Reflect.field(json, "sticker-packs"));
+    //   trace(packs);
+    // }
+  }
+
+  public function getStickers(stickerName:String):Array<String>
+  {
+    return this.stickers[stickerName];
   }
 
   public function getPack(packName:String):Array<String>
diff --git a/source/funkin/ui/debug/DebugMenuSubState.hx b/source/funkin/ui/debug/DebugMenuSubState.hx
index 476f0ae9d..7a12eb7fb 100644
--- a/source/funkin/ui/debug/DebugMenuSubState.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/ui/debug/DebugMenuSubState.hx
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ class DebugMenuSubState extends MusicBeatSubstate
     onMenuChange(createItem("CHART EDITOR", openChartEditor));
     createItem("ANIMATION EDITOR", openAnimationEditor);
     createItem("STAGE EDITOR", openStageEditor);
+    createItem("TEST STICKERS", testStickers);
   }
 
   function onMenuChange(selected:TextMenuItem)
@@ -83,6 +84,12 @@ class DebugMenuSubState extends MusicBeatSubstate
     trace('Animation Editor');
   }
 
+  function testStickers()
+  {
+    openSubState(new funkin.ui.StickerSubState());
+    trace('opened stickers');
+  }
+
   function openStageEditor()
   {
     trace('Stage Editor');