diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5d6aa06..2fea85e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.20)
 include(cmake/color.cmake)
-set(BLT_VERSION 4.0.30)
+set(BLT_VERSION 4.0.31)
 
 set(BLT_TARGET BLT)
 
diff --git a/include/blt/parse/argparse_v2.h b/include/blt/parse/argparse_v2.h
index 6462789..88713b4 100644
--- a/include/blt/parse/argparse_v2.h
+++ b/include/blt/parse/argparse_v2.h
@@ -231,8 +231,11 @@ namespace blt::argparse
         template <typename T>
         auto ensure_is_string(T&& t)
         {
-            if constexpr (std::is_arithmetic_v<meta::remove_cvref_t<T>> && !(std::is_same_v<T, char>
-                || std::is_same_v<T, unsigned char> || std::is_same_v<T, signed char>))
+            using NO_REF = meta::remove_cvref_t<T>;
+            if constexpr (std::is_same_v<NO_REF, bool>)
+                return t ? "true" : "false";
+            else if constexpr (std::is_arithmetic_v<NO_REF> && !(std::is_same_v<NO_REF, char>
+                || std::is_same_v<NO_REF, unsigned char> || std::is_same_v<NO_REF, signed char>))
                 return std::to_string(std::forward<T>(t));
             else
                 return std::forward<T>(t);
@@ -582,7 +585,9 @@ namespace blt::argparse
     class argument_parser_t
     {
         friend argument_subparser_t;
-
+        explicit argument_parser_t(const argument_subparser_t* parent): m_parent(parent)
+        {
+        }
     public:
         explicit argument_parser_t(const std::optional<std::string_view> description = {}, const std::optional<std::string_view> epilogue = {},
                                    const std::optional<std::string_view> version = {},
@@ -739,6 +744,7 @@ namespace blt::argparse
         std::optional<std::string> m_description;
         std::optional<std::string> m_epilogue;
         std::optional<std::string> m_version;
+        const argument_subparser_t* m_parent = nullptr;
         std::vector<std::pair<std::string_view, argument_subparser_t>> m_subparsers;
         std::vector<std::unique_ptr<argument_builder_t>> m_argument_builders;
         hashmap_t<std::string_view, argument_builder_t*> m_flag_arguments;
@@ -748,6 +754,7 @@ namespace blt::argparse
 
     class argument_subparser_t
     {
+        friend argument_parser_t;
     public:
         explicit argument_subparser_t(const argument_parser_t& parent): m_parent(&parent)
         {
@@ -760,9 +767,16 @@ namespace blt::argparse
                 std::conjunction_v<std::disjunction<std::is_convertible<Aliases, std::string_view>, std::is_constructible<
                                                         std::string_view, Aliases>>...>,
                 "Arguments must be of type string_view, convertible to string_view or be string_view constructable");
-            m_parsers.emplace(name, argument_parser_t{});
-            ((m_aliases[std::string_view{aliases}] = &m_parsers[name]), ...);
-            return &m_parsers[name];
+            m_parsers.emplace_back(new argument_parser_t{this});
+            m_aliases[name] = m_parsers.back().get();
+            ((m_aliases[std::string_view{aliases}] = m_parsers.back().get()), ...);
+            return m_parsers.back().get();
+        }
+
+        argument_subparser_t* set_help(const std::optional<std::string>& help)
+        {
+            m_help = help;
+            return this;
         }
 
 
@@ -781,10 +795,15 @@ namespace blt::argparse
         std::pair<argument_string_t, argument_storage_t> parse(argument_consumer_t& consumer); // NOLINT
 
     private:
-        [[nodiscard]] std::vector<std::vector<std::string_view>> get_allowed_strings() const;
+        [[nodiscard]] hashmap_t<argument_parser_t*, std::vector<std::string_view>> get_allowed_strings() const;
+
+        // annoying compatability because im lazy
+        static std::vector<std::vector<std::string_view>> to_vec(const hashmap_t<argument_parser_t*, std::vector<std::string_view>>& map);
 
         const argument_parser_t* m_parent;
-        hashmap_t<std::string_view, argument_parser_t> m_parsers;
+        std::optional<std::string> m_last_parsed_parser; // bad hack
+        std::optional<std::string> m_help;
+        std::vector<std::unique_ptr<argument_parser_t>> m_parsers;
         hashmap_t<std::string_view, argument_parser_t*> m_aliases;
     };
 }
diff --git a/src/blt/parse/argparse_v2.cpp b/src/blt/parse/argparse_v2.cpp
index 3a2378b..86e282b 100644
--- a/src/blt/parse/argparse_v2.cpp
+++ b/src/blt/parse/argparse_v2.cpp
@@ -76,7 +76,9 @@ namespace blt::argparse
         }
         else if constexpr (std::is_same_v<T, char> || std::is_same_v<T, unsigned char> || std::is_same_v<T, signed char>)
         {
-            return std::string() + t;
+            std::string str;
+            str += t;
+            return str;
         }
         else
         {
@@ -400,7 +402,23 @@ namespace blt::argparse
         {
             help += "Subcommands:";
             help.newline();
-            
+            for (const auto& [key, value] : m_subparsers)
+            {
+                help += '\t';
+                auto map = value.get_allowed_strings();
+                // TODO: make an unzip?
+                for (const auto& [parser, strings] : map)
+                {
+                    for (const auto& [i, str] : enumerate(strings))
+                    {
+                        help += str;
+                        if (i != strings.size() - 1)
+                            help += ", ";
+                    }
+                    help += parser.he
+                    help.newline();
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         if (!m_flag_arguments.empty())
@@ -461,7 +479,7 @@ namespace blt::argparse
             {
                 auto& [builder, flag_list] = pair;
                 str += builder->m_help.value_or("");
-                if (builder->m_default_value)
+                if (builder->m_default_value && !(builder->m_action == action_t::STORE_TRUE || builder->m_action == action_t::STORE_FALSE))
                 {
                     if (!std::isblank(str.str().back()))
                         str += " ";
@@ -514,6 +532,17 @@ namespace blt::argparse
             aligner += m_name.value_or("");
             aligner += ' ';
 
+            auto parent = m_parent;
+            while (parent != nullptr)
+            {
+                if (!parent->m_last_parsed_parser)
+                    throw detail::missing_value_error(
+                        "Error: Help called on subparser but unable to find parser chain. This condition should be impossible.");
+                aligner += parent->m_last_parsed_parser.value();
+                aligner += ' ';
+                parent = parent->m_parent->m_parent;
+            }
+
             hashmap_t<std::string, std::vector<std::string>> singleFlags;
             std::vector<std::pair<argument_string_t, argument_builder_t*>> compoundFlags;
 
@@ -960,36 +989,28 @@ namespace blt::argparse
             throw detail::missing_argument_error("Subparser requires an argument.");
         const auto key = consumer.consume();
         if (key.is_flag())
-            throw detail::subparse_error(key.get_argument(), get_allowed_strings());
-        const auto it = m_parsers.find(key.get_name());
-        argument_parser_t* parser;
-        if (it == m_parsers.end())
-        {
-            const auto it2 = m_aliases.find(key.get_name());
-            if (it2 == m_aliases.end())
-                throw detail::subparse_error(key.get_argument(), get_allowed_strings());
-            parser = it2->second;
-        }
-        else
-            parser = &it->second;
-        parser->m_name = m_parent->m_name;
-        return {key, parser->parse(consumer)};
+            throw detail::subparse_error(key.get_argument(), to_vec(get_allowed_strings()));
+        const auto it = m_aliases.find(key.get_name());
+        if (it == m_aliases.end())
+            throw detail::subparse_error(key.get_argument(), to_vec(get_allowed_strings()));
+        it->second->m_name = m_parent->m_name;
+        m_last_parsed_parser = key.get_name();
+        return {key, it->second->parse(consumer)};
     }
 
-    std::vector<std::vector<std::string_view>> argument_subparser_t::get_allowed_strings() const
+    hashmap_t<argument_parser_t*, std::vector<std::string_view>> argument_subparser_t::get_allowed_strings() const
+    {
+        hashmap_t<argument_parser_t*, std::vector<std::string_view>> map;
+        for (const auto& [key, value] : m_aliases)
+            map[value].emplace_back(key);
+        return map;
+    }
+
+    std::vector<std::vector<std::string_view>> argument_subparser_t::to_vec(const hashmap_t<argument_parser_t*, std::vector<std::string_view>>& map)
     {
         std::vector<std::vector<std::string_view>> vec;
-        for (const auto& [key, value] : m_parsers)
-        {
-            std::vector<std::string_view> aliases;
-            aliases.push_back(key);
-            for (const auto& [alias, parser] : m_aliases)
-            {
-                if (parser == &value)
-                    aliases.push_back(alias);
-            }
-            vec.emplace_back(std::move(aliases));
-        }
+        for (const auto& [key, value] : map)
+            vec.push_back(value);
         return vec;
     }