i feel insane. what have i done.

src/content/config.ts

@@ -74,8 +74,17 @@ const fics = defineCollection({
   }),
 });
 
-// const fics = defineCollection({
+const test = defineCollection({
-//   loader: ficsLoader(glob({ pattern: "**/*.{yml,yaml}", base: source })),
+  loader: ficsLoader(
-// });
+    glob({
+      pattern: "**/*.{yml,yaml}",
+      base: source,
+      generateId: ({ entry, data }) => {
+        if (data.slug) return data.slug as string;
+        return slugify(entry.split("/")[0]);
+      }
+    })
+  ),
+});
 
-export const collections = { blog, fics, chapters };
+export const collections = { blog, fics, chapters, test };

src/utils/loader.ts

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import type { MarkdownInstance } from "astro";
 import { glob as astroGlob, type Loader, type LoaderContext } from "astro/loaders";
 import path from "path";
 import { glob } from "fs/promises";
@@ -33,11 +34,35 @@ export function ficsLoader(loader: Loader) {
                 ...chapters.length > 1 && { chapters: chapters },
               },
             });
-            context.store.set({
+            if (chapters.length === 1) {
-              ...valueWithoutDigest,
+              // i've committed unspeakable atrocities here
-              data: newData,
+              const search = import.meta.glob(`../content/fics/**/*.md`, { eager: true });
-              digest: context.generateDigest(newData),
+              let body;
-            });
+              for (const path in search) {
+                if (path.includes(chapters[0].relativePath)) {
+                  body = search[path] as MarkdownInstance<any>;
+                  context.store.set({
+                    ...valueWithoutDigest,
+                    data: newData,
+                    body: body.rawContent(),
+                    rendered: {
+                      html: await body.compiledContent(),
+                      metadata: {
+                        headings: body.getHeadings(),
+                        frontmatter: body.frontmatter,
+                      },
+                    },
+                    digest: context.generateDigest(newData),
+                  });
+                };
+              }
+            } else {
+              context.store.set({
+                ...valueWithoutDigest,
+                data: newData,
+                digest: context.generateDigest(newData),
+              });
+            }
             loadedPromise.resolve(chapters);
           }
         );