diff --git a/bin/desktop/kitty/alternate-terminal.sh b/bin/desktop/kitty/alternate-terminal.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..76fd3a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/desktop/kitty/alternate-terminal.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+CONFIG_DIR="$HOME/.wryn/config/kitty"
+
+[ -f "$CONFIG_DIR/temp.conf" ] && return 1 # race condition lock
+
+mv "$CONFIG_DIR/theme.conf" "$CONFIG_DIR/temp.conf"
+mv "$CONFIG_DIR/alternate.conf" "$CONFIG_DIR/theme.conf"
+
+i3-sensible-terminal &
+sleep 0.1
+
+mv "$CONFIG_DIR/theme.conf" "$CONFIG_DIR/alternate.conf"
+mv "$CONFIG_DIR/temp.conf" "$CONFIG_DIR/theme.conf"
diff --git a/config/i3/config b/config/i3/config
index b8cd8cf..14b7ccc 100644
--- a/config/i3/config
+++ b/config/i3/config
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ client.placeholder $PLACEHOLDER_BORDER $PLACEHOLDER_BACKGROUND $PLACEHOLDER_TEXT
 
 # Terminal / Application Launcher
 bindsym $mod+Return exec i3-sensible-terminal
+bindsym $mod+shift+Return exec --no-startup-id $UTILS alternateterm
 bindsym $mod+space exec --no-startup-id dmenu_run -fn 'DejaVu Sans Mono-25'
 
 
diff --git a/config/i3/utils b/config/i3/utils
index 3c1a813..75b90ac 100755
--- a/config/i3/utils
+++ b/config/i3/utils
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ LOG_OUT="$UTIL_BIN/i3/logout.sh";
 
 BG_RANDOMIZE="$UTIL_BIN/feh/randomize-background.sh"
 
+ALTERNATE_TERMINAL="$UTIL_BIN/kitty/alternate-terminal.sh"
+
 
 case $1 in
 	next ) "$MEDIA__NEXT" ;;
@@ -37,4 +39,6 @@ case $1 in
 	logout ) "$LOG_OUT" ;;
 
 	bgrandomize ) "$BG_RANDOMIZE" ;;
+
+	alternateterm ) "$ALTERNATE_TERMINAL" ;;
 esac
diff --git a/config/kitty/alternate.conf b/config/kitty/alternate.conf
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..cf2a603
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/kitty/alternate.conf
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/home/w0ryn/.wryn/config/colorschemes/kitty/WrynValentines.conf
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/zsh/colors b/zsh/colors
index 48ed750..7d55c66 100644
--- a/zsh/colors
+++ b/zsh/colors
@@ -30,13 +30,18 @@ PS1="$PREVIOUS_COMMAND_CONDITION $USER $SEPARATOR $DIRECTORY $GIT_BRANCH $PROMPT
 
 ######################################################################################
 
+alias change_kitty_theme='KITTY_CHANGE_THEME default'
+alias change_alternate_kitty_theme='KITTY_CHANGE_THEME alternate'
 function KITTY_CHANGE_THEME () {
-	[ ! $1 ] && echo no filename given :c && return 1;
-	[ ! -f "$DOTWRYN/config/colorschemes/kitty/$1" ] \
+	[ ! $2 ] && echo no filename given :c && return 1;
+	[ ! -f "$DOTWRYN/config/colorschemes/kitty/$2" ] \
 		&& echo colorscheme not supported && return 2;
 
-	rm $DOTWRYN/config/kitty/theme.conf
-	ln -s "$DOTWRYN/config/colorschemes/kitty/$1" "$DOTWRYN/config/kitty/theme.conf"\
+	local THEME_DIR="$DOTWRYN/config/kitty";
+	local THEME;
+	[ $1 = 'default' ] && THEME="$THEME_DIR/theme.conf" || THEME="$THEME_DIR/alternate.conf"
+	rm "$THEME"
+	ln -s "$DOTWRYN/config/colorschemes/kitty/$2" "$THEME"\
 		&& echo 'theme changed successfully! (effective on new terminal session)'
 }
 _KITTY_CHANGE_THEME () {