return {
  {
    dir = "~/dev/plugins/ashen.nvim/",
    -- "ficcdaf/ashen.nvim",
    -- only for debugging
    -- dependencies = {
    --   "folke/snacks.nvim",
    -- },
    dev = true,
    opts = {
      transparent = false,
      colors = {
        -- background = "#121212",
        -- background = "#131313",
        -- background = "#000000",
        -- background = "#1e1d2d",
      },
      hl = {
        -- force_override = { Cursor = { nil, "#FFFFFF" } },
        link = {
          FlashCursor = "Normal",
          -- SomethingFake = "thisisnotreal",
        },
        force_override = {
          DiagnosticUnnecessary = {},
        },
        merge_override = {
          -- NeogitDiffAdd = { "#3C8B6C" },
          -- NeogitDiffAddHighlight = { "#1E6F54" },
          -- NeogitChangeAdded = { "#3C8B6C" },
          -- NeogitDiffAddCursor = { "#3C8B6C" },
          -- NeogitDiffAdditions = { "#3C8B6C" },
          -- Normal = { nil, "#000000" },
          -- FlashLabel = { nil, "#FFFFFF" },
        },
      },
      plugins = {
        -- autoload = false,
        -- override = { "notfunny" },
      },
      terminal = {
        enabled = true,
        colors = {
          -- [4] = "#FFFFFF",
        },
      },
    },
  },
  {
    "LazyVim/LazyVim",
    -- dependencies = {
    --   "fiddaf/ashen.nvim",
    -- },
    opts = {
      colorscheme = "ashen",
    },
  },
}