diff --git a/source-code/source/plugins/TLAC/Components/Drawing.h b/source-code/source/plugins/TLAC/Components/Drawing.h
index 773f5f4..db93d0b 100644
--- a/source-code/source/plugins/TLAC/Components/Drawing.h
+++ b/source-code/source/plugins/TLAC/Components/Drawing.h
@@ -211,6 +211,33 @@ namespace TLAC::Components
 		float height;
 	};
 	void(*fillRectangle)(DrawParams* dtParam, RectangleBounds* rect) = (void(*)(DrawParams* dtParam, RectangleBounds* rect))0x140198d80;
-	void(*drawRectangle)(DrawParams* dtParam, RectangleBounds* rect) = (void(*)(DrawParams* dtParam, RectangleBounds* rect))0x140198320;
+
+	// draws only a border -- use fillRectangle to fill contained pixels
+	void drawRectangle(DrawParams* dtParam, RectangleBounds* rect)
+	{
+		((void(*)(DrawParams*, RectangleBounds*))0x140198320)(dtParam, rect);
+	}
+
+	// draws only a border -- use fillRectangle to fill contained pixels
+	void drawRectangle(DrawParams* dtParam, RectangleBounds* rect, float thickness)
+	{
+		uint32_t oldFillColour = dtParam->fillColour;
+		dtParam->fillColour = dtParam->colour;
+
+		// yes this seems pretty dodgy, but sega does it this way so... I guess it's the only way
+		RectangleBounds tempRect = { rect->x, rect->y, thickness, rect->height }; // left side
+		fillRectangle(dtParam, &tempRect);
+
+		tempRect.x = rect->x + rect->width - thickness; // right side
+		fillRectangle(dtParam, &tempRect);
+
+		tempRect = { rect->x + thickness, rect->y, rect->width - (thickness * 2), thickness }; // top side
+		fillRectangle(dtParam, &tempRect);
+
+		tempRect.y = rect->y + rect->height - thickness; // left side
+		fillRectangle(dtParam, &tempRect);
+
+		dtParam->fillColour = oldFillColour;
+	}
 #pragma pack(pop)
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/source-code/source/plugins/TLAC/Components/Pause.cpp b/source-code/source/plugins/TLAC/Components/Pause.cpp
index 1774daa..cfe0d20 100644
--- a/source-code/source/plugins/TLAC/Components/Pause.cpp
+++ b/source-code/source/plugins/TLAC/Components/Pause.cpp
@@ -251,24 +251,13 @@ namespace TLAC::Components
 			const float selectBoxHeight = menuItemHeight;
 			const float selectBoxThickness = 2;
 
-			const float selectBoxX1 = menuX - selectBoxWidth / 2;
-			const float selectBoxX2 = selectBoxX1 + selectBoxWidth - selectBoxThickness;
-			const float selectBoxY1 = selectBoxPos;
-			const float selectBoxY2 = selectBoxY1 + selectBoxThickness;
-			const float selectBoxY3 = selectBoxY1 + selectBoxHeight - selectBoxThickness;
-			const float selectBoxSideHeight = selectBoxHeight - 2 * selectBoxThickness;
+			const float selectBoxX = menuX - selectBoxWidth / 2;
+			const float selectBoxY = selectBoxPos;
 
-			// dirty hack using fillRectangle to get thickness (idk how to set it or it isn't possible to with drawRectangle)
+			rect = { selectBoxX, selectBoxY, selectBoxWidth, selectBoxHeight };
 			dtParams.colour = 0xc0ffff00;
 			dtParams.fillColour = 0xc0ffff00;
-			rect = { selectBoxX1, selectBoxY1, selectBoxWidth, selectBoxThickness }; // top
-			fillRectangle(&dtParams, &rect);
-			rect = { selectBoxX1, selectBoxY3, selectBoxWidth, selectBoxThickness }; // bottom
-			fillRectangle(&dtParams, &rect);
-			rect = { selectBoxX1, selectBoxY2, selectBoxThickness, selectBoxSideHeight };
-			fillRectangle(&dtParams, &rect);
-			rect = { selectBoxX2, selectBoxY2, selectBoxThickness, selectBoxSideHeight };
-			fillRectangle(&dtParams, &rect);
+			drawRectangle(&dtParams, &rect, selectBoxThickness);
 
 
 			// menu