diff --git a/parser_library/include/sequence.h b/parser_library/include/sequence.h
index 0f8be7830..6e09924fa 100644
--- a/parser_library/include/sequence.h
+++ b/parser_library/include/sequence.h
@@ -135,6 +135,9 @@ class sequence
     static constexpr bool owns_resources = !std::is_trivially_destructible_v<storage>;
     using counter_t = std::conditional_t<owns_resources, counter, size_t>;
 
+    // needs to be specialized for every type unless the storage is trivial
+    [[nodiscard]] c_type item_impl(size_t index) const;
+
 public:
     sequence() = default;
     sequence(const sequence&) = default;
@@ -145,13 +148,28 @@ class sequence
     {}
     explicit operator std::vector<c_type>() const { return std::vector<c_type>(begin(), end()); }
 
+    /*
+    * clang-14+ needed
     // needs to be specialized for every type unless the storage is trivial
     [[nodiscard]] c_type item(size_t index) const;
 
     [[nodiscard]] c_type item(size_t index) const noexcept requires(trivial_storage_sequence<storage>)
     {
-        if constexpr (trivial_storage_sequence<storage>) // clang-12 :(
+        return data()[index];
+    }
+
+    [[nodiscard]] auto data() const noexcept requires(trivial_storage_sequence<storage>)
+    {
+        return stor_.data();
+    }
+    */
+
+    [[nodiscard]] c_type item(size_t index) const noexcept
+    {
+        if constexpr (trivial_storage_sequence<storage>)
             return data()[index];
+        else
+            return item_impl(index);
     }
 
     [[nodiscard]] auto data() const noexcept requires(trivial_storage_sequence<storage>)
@@ -159,6 +177,7 @@ class sequence
         if constexpr (trivial_storage_sequence<storage>) // clang-12 :(
             return stor_.data();
     }
+
     [[nodiscard]] size_t size() const noexcept { return size_; }
 
     [[nodiscard]] auto begin() const noexcept
diff --git a/parser_library/src/protocol.cpp b/parser_library/src/protocol.cpp
index 1434102e4..f83f0c174 100644
--- a/parser_library/src/protocol.cpp
+++ b/parser_library/src/protocol.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ std::string_view completion_item::documentation() const { return item_.documenta
 std::string_view completion_item::insert_text() const { return item_.insert_text; }
 
 template<>
-completion_item sequence<completion_item, const lsp::completion_item_s*>::item(size_t index) const
+completion_item sequence<completion_item, const lsp::completion_item_s*>::item_impl(size_t index) const
 {
     return completion_item(stor_[index]);
 }
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ document_symbol_list document_symbol_item::children() const
 }
 
 template<>
-document_symbol_item sequence<document_symbol_item, const lsp::document_symbol_item_s*>::item(size_t index) const
+document_symbol_item sequence<document_symbol_item, const lsp::document_symbol_item_s*>::item_impl(size_t index) const
 {
     return document_symbol_item(stor_[index]);
 }
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ position position_uri::pos() const { return item_.pos; }
 std::string_view position_uri::file() const { return item_.file; }
 
 template<>
-position_uri sequence<position_uri, const location*>::item(size_t index) const
+position_uri sequence<position_uri, const location*>::item_impl(size_t index) const
 {
     return position_uri(stor_[index]);
 }
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ stack_frame::stack_frame(const debugging::stack_frame& frame)
 {}
 
 template<>
-stack_frame sequence<stack_frame, const debugging::stack_frame*>::item(size_t index) const
+stack_frame sequence<stack_frame, const debugging::stack_frame*>::item_impl(size_t index) const
 {
     return stack_frame(stor_[index]);
 }
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ scope::scope(const debugging::scope& impl)
 {}
 
 template<>
-scope sequence<scope, const debugging::scope*>::item(size_t index) const
+scope sequence<scope, const debugging::scope*>::item_impl(size_t index) const
 {
     return scope(stor_[index]);
 }
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ variable::variable(const debugging::variable& impl)
 {}
 
 template<>
-variable sequence<variable, const debugging::variable_store*>::item(size_t index) const
+variable sequence<variable, const debugging::variable_store*>::item_impl(size_t index) const
 {
     return variable(*stor_->variables[index]);
 }