diff --git a/modules/parser-gen/src/main/scala/playground/parsergen/ParserGen.scala b/modules/parser-gen/src/main/scala/playground/parsergen/ParserGen.scala
index 85f53b7b..716920e8 100644
--- a/modules/parser-gen/src/main/scala/playground/parsergen/ParserGen.scala
+++ b/modules/parser-gen/src/main/scala/playground/parsergen/ParserGen.scala
@@ -51,15 +51,12 @@ def renderAdt(tpe: NodeType) = {
   val name = tpe.tpe.render
 
   val enumCases = tpe.subtypes.map { nodeType =>
-    show"""case ${nodeType.tpe.asEnumCase.render}(value: ${nodeType.tpe.render})"""
+    show"""private case ${nodeType.tpe.asEnumCase.render}(value: ${nodeType.tpe.render})"""
   }
 
   val projections = tpe.subtypes.map { nodeType =>
-    // UNSAFE: inexhaustive match
     // format: off
-    show"""def ${nodeType.tpe.renderProjection}: ${nodeType
-        .tpe
-        .render} = this match { case ${nodeType.tpe.asEnumCase.render}(v) => v }"""
+    show"""def ${nodeType.tpe.renderProjection}: Option[${nodeType.tpe.render}] = this match { case ${nodeType.tpe.asEnumCase.render}(v) => Some(v); case _ => None }"""
     // format: on
   }
 
diff --git a/modules/parser/src/main/scala/playground/generated/nodes/InputNode.scala b/modules/parser/src/main/scala/playground/generated/nodes/InputNode.scala
index a39391be..a7b49118 100644
--- a/modules/parser/src/main/scala/playground/generated/nodes/InputNode.scala
+++ b/modules/parser/src/main/scala/playground/generated/nodes/InputNode.scala
@@ -4,19 +4,19 @@ package playground.generated.nodes
 import org.polyvariant.treesitter4s.Node
 
 enum InputNode {
-  case BooleanCase(value: Boolean_)
-  case ListCase(value: List_)
-  case NullCase(value: Null_)
-  case NumberCase(value: Number)
-  case StringCase(value: String_)
-  case StructCase(value: Struct)
-
-  def asBoolean: Boolean_ = this match { case BooleanCase(v) => v }
-  def asList: List_ = this match { case ListCase(v) => v }
-  def asNull: Null_ = this match { case NullCase(v) => v }
-  def asNumber: Number = this match { case NumberCase(v) => v }
-  def asString: String_ = this match { case StringCase(v) => v }
-  def asStruct: Struct = this match { case StructCase(v) => v }
+  private case BooleanCase(value: Boolean_)
+  private case ListCase(value: List_)
+  private case NullCase(value: Null_)
+  private case NumberCase(value: Number)
+  private case StringCase(value: String_)
+  private case StructCase(value: Struct)
+
+  def asBoolean: Option[Boolean_] = this match { case BooleanCase(v) => Some(v); case _ => None }
+  def asList: Option[List_] = this match { case ListCase(v) => Some(v); case _ => None }
+  def asNull: Option[Null_] = this match { case NullCase(v) => Some(v); case _ => None }
+  def asNumber: Option[Number] = this match { case NumberCase(v) => Some(v); case _ => None }
+  def asString: Option[String_] = this match { case StringCase(v) => Some(v); case _ => None }
+  def asStruct: Option[Struct] = this match { case StructCase(v) => Some(v); case _ => None }
 
   def node: Node = this match {
     case BooleanCase(value) => value.node
diff --git a/modules/parser/src/main/scala/playground/smithyql/parser/ParserTreeSitterDemo.scala b/modules/parser/src/main/scala/playground/smithyql/parser/ParserTreeSitterDemo.scala
index 548db8d1..5c0b7b11 100644
--- a/modules/parser/src/main/scala/playground/smithyql/parser/ParserTreeSitterDemo.scala
+++ b/modules/parser/src/main/scala/playground/smithyql/parser/ParserTreeSitterDemo.scala
@@ -23,5 +23,5 @@ object ParserTreeSitterDemo extends App {
       .find(_.key.source == "x")
       .get
 
-  println(bind.value.asNumber.source)
+  println(bind.value.asNumber.get.source)
 }
diff --git a/modules/parser/src/main/scala/playground/smithyql/parser/demo.worksheet.sc b/modules/parser/src/main/scala/playground/smithyql/parser/demo.worksheet.sc
index 8abfbd1e..6af30fc6 100644
--- a/modules/parser/src/main/scala/playground/smithyql/parser/demo.worksheet.sc
+++ b/modules/parser/src/main/scala/playground/smithyql/parser/demo.worksheet.sc
@@ -34,4 +34,4 @@ val bind =
 
 bind.key.source
 
-bind.value.asNumber.source
+bind.value.asNumber.get.source