I will try to take a look at it I'm currently at work tho
No worries! i solved the issue in an extreme kinda way lol
So i had suspicion that there was something wrong with the pico gapps--- and there IS something wrong with them.. what that is exactly? idk. BUT!
I found out from installing the apps from the apks i can get the play store and services working. there was no way for me to figure out which apk to use so i just went to a certain APK site (not sure if we can link those sites here) and downloaded every version of play store (services, calendar sync , etc.) and loaded it on my sd card.
in file manager i noticed there are some versions that dont show the proper play services icon and some that do. and i tried one that shows the services icon-- that worked and i followed suit for the rest of the apps.
im not sure what the deal is with the pico apps that causes crashing on literally every rom posted on here but i think i should pull the apks i used and put them in a general post for others to use