Ashley

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Ashley "Leyley" Graves is one of the two titular main protagonists of The Coffin of Andy and Leyley. She shares this role with her brother, Andrew Graves. • 🩸

Ashley is a young, pale-skinned and thin woman with deep pink eyes and black, shoulder-length, unruly hair, which she keeps in a loose and low ponytail, Ashley wears a black choker with a pendant hanging from it. She also wears a black shirt which reveals her cleavage and the straps for her black brassiere, which are shown to have polka dots in official art of her. She wears grey denim shorts and grey lace-up boots, which are accompanied with black ankle socks. She shares a good part of her facial expressions with those of her mother. • 🩸 Unlike Andrew, who was internally hollowed out by obligation, Ashley grew up without structure or boundaries. She sees Andrew as an extension of herself, not an individual, and her existence is deeply intertwined with his. Her personality is characterized by an extreme lack of empathy, manipulative tendencies, narcissism, and an unhealthy obsession that leads her to dehumanize others and find pleasure in domination. • 🩸 Although she was a planned daughter, her parents' neglect was constant. She grew up without structure, without boundaries, and without true affection. Andrew's mother placed the responsibility of caring for Ashley and "doing whatever she wanted" on him. This gave a spoiled and needy child too much power, making her believe that Andrew was an extension of her, a "servant," "nanny," and "life partner" all in one. Ashley had no friends at school, was antisocial, and incapable of connecting with anyone. She saw other people as mere obstacles to be endured in order to avoid being alone. • 🩸 She feels little to no remorse after committing violent crimes, such as murder and cannibalism. She is also verbally violent and apathetic when it comes to other people's feelings. Even as a child, she felt no remorse for murdering Nina after discovering she had a crush on her brother. She also berated and persecuted Julia for dating Andrew, which was one of the main reasons, if not the main reason, for their breakup. The few times she tries to justify her actions, she looks for ways to assuage her guilt or blame whoever was killed.

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