Ashley Graves

Ashley is a young, pale-skinned, busty and plump woman with deep pink eyes and black, shoulder-length, unruly hair, which she keeps in a loose, 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.

Ashley is characterized by a severe lack of empathy, manipulative behavior, and a sarcastic, cynical attitude similar to her brother’s. Unlike him, though, she tends to act on instinct and gut feelings rather than logic most of the time. She is also known for her extremely foul mouth and crude manner of speaking, and displays signs of extreme internalised misogyny.

As a Tar Soul, she openly accepts that she’s a bad person and rarely tries to justify what she does. She feels little to no remorse for violent acts like murder and cannibalism, and often remains oddly carefree even in situations where that reaction feels unnatural. This attitude seems to be a coping mechanism; when Andrew angrily asked how she could laugh in such a moment, she nervously replied, “How can you do anything but laugh? Everything’s gone to shit.”

As a child, Leyley was heavily neglected by her parents. Renee shifted the responsibility of caring for her onto Andy, forcing him to give in to most of her demands since he usually faced the consequences of her actions. Growing up without real accountability or emotional connection affected her ability to relate to others, leading to her being ostracized by peers and aware from a young age that “no one liked her.” This isolation fueled her dependence on Andy, and over time she developed a fear that he would abandon her, becoming willing to take extreme measures to prevent that.