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Given that TCOAAL canonically exists in the late 90s/early 2000s, I could write a fanfic where Andrew and Ashley escape to Italy and have them become members of La Squadra from Golden Wind.
How depressing the "good ol' bad times" really were and hints at something more sinister with Mrs. Graves
The lemon muffin flashback that Ashley witnesses really gives us a glimpse into their childhood and how poorly they were treated by their parents especially Ashley. The flashback brings us back to before Nina's death and really show how absolutely fucked Ashley's position was in life at that time. Staring depressingly at a birthday card and asking Andrew why mom can never afford anything when her birthday comes around despite clear signs the family can afford Andrew a birthday.
Another small hint as well to how deep this favoritism runs is when Andrew talks about his allowance. It's clear to us that Ashley doesn't have an allowance despite Andrew having and while they are 2 years apart I don't think that can fully explain Ashley's lack of it as well. Mrs. Graves clearly sees Ashley as not worthy of an allowance and therefore doesn't deserve one.
One thing that I really appreciate in this scene is Andrew's willingness to help cheer up his sister and to make her birthday at least a little less depressing. Ashley's "friends" never making time for her as well really cemented in her brain how much she needs Andrew as he was the only one that would even consider doing what he did for her. Ashley at the end of the flashback telling Andrew she wishes Andrew lost all of his friends and never found love wasn't some sort of manipulative tactic, but both a subconscious cry for help and her wishes to be with the only person that cares about her forever.
This whole sequence really puts into perspective Ashley's mindset and how harshly it was shaped from childhood. From an early age she was taught that nobody cares about her except her brother which is why she is so attached to him and willing to do anything to keep him around.
Part of this too gives us small hints to how also she became such a "problem child" to Mrs. Graves. Ashley, due to her neglect, probably wasn't punished ever, just ostracized and yelled at by her mom. Speaking from personal experience from my own childhood usually when a parent doesn't want to deal with a "problem child" they usually resort to tactics like making the older sibling pacify them instead not matter what the other was doing. However did Ashley ever really think of what she did wrong if her reward was getting time with Andrew? Of course not, however depressive thoughts can really be seen to manifest when she is alone as she doesn't have her Andy to help distract her from how isolated and hated she feels. This only rewarded her behavior and let other thoughts begin to take shape like how she dealt with Nina. A child doesn't just suddenly think to use someone's death as leverage to control another. It's learned. Thoughts like that spawn from maternal trauma and the action of "locking someone away until they learn to behave." is a natural extension of ostracization with how isolated Ashley felt, it's natural to start developing and agreeing with those feelings as natural progression to be with the one she loves most. Forever.
Thank you for letting me write this scenario. I'm sorry if this isn't the best. This is my first time writing for this fandom so I hope you enjoy!
Warnings: Biting, cursing, I don't know if I missed anything if I did tell me
Ashley bring home a man that looks like Andrew:
Okay to be honest… It is kinda surprising that Ashely did actually bring home another man.
So I can see Andrew kinda standing there not knowing what to do
I mean normally it's him bringing home people…
Not the other way around.
He would look at Ashley looking for an answer but when he didn’t
he then looked at the man
Glaring at him before introducing himself
Damn. The tension is definitely there.
Can see him just acting like he doesn’t care as he sits on the couch and watched tv
But he would keep his eyes on them the whole time If they went anywhere near the bedroom or tried to go in he would stop them telling them the bedroom was off limits
Dad vibes
Pretty much just wants to keep them in the living room where he is able to watch and make sure nothing can happen The tension right when Andrew saw the other male walk through the front door was very —. This had been the first time Ashley had brought over a guy. It normally was Andrew who brought people over.
Andrew couldn’t help but feel a boiling feeling in his stomach as he glared at the man from where he stood with his arms crossed.
He finally sighed and decided to see how this plays out. He then puts his hand out to shake the other man’s hand as he introduces himself, not even waiting for Ashley to introduce them or anything.
The man shook Andrew’s hand and introduced himself and even decided to say that he was Ashley’s boyfriend in his introduction. Andrew couldn’t help but squeeze the man’s hand a tiny bit tighter as he felt a feeling of upset run through him but he didn’t let that change his facial expression. He didn’t want to give Ashley the satisfaction of making him feel what she normally feels when he brings someone home.
He then pulls his hand away before going and sitting on the couch. He had kept his eyes on them as they walked around and talked but when Ashley would look over he would look away quickly.
He didn’t want Ashley to get into her head that she is making him upset and feeling these feelings since she had brought a guy over. He also couldn’t help but notice that the guy had some similar features like him.
Like they had similar hair style, hair color, eye color, and skin color. The only thing is that his body structure is different and clothing style.
As he was deep in thought he then heard the bedroom door open. His head snapped towards the room and he glared when he saw Ashley and her little boy toy going into the bedroom.
“What the hell are you guys doing, huh?” Andrew said as he crossed his arm, giving Ashley a look. Ashley stops opening the door and looking at him.
“Going into our room… Is that an issue, Andy?” Ashley said with a smirk. Andrew looks at the guy before frowning.
“Go into that room and you're going to get hurt” Andrew warned the man before going back to watch the tv. He did keep an eye on them making sure the man wouldn’t go into the room.
The man did end up not going into the room and they had just stayed at the dining room table. Talking about some random crap that he didn’t listen to.
After a few hours the guy did end up leaving. He didn’t say anything to Ashley after the guy left. He just kept watching tv but he knew that she had a shit eating grin.
He didn’t say anything even when she came over and sat down next to him smirking. He already knew what she was thinking so he decided he would stay quiet and watch the tv. Even though the show on the tv was stupid and boring. “What is it Ashley?” Andrew finally said after a long silence between him and Ashley. She just shrugs before speaking.
“You clearly weren’t feeling happy that I had brought a guy over… Why is that? Andyyy?” Ashley said as she smirked. Andrew then rolled his eyes.
“I couldn’t care less if you brought someone here or not… You're delusional” Andrew said as he rolled his eyes and frowned more. He then felt her poking his face. But soon her finger went right above his mouth and next thing she knew Andrew had chopped down onto her finger. Ashley felt her eyes go wide before she pushed his head to make him let go of her finger.
Ashley was going to remember this for a while to come. Andrew being him just kept denying and shaking his head and just ignored her comments.
I always see these posts of "Andrew brings home a girl" but what if by wild imagination, Ashley brought a boy home that looks exactly like Andrew
What would happen
The new and improved Mr. & Mrs. Graves
🩷: So this was Mom's engagement ring? ...it's terrible.
💚: I knew Dad was a cheap skate, but Jesus Christ, I've seen better rings in vending machines at the grocery store. No wonder Mom never wore it. Still, it's all I have right now, so until I can save up and get you a better one, this will have to do.
(Andrew slides the ring, slightly too big, on Ashley's hand)
💚: There. Now you are officially the new Mrs. Graves.
🩷: The new? I'm the improvement.
Happy International Siblings' Day to our beloved siblings who changed my life for the better~
Happy international siblings day!!
Give your brother or sister a biiiiig hug!
(SPOILERS) breaking down how obsessed Andrew is w/his sister bc he's a repressed lil liar and I'm going insane
This post got longer than I intended it to
1. He claims they don't spend enough time apart from each other to even begin missing her so he doesn't even know if he would, but just earlier in the game he was apart from her for probs like 30 mins tops to investigates some cultists and guess what???? He was already missing her 😒
2. Says "I thought you grew out of this touchy-feely crap" when Ashley asks for a hug, but earlier when he was cooking dinner, he was the one with the inexplicable urge to "pull this broody bitch into [his] arms and force her to stay until she smiles" 😒
3. Piggy-backing off the last screenshot: WHAT OTHER THOUGHTS, ANDREW??? yOU WERE JUST THINKING ABT HUGGING HER. WHAT DO YOU EVEN MEAN. THESE ARE SIMPLY INNOCENT BROTHERLY THOUGHTS ARE THEY NOT????? 🤨🤨🤨
4. Bro just can't keep his hands off her. And everyone thinks Ashley's the clingy one jeez (lol the way he springs apart from her when Mom catches them is definitely definitelyyyy not worth analyzing. nope. not even when it happens a second time on the couch. nope. nooope)
5. What. What is he thinking here. Don't think I don't see those grey lil blush lines. Is this connected to my third point somehow bc like... 🤨😬 Is "Andrew" is gonna start doing and being what "Andy" was too spineless and afraid of doing?? That's what the vow was partly abt right?? Does that include—
5. WHEWWW BOY that little flashback with his gf has so much baggage in it I just wanna dissect. His girlfriend's tryna have a serious discussion with him abt his weird sister for the sake of bettering their relationship bc she genuinely loves him, but he just gets caught up in fondly talking abt said weird sister instead??
6. He's awfully hesitant abt Ashley learning some independence, bc y'know what?? I think he doesn't really want her to stop relying on him. But what do I know y'know
6. Wants his gf to put tie her hair up in a ponytail, then when she refuses bc he'll pull on it, says it's just "how boys express their love". Well. You know who else puts there hair up in a ponytail??? You know who else's hair he's always pulling on and touching???
7. The voicemails in his gf's phone left by Ashley are heard by him in his dreams, and his dreams are a construction of his mind utilizing his memories, personal hangups, and knowledge of Ashley. The voicemails irl were left on his gf's phone, and for all we know, he never actually listened to them in person. Bearing this in mind... odds are the things Ashley's saying contain bits of truths he believes within himself, filtered thru her crude, hateful dialogue.
Here. I transcribed one of them...
"DO YOU THINK YOU'RE BETTER THAN ME!? Just because you can fuck him and I can't? You think that's love?! Are you fucking delusional?? Cumdumpsters like you are just that. He will never love you. Not like he loves me. I am the only one. I am everything. I am the secrets you'll never hear. When he lies in bed at night, and when he needs someone to hold on to… It's not you he seeks out. It is me."
8. Claims Ashley's the one with the jealous streak, not him, but I think he's just as bad. The only difference is that Ashley's never given him reason to act on it since all she's ever wanted was him, but at the slightest mention of her gettin it on w/someone else, even as a joke, he gets mad. "OVER MY DEAD BODY!!" he says, when she's jokingly contemplating getting knocked up via the neighbor so an ambulance would come for her. "I wouldn't let them," he says, when she's complaining abt not being pretty enough for the wardens to bang her
9. Going hand-in-hand with that fact, he's intensely protective of her. Didn't hesitate to cleaver the warden who found her in the closet (probs didn't even BLINK lmaooo he chose VIOLENCE), and when the cake-stealing cultist insulted her just once, he stepped forward just like that
10. In their apt, when they were lying on the floor talking abt jumping off the balcony, he was really caught up in the "romantic" fantasy of them committing a double suicide and dying with their bodies entwined so irreparably by the impact they form one unified corpse "never to be separated!" and they get buried in the same coffin together. UM??? Bro fr thought he was the sane one of the two. That wasn't even true before the cannibalism and demon summoning 😭😭😭
BONUS:
11. This might just be me, but his reaction to seeing the post-sex vision doesn't strike me as someone who's inherently opposed to the idea. Instead of disgusted, he was... flustered?? He acted like she walked in mid-guilty pleasure wet dream. This wasn't a "GROSS THATS INCEST" reaction which is... the most normal reaction to have. That's the face of a man that got CAUGHT bro.
He asks "we're not like that, are we?" and "why are you like this?" and questions the veracity of the vision, but he never actually explicitly denies wanting the vision to happen, more focused on Ashley and her reaction. He buries the elephant under the rug as fast as he can, bc yeah, it struck a landmine, but it probably wasn't a landmine for the reason Ashley thinks it is. I bet the vision just hit a little too close... :P
Obsessed with the idea that beyond all societal and psychological issues Andrew's being cornerstone of character problematics is the fact that he's down horrendously for his own sister
It's that time of the year again
Its definitely strange to be on this side of a fandom.
The coffin of andy and leyley has canonical murder, incest, cannibalism and Satanism.
Thats the kind of stuff you would make up headcanons and aus about. But you dont have to here. Thats just bog standard.
So i find myself trending towards more cutesy uwu stuff cause im just a contrarian like that i guess.
So telling me that andrew puts out lit cigarettes on ashleys skin because shes a masochist is broke, thats just a Tuesday.
Telling me that Andrew buys her flowers on Valentines Day and remembers her birthday when her parents dont, thats woke. Inject that shit in my veins.
Best way to get your ideal lover 🩶
Huh. Interesting. I wonder how many Andrew and Ash–
...
Huh!
Interesting!! 🤔🤔🤔
Snuggly Bunnies🤍
source - holothes
Unsupervised play in the aqueducts, what could go wrong?
Andrew (13yr) and Ashley (11yr) designs based on my pseudo-memories
Andrew + Ashley (The Coffin of Andy and Leyley)
萌死了
source - zayaaa_zaya
idk i think they should kiss <3
What? WHAT?
I get that this is the best ending and also the fan favorite. But I would confidentially say it is not more interesting than decay!