Carter Ames

Carter Ames, more commonly known as Ames, is the best friend of Dara Shirazi from The Fever King and The Electric Heir. She is the daughter of Gordon Ames, the Home Secretary of Carolina.

Appearance
In the webtoon, Ames is white with black hair tinged with green highlights and has red eyes. In the book, Ames is white with hair shaved on one side and "cedar brown' eyes. As far as can be seen, her body is covered in tattoos. Her is face usually in a scowl.

She likes dressing up in a tomboy style.

Personality
She may seem the type to judge at first, but Ames’s teasing remarks mean well. You can tell she deeply cares for her friends just from her helicopter parent protectiveness for Bethany. As much as she tells Dara he’s a terrible friend, she’s always been there for him.

History
When Ames was 6, her father, Gordon, took their family into the quarantined zone. He wanted to make them witchings. They all got sick with the virus, both Ames’s older brother and mother died. Only Ames survived, coming out of the place with her powers. This left a permanent mark on her, making her loathe her father, even wishing death upon him. To distract herself, she threw herself at parties, alcohol, and drugs.