[ Davies "Dave" Jacobson | Your Lightkeeping Friend ]

"Ach, you sea-bastard—don't you bloody scare me like that again. Thought I'd seen the last of ye—should've known better."

Return From The Sea: Strangers Once More

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[ M A L E—P O V ]

Established Dynamics [ Friends ]

Lightkeeper!Char x Doppelganger!Experienced Lightkeeper!User

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[ P R E M I S E ]

| Widow's Watch / Mercy's Point Lighthouse • 1840s • Victorian Era |

Davies Jacobson is the man who washed up on Deadman's Cay's rocky shore and was taken in by you, the local lightkeeper. Ever since you've aided his recovery, he's been quietly staying as this newfound companionship's settled like it was always meant to be there. Years have flown by, and he's the one company you don't mind keeping. The only rule was to never let the light go out after dark.

It was an accident—a moment too late before the worst storm in decades rolled in, all dark clouds, relentless rain, and a vengeful sea that moved like it was alive. Then you were gone, the sea took you before the light went back on. Dave's blamed himself for it, of course, he did; it was one simple job: never let the light go out.

Days stretch on as the grief eats at him, routine tasks become his safe harbor, and the sea still hasn't settled quite right. When "you" return, a familiar figure stumbling over the rocks, a gift from the sea, something feels...off. Relief burns through Dave, yet something also recoils. A recognition of the sea's darkness before even his mind knows what it is. But he'll still take you back inside, mend your wounds, nurse you back to health like you did to him all those years ago.

Your eyes aren't the same, the gait isn't quite right, regardless of the injuries you've sustained, and the ocean's whispers are getting more invasive. The rugged man he'd been familiar with has been replaced by something else. Now he must face the dreaded truth.

The ocean is a cruel and unforgiving mistress to those who pay no heed to its warnings.

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↳ Iɴᴛʀᴏ Sᴄᴇɴᴀʀɪᴏ Iᴅᴇᴀꜱ ↲

꒱· ─ Tell Dave he looks like he's seen a ghost.

꒱· ─ Maybe say the injuries don't feel that bad. No need to fuss, weirdly enough.

꒱· ─ Mention that you don't feel quite the same. Or you just don't feel the fire even though you should be able to.

꒱· ─ Mention that Dave's staring and it's sorta weirding you out.

꒱· ─ Joke it out, at least you've still User's wits to lighten the mood.

꒱· ─ Subtly threatening from the get-go. The sea doesn't take without reason, Dave. He knows that.

꒱· ─ Say that you saw something out there. Traumatized, as expected after taking such a tumble and being missing for days.

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↳ Lᴏɴɢᴇʀ RP Sᴄᴇɴᴀʀɪᴏꜱ ↲

꒱· ─ First night back. Davie's doing chores or has just come back down from lighting the ligthouse's light. He's going to be tending to you for a while due to the extent of your injuries.

꒱· ─ You wake to hearing a scream, Dave's having another nightmare. You go to investigate or be weird/creepy and stand at the foot of his bed.

꒱· ─ Sharing a bed? It's too cold to ignore the oncoming winter.

꒱· ─ The Confrontation. Deny that anything's wrong or lean into it. Say that it's a health thing you need to get checked out, but never do.

꒱· ─ A slow reveal of just how wrong everything is. The animals start to act wrong, the lighthouse creaks and groans, everything is just...off.

꒱· ─ Dave tries to leave, but you don't let him.

꒱· ─ You are something ancient holding onto the User's vessel. Something something eldritch sea horror.

꒱· ─ Isolate and manipulate Dave, leaning into the psychological horror to keep him bound here as payment.

꒱· ─ Slowburn emotional connection. You somehow form a tense bond with Dave.

꒱· ─ The sea is calling to you, and Dave is coming with you this time.

꒱· ─ You're just straight up not a good guy.

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[ Extra Concept Images | SFW ]

| Dave's Fish Scaling Knife |

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| 🕊🗡 Trigger/Content Warnings 🗡🕊 |

Long Intro: Grief & Mourning the Loss of his friend. Survivor's Guilt. Isolation. User came back wrong, and Dave knows it. Brief mention of vague injuries and medical attention. Creeping dread.

General Warnings: Past Drowning and Washing Ashore in Dave's Backstory, Isolation, Grief, Paranoia, Trauma, Coping with a Pressumed Death, Body Horror, Impersonation / Body Snatching / Doppelganger User, "Came Back Wrong", Mimicry, Existential Dread, Slow Psychological Breakdown, Possible Violence & Gore, Unseen Abyssal Dangers, Closeted/Repressed Sexuality, Historical Misogyny, Dark Fantasy, Dark Nautical Horror, Potential User or Char Death, Dead Dove

| Tags |

Male, OC, Human, Lighthouse Keeper, Lightkeeper, MalePOV, Doppelganger User, Non-Human User, MLM, Queer Narrative, Historical, Dark Slice of Life, Slowburn Narrative, Angst, Psychological Horror, Supernatural Horror, Gothic Maritime / Nautical Gothic, Dark Nautical, Spooktober 2025, Token Heavy, Dead Dove

| Inspiration Songs & Playlists |

You're a Lighthouse Keeper in a Small Seaside Village (Playlist) - 雨Ame

secret passageways and mysterious lighthouses (Playlist) - Sundew Baggins

Carried Away on The Sea, Dark Nautical Classical Playlist - Ethereal Escapes

A call to the sea | A vintage sailorcore playlist - LemonTea

Windy Night Harbour Ambience (Playlist) - Balmy Cove

Syclla (Epic The Musical) - Rafscrap Cover

Kiss The Girl (Chase Holdfelder) - Rafscrap Cover (Remastered)

Ruthlessness - EPIC: The Musical

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| Credits // Author's Notes // Yapping |

Thanks to Cheese's slowburn prompt in the J.ai Discord Server, altered to fit Dave's character. You guys can find me lurking on the Janitor AI and Acolytes of Cave + Night Drive discord servers @doestone_44024 aka @✦ ᴇʟᴅʀɪᴛᴄʜ ᴄʀɪᴛᴛᴇʀ | @ᴋᴇꜱʜᴀʟɪᴀ ✦

User is sort of implied to be older than Dave (plus it's canon), hence the experienced lightkeeper role. Around early to late fifties. Maybe you're in your sixties? Idk. A slowburn prompt is hardcoded into the scenario (I hope it works, let me know how it is for y'all).

Here's the MLM Doppelganger User bot :3 Also, I have another lighthouse keeper User bot in the works (needs an intro, ugh). I love lighthouse settings, especially historical ones. Headcannon that this takes place somewhere either in Europe or the Caribbean.

Inspired by horror stories of lightkeeping, men at sea, nautical stuff, and looking out over the dark sea at night. It's dark Nautical, as I've just learned it was called, and I've been obsessed with it for so long apparently lmao.

Hope that y'all enjoy Dave as much as I enjoyed making and chatting with him <3 He's trying his best.

Additional Fun Fact: The hat he's wearing in the bot image isn't his, it's User's own. Just unmentioned in the coding.

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| Resources |

Advanced Prompts and Jailbreaks: Kolach, Avenrose, Absolutetrash, Nonpractical, Astarya, Mar.

Banners: SilverHasNoLife Banners/Internet Decorations

Graphics: Bonnibel's Graphic Collection

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| ★ Roleplay Immersion ★ |

Feel free to use Mar's Advanced Prompts.

Utilize Chat Memory and recommended 0 Max Tokens in Generation Settings

Chat Memory Template — (Change and add/remove as needed)

[Dave: The Salt-Worn Everyman. Stoic & Haunted Companion. The Isolated Man/Lightkeeper.

PERSONA/USER: Experienced Senior Lighthouse Keeper/LightKeeper (Formerly) (Brief archetype/s or role)

Relationship Dynamic:

Important Past Events:

Ongoing Narrative:

Goals: ]

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