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Valerie Duve
@valerieduve.bsky.social
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Fanfiction writer who dreams of self-publishing.
Currently writing: Dreamweaved 🩵🖤✨
(Monster Romance/Goat Boys)
Icon by: @subtleserval 🩵✨
Banner Art by @kitssuneart on Etsy 🩵✨
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To be cliche, I did “the thing”! I made a Substack to share my development of Dreamweaved and some topics I’m passionate about! (Including Accessibility in gaming, old tech, fandom culture and more)

You can check it out here: substack.com/@valerieduve
A dark blue background with blue flowers on the corners. Text in the middle that reads: "I made a substack!" A dark blue background with blue flowers on the corners. In the center is a screenshot of a Substack page for "@valerieduve". The text underneath that image reads: "substack.com/@valerieduve"
June 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM
valerieduve.bsky.social
I’ve been away for a bit but I’m back. 😭🩵✨
Collage of images surrounded a text reading "I'm back!" Top left image is an image of a black witch house in Salem, MA. Top center image is a concert photo of Halsey playing a piano in front of a screen showing an image of her falling. Top Right image is a cosplayer dressed up as a goth Asriel in front of a laptop and teleprompter. Center left image is a photo of two empty plane seats in a small plane. Center image is a fluffy white cat with a brown face sitting peacefully on a wooden desk. Center left image is a College Asriel cosplayer holding up a PAX East badge with a demigirl banner, pansexual banner and an Ablegamers banner. Bottom left image is a goth Asriel cosplayers standing next to a Sans cosplayer. Center bottom image is an outdoor image of a cherry blossom tree next to a small man-made pond. Bottom left image is a screenshot of a Youtube video that reads "Deltarune Asriel Theory | Golden Boy Gone Goth". The thumbnail is a goth Asriel drinking from a red solo cup with text that reads "Star Student" next to it. "It’s been a hot minute since my last personal post! Since then... Went to Salem with my boyfriend for my birthday. Went to PAX East in cosplay, talk with indie devs and check out the Accessibility panels and booths. Presented my findings to my job and got some cool opportunities with my full-time job involving Accessibility. Went home for Easter for a personal gathering. Went to Anime Boston. Filmed, Edited and Published a video about College Asriel in Deltarune. Went to a personal ceremony with my boyfriend’s family. Babysat a cat. Went to see Halsey! <3 Played the new Deltarune chapters! :D" An image at the top taken in Lovestruck books. The image is a cheese plate with a cocktail, next to a laptop with Scrivener on the screen. The Text underneath the image reads: "How is Dreamweaved going?" The next underneath this title reads: "Third Draft is under way! I went through my entire physical copy and highlighted what needed to be cut/expanded upon. 20,000 words have been cut from the 150,000 total word count! 30,000 more to go! Chapter One has almost been completely edited! I went to a Smut Writing workshop that provided a lot of great insight! Had some AMAZING artwork done by @subtleserval and @1mpyeu! 😁 <3" An image at the top is a woman with pigtails working at a laptop, facing away from the camera. In front of her is a series of books and stickers for sale. The text in the image reads: "Over here are people working hard on their stories!" The title underneath the next image reads: "Dreamweaved goals this month..." The text underneath the title reads: "Get Chapter 1 and 2 finalized! Do weekly updates via Instagram/Bluesky/Tumblr. Maybe get back into Tiktok? Research into Substack...? Read two books this month! Start swapped POVs of smutty scenes (and slight alterations)"
June 11, 2025 at 3:20 AM
valerieduve.bsky.social
A little overdue but sending so much love to @impyeu.bsky.social for their absolutely GORGEOUS work. 😭🥹🩵 They captured this intimate moment so perfectly! 🩵🩵🩵✨
A drawing of two characters sitting together in a dim forest surrounded by blue lillies. A woman with red hair is sitting happily in her beige underwear with a white goat-like humanoid with short white hair, two horns (one horn being replaced with an opal), and large scar on his chest and a constellation marking on his right chest. They are bound together by ethereal beads. A drawing of two characters sitting together in a dim forest surrounded by blue lillies. A woman with red hair is sitting happily with a white goat-like humanoid with short white hair, two horns (one horn being replaced with an opal), and large scar on his chest and a constellation marking on his right chest. They are both naked. There are two glasses of absinthe spilled in front of them. They are bound together by ethereal beads.
June 11, 2025 at 3:14 AM
valerieduve.bsky.social
A little overdue but this is Aren’s character sheet created by the incredibly talented @subtleserval.bsky.social 😭🥹🩵🩵🩵✨
A character sheet involving the front and back images of a red haired warrior wearing a chest plate, arm plates, a blue tunic, dark blue pants and black boots. Her weapon is shown to the right of her. One weapon is a worn long sword. The other is a wooden long sword with a red bracelet at the hilt. A character sheet for a red haired athletic warrior in beige underwear. There is a full body front and back of her in her underwear. The bra has strings along the side and back. The briefs resemble boxers with a string along the top. A headshot of the back of her head braided with flowers accompanies the full body drawings. To the right is a white constellation that is meant to be her back tattoo. Underneath the constellation is a series of expressions showing her neutral, her blushing and smiling, one smiling confidently. A character sheet for a red haired athletic warrior in the nude. A headshot of the back of her head braided with flowers accompanies the full body drawings. To the right is a white constellation that is meant to be a closeup of her back tattoo. Underneath the constellation is a series of expressions showing her neutral, her blushing and smiling, one smiling confidently.
June 11, 2025 at 3:11 AM
valerieduve.bsky.social
Face reveal!
Happy birthday to me! (No joke!)
Also HAPPY COMPLETED SECOND DRAFT!! 😭🩷🩷🩷✨
Woman with magenta hair wearing a magenta velvet dress. She is holding a paper version of her novel. Woman smiling while holding a paper version of her novel.
April 1, 2025 at 3:37 PM
valerieduve.bsky.social
I love my little found family of bodyguards. 🥹🩵🩵🩵✨
It's a picture with blue flowers in the corners. At the top is a circular photo of a bird with dark brown, light brown, and white feathers. There is glowing text below this picture that reads: "'You’re so funny!'" There is text beneath this that reads: "Thanks, a lot of people underestimate my skills because of my old age. After d3ath came and took my husband away, I worried it would come for me too. I don’t want to d1e in some shed by the mountains. I want to spend every minute of my life fighting for the common good. Even if d3ath takes me too." It's a picture with blue flowers in the corners. At the top is a circular photo of a gray cat looking up with amber eyes. There is glowing text below this picture that reads: "'You’re so funny!'" There is text beneath this that reads: "Thanks, my family runs a morgue and they have expectations that I would continue the business. I hate being “volunteered” into these services. I want more out of life than just d3ath. My sister made a name for herself and my parents hated her for it. I want to follow in her footsteps too, but I’m worried about leaving my brother behind."
March 3, 2025 at 3:56 PM
valerieduve.bsky.social
✨You’re so funny!✨

Thanks! ….my characters are all dealing with trauma… 😅🫠
It's a picture with blue flowers in the corners. In the center is text saying: "'You’re so funny' (but with characters from Dreamweaved...)" It's a picture with blue flowers in the corners. At the top is a circular photo of a bust of a pale red haired woman with freckles. She has shoulder length hair and she's wearing a black vest. She has her arms crossed and she is smirking. There is glowing text below this picture that reads: "'You’re so funny!'" There is text beneath this that reads: "Thanks, my father d13d when I was 6 and my mother left behind a cursed onyx that left me with nightmares of my father’s death for the rest of my life. Despite having a Dreamweaver bloodline, I cannot change this nightmare. I need stones/flowers every night to get a normal night of sleep." It's a picture with blue flowers in the corners. At the top is a circular photo of a bust of a snowy white goat-like humanoid man with short white hair, dark eyes, two horns (one of the horns is chipped and replaced with an opal), goat ears with golden piercings. They are wearing a black shirt that is opened up. There is a scar across their chest. There is glowing text below this picture that reads: "'You’re so funny!'" There is text beneath this that reads: "Thanks, I went to a masquerade with my brother thinking it would be a normal night. It was a trap to kidnap both of us. I was t0rtur3d for a week and barely survived. After my friends saved my life, I spent 5 years of my life looking for my brother. Everyone thinks I’m d3ad except for my bodyguards and a few individuals." It's a picture with blue flowers in the corners. At the top is a circular photo of a blue glowing lily flower. There is glowing text below this picture that reads: "'You’re so funny!'" There is text beneath this that reads: "Thanks, I watched my best friend live a normal life until they were traumatized. (I was included in the t0rtur3) I do the best that I can to comfort my best friend through their PTSD and visions that might be harmful to themselves and others. I’m terrified of not being there when he needs me the most."
March 3, 2025 at 3:55 PM
valerieduve.bsky.social
So we’re doing a Third Draft, which is my “Pretty Draft”. :)
The top of the image has the date 02/28/2025 on the left and "@valerieduve" on the right. Below is a large glowing text that reads: "Okay, but what does this mean?" Below the text is a blue line with dots similar to a timeline. From left to right, the points read: "Second Draft", "Third Draft", "Developmental Edits", "Line/Copy Edits", and "Proofreading". Below the timeline is more text that reads: "We’re doing a third draft. I knew halfway through the second draft that Dreamweaved does need another pass for a couple reasons. Reason One: It’s WAY too long. Where it stands, it’s 145,000 words. I want to get this at least down to 100k. We need to get rid of some scenes and repeated concepts. Reason Two: Erebus’s dialogue. I want to change up how Erebus expresses himself and fancy up his dialogue. Reason Three: Punch up Sera and Magnus. Their characters have more screen-time but need to be more present." The top of the image has the date 02/28/2025 on the left and "@valerieduve" on the right. Below is text that reads: "This draft should be significantly faster since I’m combing through story-beats that already work. If there are scene changes, it will be removing them to get the word count down (scenes we just don’t need and don’t add to the main characters or side characters). There might be a chance these scenes change to “they talked and come to the conclusion that.... etc.” I’m lovingly calling this the “Pretty Draft” because my main goal to find those repeat words, make Dreamweaved more concise and just make this book pretty. :) And then, oh my god we’re finally editing. Like, having another person look at this and give feedback and that’s exciting. ;~;" Below the text is the same stock photograph of the rainbow holographic glitter.
February 28, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Holy cow, we’re finally getting to the end of Draft Two??? 😭🩵✨
A cover image for the post. The date reads: 2/28/2025. The Title for the post is "Conquering a Mountain." The included picture below the title is an abstract photo of holographic confetti. The bottom reads: "@ValerieDuve - 2025". The top of the image has the date 02/28/2025 on the left and "@valerieduve" on the right. Below is an image of a hand holding a blue iPod classic. The iPod is turned on and playing "Belladonna" by Unlike Pluto. In the background is a parking lot with street lights and a sky that resembles the colors of the album art of the song that's playing. Below is text that reads: "Quick Update: * I still have Walking Pneumonia, it stinks. :)))) * I’ve been loading up my iPod with my childhood cds and 8tracks playlists. It’s been great! * My old computer is dead (RIP), I now have an old Macbook (thanks to work) and it’s been working great! * I’m going to PAX East! I’m going to try to get to Anime Boston and a book convention too! ^^" The top of the image has the date 02/28/2025 on the left and "@valerieduve" on the right. Below is an image of several books on a gray bed sheet. From Left to Right, the books are as follows: "Horror Movie", "The Serpent and the Wings of Night", "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes", "Meet Me In The Bathroom", "It Came From The Closet", "You're Not Supposed To Die Tonight", "The Housemaid", "Transformations", "Yearning For Her", "Gideon the Ninth", "Bookshops and Bonedust", "A Power Unbound" and "The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo". The text below the image reads: "I won a prize for a curated selection of books from @Porter_Square_Books (major shout-out to Natalie, Josh and the team!!) and not only did they keep in mind my interests and triggers, but there were definitely some titles that were on my TBR list for WAY too long. I finished “Transformations” by Anne Sexton and I’m carving my way through “Horror Movie” by Paul Tremblay. I’m excited to read these during my daily commute and my breaks in between writing! <3" The top of the image has the date 02/28/2025 on the left and "@valerieduve" on the right. Below is a large glowing text that reads: "Dreamweaved Second Draft is 87% DONE!!!!" Beneath the text is a stock photograph of circles being checked off with a green marker. Below the image is more text that reads: "I see the light at the end of the tunnel! One chapter is close to done, I have to add in a scene. Then, Erebus seeing his parents, the big confession, the big fight scene (and woops new ending), epilogue and 2nd Draft is DONE. HOLY MOLY. WE HAVE A BOOK KIND OF."
February 28, 2025 at 8:05 PM
valerieduve.bsky.social
TW: Pet death

And because I love her so much, here is Star. She passed away my last year of college and I had her since I was in 5th grade. She was an absolute sweetheart and never left my side when I had a particularly bad breakup. She barely spoke until she got older and wanted turkey. 🥹🩵🖤✨
A Caucasian teenage girl with long brown hair and a purple checkered shirt. She is looking to the camera and smiling. She is petting a black retriever who is looking at her happily. They are both seated on a white carpet floor in front of a white wooden door and a white mirror. A Caucasian teenage girl with brown dyed hair in a black dress shirt with pink, red and white stripes. She is laying on a black retriever that is looking at the camera. They are seated on a green cushion in front of a brown wall.
February 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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This was a gut-wrenching exercise. Moral of the story, kid/teen you loves you and is super proud of you. Keeping doing incredible things. 🩵🩵🩵✨
It's a picture with blue flowers in the corners. In the center is text that reads: A black retriever, Star, pokes her head out the back window. My lips quivered as I reached over to pet her. Noticing my expression, young me just says “She’s a good girl.” I agreed. In the backseat, there was my brother with his hair dyed gold. They’re blasting Linkin Park again. As younger me climbed up to the passenger seat, my Dad smiled from the window and thanked me. As everyone waved goodbye, my Dad honked his yellow pickup truck and drove away. I watched the truck disappear into the snow. As the weight in my stomach lifted from how well everything turned out, I scrubbed through my iPod for an old song I used to roller skate to. I started walking home, realizing that I still remembered all the lyrics after all this time. It's a picture with blue flowers in the corners. In the center are three reaction images. One is a scribbly trembling person with teary eyes, their tears making a puddle underneath them. The next image is a picture of a corgi tucked into bed, looking sad. The final image is a picture of a kitten with tears in its eyes cuddling a teddybear under some blankets. There's a caption underneath the images reading: (Wow, this was brutal to write. I’m gonna look at dog videos now)
February 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Wait until she hears about that Asriel character… 😅 lol (2/3) 🧵
It's a picture with blue flowers in the corners. In the center is text that reads: "I swallowed. I remembered the rejection letters more vividly than the last time I used a drawing tablet. “No, you test them and your team thinks you do an amazing job.” Cautiously, I pulled up my laptop to show some of the projects I worked on. To my surprise, she’s overjoyed. Even for the soulless job that I quit. As it reveals the notable AAA title project, she squeals excitedly. I can’t help but chuckle. I tell her where she’ll end up and how she’ll love it every single day. My red phone catches her eye. “I can afford an iPhone?” “God, just barely.” I laugh. We ramble for a half hour about tech. I get nostalgic for the phone she has in her pocket. “I miss Myspace.” She says. “Dude, me too.” After sharing earbuds and dancing in our seats to our favorite music, she’s in a glow of euphoria. It's a picture with blue flowers in the corners. In the center is text that reads: “So, did you find a girlfriend and get married?” I freeze and look at her. Right, she’s still a lesbian. I explained to her in a few years, she’ll go through a pretty intense journey. And along the way, she’ll discover she’s pansexual. The term still doesn’t seem right to her. She’s never heard it before. But, I don’t expect it to accept it or fully understand it. Not right now. “You’ll find a really wonderful guy though. He and I have been dating for six years. You two have gone through a lot but you love each other. Marriage and a house is a little complicated right now, but you’re both hoping to be pet parents soon.” Her smile returns, warmed by the thought of someone loving her for that long and what type of dog she’ll have. It's a picture with blue flowers in the corners. In the center is text that reads: "She falls silent after awhile and looks at me. Her eyes catching my parted hair, the ink on my arms, the black glossed lips. My cider is nearly done and hers was barely touched. “Will I deal with any more rough stuff? Will it be as rough as it was in middle school?” I feel the salt sting in my eyes. I hold her hand. I can’t lie about that. I tell her that she will deal with the hardest obstacles she’s ever dealt with in her life. She’ll see things that nobody should ever see. That she’ll swear off pink for a long time due to trauma. But in the end, she’ll still survive and continue to love. While I can tell she’s scared by this, she nods and says “Well, I can deal with that as long as I have those other things, right? I gotta stay hopeful!” It's a picture with blue flowers in the corners. In the center is text that reads: And a tear slips past my cheek. Then another. My lungs turn into a deflated balloon. She moves the napkin dispenser closer to me and asks me if I need anything. I shake my head. “No, what you said was just what I needed to hear.” I said in between my sniffles. She softens and grabs a couple tissues for herself. We move to brighter topics like going to an anime convention, being part of Cosplay Chess, cosplaying, Shrek sequels, the tattoos, making games and writing fanfictions and stories. Several hours go by and I realize if I don’t let her go, we’ll talk forever. She calls her Dad on her cellphone. I walk with her out in the snow. Before she gets into the pickup truck, she turns to give me a hug. I hold her tightly.
February 25, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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I met my younger self for lunch… 🧵
It's a picture with blue flowers in the corners. In the center is a self portrait of a caucasian teenage girl with red hair, gray eyes, a black hoodie and a black t-shirt. She has a bow in her hair and she's smiling. In the background is a large window lighting her face and an orange bathroom tile. There's text underneath the picture saying: "I met my younger self for lunch". It's a picture with blue flowers in the corners. In the center is text that reads: "She was waiting in her dad’s pickup truck until 5 minutes before. She was excited to be hanging out with someone on her own. He gave her a tight hug and told her to call him when she’s ready to go. I was a half hour early and already had a seat. I was catching up on some emails and bouncing my leg quietly. She’s in a poofy winter jacket, a blue plaid button up shirt, a deadmau5 tee, and worn denim jeans. She drew a star next to her eye with blue eyeliner. I stand. She’s more than surprised to see herself transformed into someone so different. Her gray eyes light up. I am everything she wanted me to be. Magenta hair. Nine inch nails tee. Worn cargo pants. Demonias. Tattoos that decorate the bare skin of my arms." It's a picture with blue flowers in the corners. In the center is text that reads: “Amanda?” She asks almost in disbelief. “Hey.” And I notice how low my voice has gotten. I give her a light wave and a comforting smile. She beams but not enough to show her teeth. She adjusts her bangs with her hand. My heart hurts knowing she was making sure her bangs weren’t too greasy. She looks over the wall of drinks and picks a hot apple cider. I get one too. She offers to pay, but I strongly assure her that I’m covering her and keep the money for vending machine snacks. As we sit down, she’s buzzing with excitement. Behind my smile, I’m swallowing the anxiety of possibly letting this poor girl down or scaring her half to death. “How are you doing?” I ask. It's a picture with blue flowers in the corners. In the center is text that reads: I give her room to speak. Very people let her just sit with you and ramble. She was ecstatic about getting into her tech school and that she’ll finally make art in video games. I let out a shaky sigh under my breath. She shows me some of the work she posted to Deviantart, the animations she made, her old youtube channel which will eventually be lost to time, the pink faux alligator notebook with notes for her second Nanowrimo which sits by my TBR pile in my bedroom. There’s a warmth in my heart. I always loved to create. I did that my whole life. She starts to ask the big dream questions. I excite her as I tell her she met most of her idols, including Deadmau5. “Do I make art in games?”
February 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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@subtleserval.bsky.social did an absolutely beautiful job on creating character sheets for Erebus Starfall (and his souls companion, Icarus!) I’m blown away by all of SubtleServal’s work and I’m honored to have my characters come to life through their style. 🥹🖤🩵✨
There are three rectangular sections on a blue page. The first section has a bust of a white creature with short white hair, goat ears, dark eyes, horns (one horn being broken and replaced with an opal cap). Their cheeks are purple and their ears appear like they’re hiding their face. There is also a full-body nude front and back of this character. His tail and genitalia are visible. They have a white body that gradients around the limbs. They have hooves. There is a constellation on their chest. There is a large scar that goes across his chest. The next section is a closeup up of his genitalia. His penis has a dark gray/black tip, a gray knot to a white base. His sack has a pale purple-blue tone. The last section has two versions of a blue Lilly flower character. One is standing up normally and the other is wilting. This image has two sections. The first section has a white goat-like character with short white hair, goat ears, dark eyes, horns (one horn being broken and replaced with an opal cap). There is a front and back version of this character fully clothed. They are wearing a black ruffled shirt that ties in the front. The shirt is tucked into their pants that goes to the top of their hooves and ties at the ends. You can see their tail sticking out of their pants. There are several busts of this character wearing a short black capulet with a galaxy inside. One with the hood down, and one with the hood up. The next section shows two swords. One is a silver scimitar with curved swirls on the blade and a blue stringed hilt. The other is an iridescent version of the same blade. There are three rectangular sections on a blue page. The first section has a bust of a white creature with short white hair, goat ears, dark eyes, horns (one horn being broken and replaced with an opal cap). Their cheeks are purple and their ears appear like they’re hiding their face. There is also a full-body front and back of this character. They have a white body that gradients around the limbs. They have hooves. There is a constellation on their chest. There is a large scar that goes across his chest. They are not wearing anything except gray boxers. The next section has a white constellation, the same on the character’s chest. The last section has two versions of a blue Lilly flower character. One is standing up normally and the other is wilting.
February 23, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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As someone who’s fallen off the algorithm and basically down to 1-3 likes per post, seeing this on my Tumblr from “imagines” I’ve written based off scenes of my novel gives me hope. 🩵🩵🩵✨
Screenshot from Tumblr. It reads: @decaffinatedtreewitch replied to your post “Your teacher is a goat-like creature that…” Response: ‘I would take forty-seven more of this. Thank you.’ Screenshot from Tumblr. It reads: @del1c1ouspouson-sideacc reblogged softestlxmb “#when is it my turn” Screenshot from Tumblr. It reads: @softestlxmb reblogged your post “Monsters that tap into your dreams after noticing…” Response: ‘#eeeeep this is lovely”
February 13, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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We love a mentor that would sacrifice his life for his trainee. Especially if he’s a flirty Prince. 🥰🩵🖤✨
An image with a starry background and four blue flowers surrounding the corners. There is glowing text in the middle that reads: "Oh, you poor thing... You can't help yourself. You won't stop thinking about me." An image with a starry background and four blue flowers surrounding the corners. There is glowing text in the middle that reads: "But I am a Prince. I wasn't going to just let both of our pleasures consume us instantly. I was going to take my time." An image with a starry background and four blue flowers surrounding the corners. There is glowing text in the middle that reads: "And if she falls off, then I am falling with her. I'll take the brunt of the fall before she does." An image with a starry background and four blue flowers surrounding the corners. There is glowing text in the middle that reads: "Interested in Dreamweaved?" Below the text is a logo of a VD surrounded by blue twinkles with text underneath reading: "Valerie Duve". There is text underneath the logo that reads: "Follow @valerieduve on Bluesky, Instagram, and Tumblr!"
February 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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I just finished writing a spicy chapter, can’t you tell? 🥴🩵✨
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An image with a starry background and four blue flowers surrounding the corners. There is glowing text in the middle that reads: "You're so well behaved for a bodyguard." An image with a starry background and four blue flowers surrounding the corners. There is glowing text in the middle that reads: "F***, you taste so sweet..." An image with a starry background and four blue flowers surrounding the corners. There is glowing text in the middle that reads: "You don't have to muffle it. I don't care if anyone hears. If you feel good, I want to hear you feel good. Your voice is so beautiful..." An image with a starry background and four blue flowers surrounding the corners. There is glowing text in the middle that reads: "Oh what? Not fair that I can't tease you in return?"
February 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
valerieduve.bsky.social
✨Raw, next question✨
(But with quotes from my Monster Romance, Dreamweaved! More in the thread! 🧵🩵)
An image with a starry background and four blue flowers surrounding the corners. There is glowing text in the middle that reads: "Raw, next question." Underneath, there is smaller text that reads: "(But with quotes from my WIP, Dreamweaved.)" An image with a starry background and four blue flowers surrounding the corners. There is glowing text in the middle that reads: "Don't be kissing any enemies when they have you pinned up against the wall, okay? You might make a Dreamweaver jealous by doing that." An image with a starry background and four blue flowers surrounding the corners. There is glowing text in the middle that reads: "If I had the chance to corrupt her, she would let me. God, if she'd let me." An image with a starry background and four blue flowers surrounding the corners. There is glowing text in the middle that reads: "You're happy to have me under your thumb, aren't you?"
February 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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We are 79% through second draft!! Lets goo!!! 🩵🩵🩵✨
February 9, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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✨The vibes I bring to the function✨

I’m alive. 😅 I got walking pneumonia but I’m feeling a lot better and still writing my heart out.
An image with text that says "The vibes I (want to) bring..." accompanied with a collage of several images. A picture of a woman being held by a goat man. A collection of rainbow star stickers. An image of a handwritten "I love you" on paper. A cake with black frosting and rainbow sprinkles. A blue ipod classic. A tombstone. A white keytar. A red cocktail with a cherry. A red heart shaped compact mirror with red makeup. A retro music player with an image of Halsey performing "Lonely is the muse" in the video window. A ball chain necklace. A black o-ring choker. A red heart shaped condom that has text saying "Happy Valentine's Day!". A piece of paper with handwritten text that reads "You looks great. Your teeth are sharp. Your eyes are luminous. The townsfolk whisper your name in hushed tones". A golden heart shaped locket with the Deltarune logo. A dvd of "The Company of Wolves". An image with text that says "The vibes I (actually) bring..." accompanied with a collage of several images. A very tired looking cat. A screenshot that reads "Instagram opens: 0/5. Streak: 1 day. Best: 10 days.". An image with a pink background and black text that reads "Science is real, Black Lives Matter, No Human Is Illegal, Love is Love, & Women's Rights are Human Rights". A blood pressure machine. A bottle of pills. An inhaler. A light up game controller. An image of Flowey looking angry and sweating. A comic book bubble with flower petals that reads "I hate all these damn rich people". A screenshot of a tumblr text post by "vibeshiftsurvivor" that reads: "'I can't do this anymore'" says a girl who is not only going to do it but do it well." An image of a stick figure with heart eyes and a thinking bubble that reads: "fictional characters who i rely on for emotional support". An image that reads: "Why is my... Why is my boyfriend so damn cute I want to hold his face in my hands and tell him how perfect he is while I give him kisses". An image of a cat ceramic statue shattering with text that reads: "how it feels to endure and still be kind".
February 5, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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As an act on self-care, I went to the @lovestruckbooks.bsky.social opening and was BLOWN AWAY by how incredible it is. 🥹🩵 I hope when I publish my book, I can get it there someday. 🩵🩵🩵✨
The entrance to the bookstore on a lower level of a two story building. People waiting in line. Hanging from the ceiling above the entrance are artificial flowers in red, blue, purple and pink hues. A package of Lavender and Line Bath Salt Soak titled “Dream Weaver” by the brand Musee. A bookstore shelf that reads “Paranormal Romance” with various books on the shelves. A Caucasian woman with long magenta hair and rainbow glasses is wearing a black jacket and a scarf with small text on it. She is smiling and holding up a white packaged rose and a red shopping bag with a label that reads “Lovestruck Books”.
January 19, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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I’m currently torn up over the TikTok ban. In the same vein, opening the app and seeing the pop-up over a Spirit Halloween meme feels absolutely surreal.
Screenshot of TikTok. Pop-up window with text saying: “Sorry, TikTok isn’t available right now. A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the U.S. Unfortunately that means you cannot use TikTok. We are fortunate that President Trump has indicated that he will work with us on a solution to reinstate TikTok once he takes office. Please stay tuned!” The pop-up covers up a video of a spirit Halloween poster. The caption reads “That was fast #SpiritHalloween #TikTokBand @SpiritHalloween.”
January 19, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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Guess who’s going to be a little more active on here? 🥴
"Going dark on Meta" News headlines: "Meta ends its DEI programs as Zuckerberg blasts Biden on Joe Rogan", "Meta says it will end fact checking as Silicon Valley prepares for Trump", "Mark Zuckerberg thinks companies need more 'masculine energy'", "Meta's new hate speech guidelines permit users to say LGBTQ people are mentally ill". With Meta and it’s shareholders benefiting from the Tiktok ban, and the many horrible, horrible changes that are being shoveled onto Meta, I’ve decided that on January 19th, I will not be active on Instagram, Facebook or Threads for a week, but it might even be for longer. In fact, I’m deleting my Threads account entirely. I used it as a X/Twitter alternative but I’m slowly realizing the platform is worse than I could have anticipated. With engagement/ragebait absolutely rampant, the same “if you use emdashes, you’re AI” argument being circulated every single week, it’s exhausting catching up on there. With Tiktok going dark, a platform that helped me through the pandemic, inspired me to rewrite my old fanfiction into “Dreamweaved” and connected me with so many creators, I will bury my hatchet for Tiktok when the ban comes around. It has a lot of wonderful memories for me and was a place to cosplay Asriel, meet new friends, celebrate my victories and talk about my journey through life. My blackout on Instagram, Facebook, Threads, Messenger and Meta as a whole is a message that I do not want to support a platform that thrives on the ban of a monumental app and endorses “free speech” at the cost of women, minorities, LGBTQIA+ folks and many other individuals. I’m sticking it to the man. Giving the middle finger. Sweeping my hand underneath my chin. My Instagram and Facebook aren’t going away (since I use it to keep in touch with immediate family) but will be very, very dormant until further notice. To the people currently messaging me via DMs, I recommend you check me out on BlueSky (@ValerieDuve), Tumblr (@ValerieDuve), My email (valerieduvewrites@gmail.com) or I can send you my personal discord to keep in touch. Thank you all for your patience and support. I’ll see you either on these other platforms, or... on the other side. <3 Socials Follow me on: Bluesky: @valerieduve Tumblr: @valerieduve Email: valerieduvewrites@gmail.com
January 13, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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Part Two: Electric Blue-galoo!🩵🖤✨
Especially during a time where certain platforms are either actively being banned or frankly, going to absolute crap. Ads are flooding my page, the same ragebait floating around my “for you” tab (looking at you Threads), and people are scared of what will happen with internet preservation and spaces to share content like mine. It’s sad and frustrating, especially as someone who found comfort being online when I felt alone. What is my game plan? I don’t really know. I think I want to see what other monster romance authors do. I’ve heard people going to Tumblr (@valerieduve if you’re interested) and BlueSky (same name). I’ve also heard people doing newsletters, which sounds like a cool idea! Balancing that with my other socials, writing and my day-job makes me a little nervous, but if I do set one up, I’ll post about it here! I’m going to set up a website discussing my works and maybe do a blog that can be a newsletter that’s sent out via email to those interested in updates. Let me know what you guys are feeling/doing, I’d love to hear more about how people are shifting about during this landscape. I’m not going away on my socials (I’m hoping to be more active!) but I’ll probably be a bit slower on the Zuck ones for sure. (Except for any messages you guys send!) Offline, I have a ton of exciting adventures planned out! I’m participating in a write night with a local book store. Then, I won a raffle to have a consultation with a bookseller on book recommendations based off of what I love to read. Then, going to an opening ceremony for romance bookstore that just opened up! I’m so excited for all of these events and supporting local bookstores! ^^ I’m staying hopeful and determined for my author journey because hell or high water, Dreamweaver is getting published. Image of an old tweet by Kimberly Laurel or @trustybookmark: "Writing: 37% staring at a blank screen, 22% madly writing at 3 am, and 41% coffee." Interested in Dreamweaved? Follow me on: Threads: @valerieduve Instagram: @valerieduve Tiktok: @valerie_duve Bluesky: @valerieduve Tumblr: @valerieduve
January 8, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Part One of me returning! I’m alive, just dealing with health stuff! I’m hoping to be more active on here. 🩵🖤✨
Page 0: I'm alive (kinda)! Image of a very sleepy cat. Quick Catch-up: Had a good holidays/new years! Graduated from therapy! Got sick as a dog and I’m still battling a cough. :( Blood Pressure Image: 160/120 My health isn’t doing too hot. Partially, I think it’s the cold. But I’m thinking it’s stress. I’ve been struggling with hypertension for awhile. I’ve incorporated timers on my apps to keep myself from doom scrolling. (Hence why I’ve been super quiet/slow to respond.) I’m also trying to do more to keep myself off my phone/socials in general. Picture of App Blocker with text: "Take a Deep Breath. Instagram opens: 0/5. Streak: 1 day. Best: 10 days." Picture of blue ipod with note: "My new ipod!" I feel like it’s been a big help for me mentally and for Dreamweaved as well. I’ve made it up to 73% through my second draft and I’ve set up several goals to achieve in 2025! (I’m thinking 3rd draft then developmental editing/editing in general? Woohoo? :D) However, in this current landscape of social media where I need to actively promote Dreamweaved and myself constantly, this posed a new challenge for me: Staying active with my friends and keeping everyone informed of my progress, all while keeping healthy social media boundaries.
January 8, 2025 at 4:53 PM