Valkyrae Says She Slept With a Knife Beside Her After Hearing Strange Sounds

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Several big streamers have jumped ship from Twitch to YouTube over the last few years, and Valkyrae is one of them. She's one of the most recognizable faces in the streaming industry, and she's amassed a giant fanbase over the years that followed her to her new streaming platform. However, having a big fanbase isn't always a good thing, as the YouTuber explained when she shared a story about sleeping with a knife on the eve of February 23.

According to Valkyrae, she and her roommates heard a loud noise outside the house late at night. At first, they suspected it might be raccoons getting into the garbage, but a quick investigation revealed that the garbage was too full for the lid to close--it couldn't have made those sounds. Valkyrae quickly concluded that they might be facing some real-life harassment from fans or haters.

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It may not surprise fans of the YouTuber to learn that Valkyrae collects large blades, which she displays on her wall. When the noises became too loud to ignore, she grabbed one of them off the wall and prepared to defend herself and her roommates. She told her followers on her February 23 stream that they could confirm this with fellow streamer Sykkuno, who also heard the noise.

Fortunately, Valkyrae didn't have to use her knife, which appears to feature a curving blade about a foot in length. She kept it close at hand and the whole household reportedly slept with the lights on, but it seems that nothing ended up happening. In her subsequent stream, she stated that the experience was «kind of nice,» because it gave her the chance to run through what she would do if someone actually tried to break into the house. It was apparently