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buggieart · 2 months

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miss pauling!!! so underrated i luv her!

#tf2 #team fortress 2 #tf2 fanart #team fortress 2 fanart #miss pauling #miss pauling tf2 #tf2 miss pauling #zhanna tf2 #tf2 zhanna #miss pauling x zhanna #zhanna x miss pauling

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geckarrr · 1 year

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here’s a little controversy

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thatvalvefanatic · 2 years

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Miss Pauling from Team Fortress 2 is confirmed to be a lesbian! A lot of people still don't believe it though so today I'm gonna show you guys all the information about it because I think it's cool :]

Cw: nudity (from Zhanna and Soldier in the TF2 comics, as well as Scout's mom in Meet the Spy (you'll see why that's important). Its not graphic but I thought to give a warning anyway just in case.)

The most direct acknowledgement of this is the fact Jay Pinkerton, a writer at Valve, said it in response to a comment on Pauling and Scout, saying Jay had a better idea for her, which was to make her a lesbian, but there were no female characters to ship her with yet.

Now you may ask "What about Scout? Didn't she date him?" After Expiration Date they may have gone on a "date" (date being Scout going on random jobs Miss Pauling has), but you can see in the comics that take place afterwards, they were never actually romantically involved.

It also comes off that way in Miss Pauling's voice lines towards Scout. (These are taken from the official TF2 wiki)

"Hey Scout. First, 'No' to whatever you're about to ask. I've got a job for you."

"Scout, Pauling here. Wrap up whatever you were bragging about and look at this."

"Scout, it's Pauling. Whatever stupid thing you're doing, stop it. I've got work."

"Scout, it's Pauling. I need something done quietly. Scout? Quietly."

"Engie, it's Pauling. Is Scout there? Cough if he's there. I've got a job for you. Not him."

Then there's the Teufort Reader, a page on the official TF2 website. It has ad listings from different characters. Both Pauling and Scout have listings for dates, but Scout enforces that the caller should be a woman while Pauling keeps who she is looking for genderless, meaning it doesn't necessarily have to be a man who calls. (I edited both listings onto an image, so that's why it's wonky looking lol.)

More examples (which is mostly my interpretation) of her possibly seeking future female partners (and ignoring male advances) is in her Tough Break voicelines. In some, she talks about going to many woman events which could be a hint at her sexuality, others she rejects male related stuff. Once again I copied these from the official TF2 wiki.

(whispering) "Hey, it's Pauling here. I'm at the Teufort Ladies Book Club and I'm the only one who hasn't actually read Belinda...so it's just about relationships, right? Guy meets girl, love stuff, happy ending? It's a good thing, right? I'm gonna tell everyone how it really, really brings the two as a couple."

[Scout: Oh, oh, and...(dice clatter)...not too shabby!] "Pauling here. I'm trying to teach Scout Gargoyles and Gravel. [Yeah!] Ugh, no Scout, there's no such thing as a Muscle Wizard." [Yeah whatever.] "No you can't beat an Orc by doing push-ups at it. Look, please, please put your shirt back on. Scout, stop flexing. Scout. Scout! Stop flexing."

"Hey did you know a gun show's a real thing? I'm at one with Heavy right now." [Heavy: Is perfect, this is gun.] Oh wow, what's the gauge on that? Yeah, Scout's been saying he's going to take me to one for years, but all he does is shove his stupid arms in my face. Anyway, I've got something for you."

"Hey's it's Pauling. Sorry for the noise, it's Ladies Night at the Cap Point, and I misunderstood what that meant." [Hey what's a nice girl like you doing in a place like this?] "I'm trying to get someone killed for money. Can you give me a second? Sorry about that. Anyway, take a look."

"He-hey, sorry about the reception, I'm on a ladies safari in the middle of a forest. Listen, a contract came in..." [I'm being mauled to death by a tiger! Ahhh!] "Lady, would you please keep it down! I'm on the phone!"

Another small example, once again more of my interpretation, is on a TF2 blog post from the website where the Administrator starts reading one of Miss Pauling's gun themed woman magazines. The blog post says:

"I found the answer, in all places, in one of the insipid gun-themed women's magazines Miss Pauling leaves lying around, where I stumbled on an article about self-improvement."

You could tie this to a historical context because the 60s and 70s had a rise in LGBTQ oriented magazines, many lesbian ones created in 1971 and running through the 80s. It's quite possible that Pauling would read them as Team Fortress 2 takes place around 1968 to 1973.

The folder Miss Pauling has in the Gun Mettle update is labeled "Scout's mom" meaning she has the nsfw of Scout's mom that Spy lays out in Meet the Spy.

Next section goes more into the comics. There are many panels that could imply Pauling's growing liking towards her new teammate, Zhanna. In this first image I think it shows where the liking began, from Zhanna talking to Pauling, making her blush in the last frame (which too could be embarrassment, but someone pointed it out to me as a possibility, so I decided to add it).

Next is towards the end of the comics. Zhanna and Soldier fight naked, covered in honey as a fighting strategy, and Pauling and Scout have caught them doing so. Scout is disgusted and leaves, while Pauling is interested and decides to stay and catch up later. Note how Zhanna is closest to them. Panels are edited to be side by side and cropped a bit for image space.

Next is towards later on when Pauling is calling the Administrator and Zhanna wonders what she's doing. Pauling then confides in her with her problems, afterwards saying she sees Zhanna as part of the team now after Zhanna gives her advice. She's comfortable around Zhanna.

A few pages later, Pauling's disgusted by Soldier and him being naked, meaning he was not likely who she was looking at.

Another thing is that people think that Pauling could've developed a crush on the Administrator in their time together over the years Pauling worked for her. She made comments on how Helen (Administrator) was not so bad when you got to know her and we also learn Pauling had trusted her the whole mission without knowing what Helen's plan was. Pauling was blindly following and trying to stay loyal to what Helen wanted because she thought Helen would have a place for her at the end.

In Richter Overtime's video on the possible TF2 comic 7 leak from 2018, there was a scene where Pauling allegedly kisses the Administrator. This is in no way canon, but just in case it is revealed that something like that is in the final comic, I just think it would be good to note.

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Ashly Burch, Miss Pauling's voice actress, came out as pansexual in July 2022, noting that she has played many LGBTQ characters.

(Also she was a writer on Expiration Date. This means Pauling not liking Scout due to being lesbian could've totally been intentional! Along with her playing as LGBTQ characters, she's also written for them! Like Life is Strange and Mythic Quest.).

The Romana version of the official TF2 wiki has most of these points on Pauling being gay on it. I copied down the text from that section, but recently I found that Pauling's Romana page was removed from the wiki.

"According to a tweet by Jay Pinkerton, writer of TF Comics, Miss Pauling is gay.

This may be why she insists the Administrator is 'not so bad when you get to know her'.

Part of a voice line added in the Tough Break update has her discuss an interest in Ladies' Night while fending off a man: 'Sorry for the noise, it's Ladies Night at the Cap Point, and I misunderstood what that meant.' [Hey what's a nice girl like you doing in a place like this?] 'I'm trying to get someone killed for money.'

Another voice line excerpt from Tough Break, when she's at the Ladies' Book Club: '...so it's just about relationships, right? Guy meets girl, love stuff, happy ending? It's a good thing, right?'

No other Valve employee has either confirmed nor denied this claim to date (The tweet was made June 19, 2015), leading many to believe that Mr. Pinkerton's tweet was just a way to inflame the community. However, since Mr. Pinkerton is a lead writer of the comics and his word is trustworthy, there is no reason not to accept this at face value.

The tweet was made in response to a fan asking if Scout and Miss Pauling would become canon, and was preceded with Mr. Pinkerton stating he had "better plans" for her. This could imply that she may meet a love interest in an upcoming installment."

And finally, I'm taking this from someone else's post, but you can color-pick the lesbian flag colors off of one of Pauling's post cards!! (And bonus, you can color-pick the genderfluid flag off of her Halloween design!)

And that's it! That's all the information I have so far, compiled for everyone's viewing and reference pleasure :]

Please let me know if I missed anything and I'll add it! Thank you for reading, if you made it this far, that's awesome. I'll be updating this post occasionally to fix formatting issues, so don't be confused if things change! I hope I can be of help with your Valve lore and information. And if you haven't seen it, I have a list compiling all of Valve's queer characters!

#miss pauling #tf2 #team fortress #team fortress 2 #ashly burch #lesbian #lgbtq #queer representation #queer rep #lesbian representation #lesbian rep #valve #valve games #miss pauling x zhanna #queer #sapphic #lesbian coded #zhanna tf2 #administrator tf2

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zigzaz · 2 months

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Zhanna… I dont think she wants your man…

#tf2 pauling #tf2 #team fortress 2 #tf2 zhanna #zhanna x miss pauling #fanart #lgbtq #art #she’s crushing HARDD

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kinos-fortress-2 · 4 months

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straight couples can be funny tho

#soldier x zhanna #scoutpauling #soldier #zhanna tf2 #scout #miss pauling #yeah thats their butts #tf2 #team fortress 2 #kino art #couple that gets used like a punchbag by the other couple that uses them like a punchbag #love is in the air me thinks #ok maybe im trying hard to prevent artblock i think i can work now on the doodles i wanted to post #i blame dorohedoro for making me like straight shipps that looks like this

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mashedbootatoes · 7 months

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Doodle dump

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honkshoo-zzz · 8 months

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more whiteboard shenanigans cause i love them smmomuch

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crewtawn · 10 months

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The summer update is here! Yippee!

I forgot to make a summer update post, so here's some of the less loved tf2 characters (in my opinion) having some quality vacation time!

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beingcocoa · 5 months

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Pauling sus! (sorry )

Pauling: Oh, Good morning Medic how's that-

Soldier: Hey Pauling! Why are you flirting with Medic?!

Pauling: I was not flirting with Medic I was just-

Soldier: Zhanna darling Pauling is flirting with Medic!!!

Pauling: I am not flirting with Medic I was just-

Zhanna: That s*lt is flirting with Medic?! Medic is Heavy's boyfriend. Heavy is my brother. I must call Heavy!

Pauling: Please don't-

Zhanna: HEAVY THIS BITCH IS FLIRTING WITH YA BOYFRIEND!!!!

Heavy: Who is flirting with my medic?!

Zhanna and Soldier points at Pauling:

Heavy: DON'T FLIRT WITH MY BOYFRIEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sniper, demoman and Engineer: PAULING IS FLIRTING WITH MEDIC?!

Scout Crying: Why you had to break my heart 😭

Pyro: mph mph mphphmph (bitch bitch is flirting)

Pauling: Guys I-

Medic clueless: ?

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nes-meshno · 1 year

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HI! idk if you’re still taking requests and its alright if not i just wanted to come here and say i love your drawings so so much !!!!!! they way you draw demo in specific is so special and awesome i love him. also thank u for making demosollyzhanna art because i never ever see that ship and its always fantastic.

ok if you need requests heres some ideas!!!!!!

- zhannapauling … i love that ship but i never see it ☹️

- trucksnvans (demo and sniper) i love that ship and i think it would work really well in ur style!!

- engiespy!! my friend really likes this ship

- non-ship suggestion : heavy giving archimedes a little scritch!!

ok thats all, dont feel like you have to all or any of these but i just thought i would send them in anyway !!

hello!!! zhannapauling is here. although i think of them as friends (and pauling totally had a crush on zhanna) i like that ship, dynamic is awesome..... VERY DISSAPOINTING THAT THERES NOT A LOT OF CONTENT WITH THEM!!!!!

i'll draw your other reqests some time later, gammagoop (i think i'll tag you dont worry) <З

#tf2 #tf2 zhanna #miss pauling #zhanna x pauling #zhannapauling

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aerowolf · 1 month

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autocomplete tells me about the TF2 characters

scout tf2 reference to another country is the funniest video on my own character into a thorn

spy on my own but you don't need it tagged me too

pyro and solly and I will cry

Soldier Poet and I will cry while I am in the middle / Solly wrap up with the glasses

Engineer pyro pyr now and then i gotta get to the office / Engie honestly because of me is mad

Sniper x reader stuff in my life ( Y'ALL WHAT I LIKE SCOUT NOT SNIPES??? ) / Snipes but you don't need it

Heavy I'd like that one song before

Medic had a good time as to how Medic is just a lot to do

Miss Pauling is so much fun in fencing class

Archimedes makes sense to ever happen ever

Demo also I have no clue what's happened here / Demoman the only thing in my head

Saxton Hale after he came back and see what I meant

The Administrator then we will never know

Zhanna we are going out of business

Bidwell is one thing you need is so much fun with your mom

#ivy speaks #tf2 #team fortress 2 #tf2 scout #miss pauling #tf2 engineer #tf2 sniper #spy tf2 #zhanna #soldier tf2 #pyro tf2 #bidwell #archimedes #saxton hale #tf2 demoman #medic tf2 #heavy tf2 #autocomplete

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emilythedog661-tf2 · 2 months

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Since my SFM pics are getting popular...

I thought i'll introduce myself since there is a lot of new people on this platform

Hi, i'm emily, i'm a sfm artist and i make Bush Medicine, Helmet Party and TF2 SFMs

i have loads of picture on my account of mainly Bush medicine SFM art but i also have helmet party art and all mercenary art too

i started posting SFM back in 2016-2018 then i just disappeared as i got distracted by other things but i was still around

i also post pics of my cat character too as she's my oc of this channel and i have loads of drawings of her on this account

if you have a suggestion on a TF2 SFM pic that is Bush Medicine, Helmet Party, Flash Fire, Scout x Miss Pauling, Support Sandwich or anything else. send me a request though my messages or my asks and i'll do them (note - i won't do oktoberfest, sniper x spy, speeding bullet or solder x zhanna as i don't like those ships)

i also do art too and i have posted some drawings on here of the TF2 mercs as dogs, i do headcannons and ideas i have of my favorite ships and other stuff

so i hope to see you soon with some new SFM pictures and i want you all to call me 'the princess of BushMedicine' as i love the ship so much i crowned myself the princess of the ship (i'm not a queen as that title went to someone else)

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mylifeactually · 10 days

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So tf2 fandom.. WHY IS MISS PAULING X ZHANNA RARELY SHIPPED?? 😒😒 had to make them an edit

#zhannapauling #miss pauling #tf2 zhanna #tf2

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blue-shiver13 · 7 months

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So I made a tf2 roleplay discord server, if anyone wants they can join!

This server is a RED team centric tf2 roleplay server. This servers application process is a little harsh but that’s because we’re only looking for specific people for roleplay. We are currently looking for people to roleplay the following characters: Scout (blu), Soldier (blu), Pyro (blu), Demoman (red/blu), Engineer (red/blu), Sniper (red/blu), Spy (red/blu), and Miss Pauling

Basic Server DNI Racists, homophobes, transphobes, terfs, radqueer/radinclus, neonazis, nazis, conservatives, asian fetishizers, anti-anti, pedophiles, incest and supporters, MAPs and supporters, proshippers, pro-abuse, pro-ana, endogenic systems and supporters, kins, irls, delusional attachments, anti-furry, rcta/ecta, transracials, nontraumagenic systems

Specific Server DNI People who dont ship the following: Heavy x Medic, Spy x Scouts Mom, Scout x Pauling, Soldier x Zhanna People who ship ANYTHING besides the following: Heavy x Medic, Spy x Scouts Mom, Scout x Pauling, Soldier x Zhanna, Scout x Pauling x Fried Chicken Tramp People with the following headcanons: all characters besides Yana are transgender, Miss Pauling is lesbian, Spy or Scout is bi/gay, Spy is feminine, Heavy has a beard

Dm me for the invite

#tf2 #team fortress 2 #team fortress two #tf2 roleplay #tf2 rp #roleplay #rp #discord rp #discord #tf2 discord rp #tf2 discord

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hyperfixatedonstuff · 9 months

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okay this is so chaotic but hear me out:

Soldier is shippable as hell. Everyone loves him and he loves them back.

Heavymedic is real and true bc they adopted me.

Zhanna and Medic are both fucked up sibling in laws. ofc they’re friends.

Miss Pauling and Merasmus are nerdy best friends. She gets him out of trouble with the mafia.

Pyro and Demo are friends! They interact in the comics so much even without talking!

HEAVY AND ENGIE SUPREMACY. As a ship or as friends it’s amazing. Two very smart bald guys.

Pauling x Administrator is weird to me unless it’s one sided. Also I see her as a lesbian so I dislike Pauling x Scout

#tf2 #tf2 mercs #tf2 medic #tf2 miss pauling #tf2 sniper #tf2 engineer #tf2 spy #tf2 scout #tf2 heavy #tf2 demoman #tf2 soldier #tf2 pyro #tf2 demo #tf2 ship #tf2 merasmus #tf2 zhanna #tf2 nonsense #tf2 rambles

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kinos-fortress-2 · 5 months

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zhanna x pauling art is super cute but they will totally not have anything in common to talk or share. maybe pauling might try but zhanna is just… not interested.

and if they ever hangout together might be with soldier, so it’s like if they ever hangout to a mall is soldier and zhanna dragging miss pauling like their little chihuahua pet and zhanna be like “don’t lost our tiny woman”

#but ofc because pauling is always in face with weird shit and hanging with already difficult people to keep on touch with #she and zhanna might get on a tiny adventure together and actually find that more fun and zhanna be like #hmm not quite bad for tiny woman and pauling be like hehehehe #hey we just wanna have fun? why bother to talk trash that i don’t care

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