Rudyard Funn
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| Character | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Rudyard Funn |
| Occupation: | Proprietor of Funn Funerals |
| Relationships: | Antigone Funn (twin sister), Eric Chapman (rival), Georgie Crusoe (employee) |
| Fandom: | Wooden Overcoats |
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Rudyard Funn is a main character in Wooden Overcoats.
Canon
Rudyard is the proprietor of Funn Funerals, a failing family funeral home, and runs it along with his sister Antigone and their employee Georgie. At the beginning of the series a rival funeral home arrives on the small island of Piffling Vale and Rudyard starts an intense, somewhat one-sided rivalry with the new business and its owner.
Fandom
Shipping
- Eric Chapman/Rudyard Funn - many fans enjoy Rivals to Lovers.
Outside of shipping with Eric Chapman, Rudyard is not shipped much. This may be partially due to common portrayals of Rudyard as ace, aro or aroace.
Gen Pairings
- Antigone Funn & Rudyard Funn - many fans enjoy their sibling relationship.
- Georgie Crusoe & Rudyard Funn
Common Tropes and Fanon in Fanworks
- Autistic Rudyard - Rudyard is commonly interpreted as Autistic.
- Asexual Rudyard - Rudyard is often portrayed as Ace, he was confirmed canonically Asexual by way of Word of God in late 2022.[1]
- Aromantic Rudyard - Another headcanon that commonly accompanies ace portrayals is that Rudyard is Aro. In a reply to the thread where he confirmed Rudyard's sexuality, David K. Barnes also revealed scrapped plans to explore his romantic side in the series and said "I'd say he's aro."[2]
Example Fanworks
Fanart
- From episode 1 of Wooden Overcoats, Archived version by brekkie-art
- Have a rudyard in celebration of ace day :), Archived version by jetlaggingbehind
Meta
- Reasons ive found that prove Rudyard Funn is autistic, Archived version by imgonnagetkilledbynutstink
Links & Resources
- Rudyard Funn on AO3
- #rudyard funn on Tumblr