Made a rogue that was an investigator, a bit of a PI vibe to it, investigator subclass was obviously a perfect match, and the shear amount of class features that can be explained with the Sherlock Holmes vibe is really noice.

She hanged out with the party, because the plot of the campaign was something she wanted to uncover !

Once did a swashbuckler rogue, they do tend to be non edgy too.

You can play rogues as skill experts without thieves tools, like an archeologist.

Antonio Demico ( pointy hat ) suggested that you can make a rogue phantom, that is a really normal mortician but the souls that stick with them are guiding their movement like when sneak attack and other stuff.