A Snake Without Fangs

Young Roberto is the middle child among the Rastapopoulos siblings. The rest of his family is dedicated to carrying on the family business, Roberto sees it as a waste of time, and is instead determined to make it as an actor. But while gigs don't come easy, opportunities for crime certainly do. As he grows up, he begins to slowly dive into the criminal underworld, and his interests in Eastern mysticism and theatre begin to warp together into his very own secret organization...

(A fan fiction for The Adventures of Tintin. This takes place several decades before the series's canon, so it may still be accessible to non-fans.)