Some of My Brainstroming Notes from Today. Thoughts?

Since I'm going to run CoS for my highschool club this coming schoolyear, I figured it would be a good time to reread the book. As I did so, I kept my notebook open to jot down my various thoughts and ideas, as well as to make lists of the different stat blocks and images I'd have to print.

Many of the thoughts I wrote down were pretty boring. Mostly they were ideas for edits and things I might do to help prepare. Some of them, though, were fairly interesting, at least to me. I figured I'd compile and share them. For the most part they're exactly as written, with some edits, if anyone cares.

• I want Strahd to be just a bit more overtly bi. Not like a stereotypical flamboyant homosexual. That won't suit him or the campaign. But Joey- Jordison-esque red streaks in his hair at least. And if he flirts with any party members, ofc it would only be someone who makes sense for Strahd but given a choice I'd make it gay. If for other reason than to challenge player expectations and show that yet another of their assumptions about the vampire was incorrect. When I print picture(s) of Strahd I'll add an image of Joey.
• Remember, Strahd's minions never attack Ireena. Luvash might hurt her on accident though, forgetting Strahd's orders, maybe slapping her if she attacks him. Strahd could appear and kill him.
• At the River Ivlis crossroads, if the card reading suggested the presence of a treasure, there's a cumulative 10% chance of finding it in each grave they dig up. This feels very stupid and like a momentum killer, so the reason why is because there's also a cumulative 5% chance of finding a skeleton and a boneless which crawl from the grave and peel apart from one another before attacking.
• If the party is arrested in Vallaki for “malicious unhappiness,” Strahd will appear, demand they get a trial, and insist on serving as judge.
• I want to give Ireena a stronger role in the story. Her character isn't problematic. Ireena is strong and can defend herself perfectly well. I think giving Ireena a love interest would be very interesting, and whomever I choose would be in danger from Strahd. It would be even more interesting if Ireena's romantic interest turned her down like Tatyana did to Strahd, even falling for Ismark instead. I could have this be Strahd's doing but I think i like it more if it's natural. Perhaps Ireena and Ismark are with the party when they encounter Ezmerelda, Kasimir or Arabelle (a reference to another note where I consider changing Arrabelle's story, including making her older), and this occurs.

I've got a few other ideas I could share if you found this interesting. I didn't want this post to be too long.

Thoughts on these? Normally I make lots of adjustments to pre-made campaigns, but this one's so good that I didn't expect i would do this. But it's also my second time running it so I'd like to keep things fresh.

Are any of these any good? Or should I just stick to the book?