Vidarkness - 5, 6 and 15.
9. which characters I think should have interacted more in canon.
I wish more characters interacted with Rio. I wanted to see how Jen would react more to Rio as she vacillated in the Hot/Crazy scale. Rio and Alice interacting more would make the scene in episode 8 more poignant.
Rio hinting Lilia that she knows her and used to be friendly would also be so much fun.
Talking more with Alice and Agatha would also be good since, post-episode 4 and with the context of the Ballad, I feel Agatha would, against her better judgment, feel something for Alice. It would make what happened with Alice feel sharper for Agatha.
5. the three most perfect OTP tags that I can come up with for them.
I think: Vidarkness is really cool tag for them because Vida (Life) + Darkness sums up both ship and who Rio is and who Rio and Agatha are to each other.
"It's Black and Beats for You." - Death is a hopeless romantic.
"My Scar." - Seriously, Death has a way with words.
6. what kind of AU fics I'm obsessed with reading about them (or would be if I could find one).
I am very into the Agnes of Westview AU. I could have gone on for 2 more episodes of Agnes finding out something weird about the very normal town she's living in.
Not an AU but I would love some historical swashbuckling romance between Death and Agatha. I know their relationship broke up but it seemed like they kept in contact until Agatha took the Darkhold (which might have been during the 90s).
Modern Divorce AU, where Agatha is a Sophie Deveraux-style con artist, and Rio gets Nicky in the divorce.
15. how I wish their story would go/would have gone.
I'm actually happy with how it's gone, I do wish we got to see more of their happy times before their break-up. And I would also want to see Rio's expression when she realized rather than crossover Agatha figured out how to be a ghost.
Character: Alice Wu Gulliver
2. how I would have chosen to change their story from canon.
While I do respect they really wanted the themes of death and its weight...
I WOULD HAVE CHOSEN FOR ALICE TO LIVE.
That's the only change, Rio will appear to Alice, and tell her: "It's not your time. But I'll be seeing you, Alice. "
And she's ejected out of the Road where Jen, who is climbing out of the Road finds Alice.