RE: Alternative Pairings
Interesting thread and i found some apiring i agree with, Signum x Nanoha really seems interesting, even if it's just a platonic buddy-like relationship. Zafira x Arf and Arisa x Nanoha also apeal me greatly (and everyone knows i'm a total fan of FateNum xD).
Ok let's go with my humble list:
Signum x Zest: Aw, c'mon am i the only one who think this? Even if they interacted for a very short time Zest managed to impress Signum in such a way that she considered him her "Sempai" even after his death, has the guy sirvived (or met Signum in another verse when the two can itneract) thoings could get interesting as they get to spend time togheter be on work or off-duty. While both are cold fearsome knights on the battlefield Zest seems to have hidden dephts about being a kind and simple man ...somehow i see that kind of personality to be fit to bond with Signum's stern-yet-trollish behavior xD! Of course being an ultra badass spear knight with high values in regards of justice and life could also help to ignite the flames on the Blazing General's heart.
Arisa x Yuuno: Totally agree with their personalities mixing pretty well, Arisa is an overachieving girl with a very straigthforward approach to things and a healthy dose of common sense that translates into her lovely snarky behavior ...i can see her get frustrated with Yuuno's passiveness at times but also amused by his calm detemrination and his unnoticed vistories on the fields he works ... i could picture Arisa secretly rooting for Yuuno to get to Nanoha's heart only to start slowly falling for him on the way xD
Suzuka x Zafira: Ok this is as crack as it can get but for some reason Suzuka have that "innocent princess" charm that could fit with Zafiras uttely loyal and protective behavior, plus Suzuka also seems to be the kind of person who can love any being without any prejudges about their race. Totally romantic stuff so hold back you ecchi writers xD
Victoria x Sieglinde: This pair writes itself, they're close childhood friends who like to beat each other and while Sieglinde is the undisputted alpha on the arena, Victoria seems to be the one with the assertive personality out of the ring. Vic-chan is also very protective of her friend and i won't find hard to believe Sieg-chan harbors a secret crush on her confident friend xD I immagined this fun situation where Victoria had to spend her time on a party constantly defending Sieglinde because she's too nice to decline the advances of suspicious guys xD!
Sieglinde x Miura: Really not that invested onto explain this one, it's just that i find the couple of "the noob and the champion" appealing, that is all xDU
Signum x Teana: Because while it's true Nanoha was the one who explained her things, it was Signum's fist what inserted some reason into that stubborn head xD
There's more i guess but so far those are the ones that came to my mind, i'll be abck with more loco stuff later...