[ Now that gets a sincere laugh, if not a self-conscious one. ]

Please! As if that would happen. It would be romantic, sure, but it sounds too much like something from an opera for me to trust it. There are always rules and caveats where magic is involved, and the ending is rarely a happy one.

[ She shakes her head and sighs, though this sigh is more dreamy than heavy-hearted. ]

No, it doesn't have to be a magical being. Just a regular person is enough. Someone who... sees me, and loves me in spite of it.