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Novelette 9,700 words Recommended by 1 award/anthology source
"Tom called Adriana Honey-Bunny, and she called him Pumpkin. A moment by a window. An orange California morning. Tom snapped his fingers, the waiter understood and came and refilled his cup with fragrant coffee. The sun shone on their table and the street outside was crowded. Adriana didn’t know what kind of romance might transpire. The future was difficult to predict."
Content warnings 3
deathdeath-of-a-loved-oneillness-and-pandemic
Quasar links out; the story lives on Clarkesworld, where the author gets the click.