Gods, demons, angels, etc. deal with bureaucracy and support groups in some short fantasy stories. “Magicians at Law” by Grace Seybold has arbitration and a kitty-cat: “Hm. I’m assuming, given the smell, this was a standard demonic service contract?” “Broken Idols, Guarded Hearts” by Elizabeth Loupe has an old, possibly obsolete rivalry: “We’d expected death, but they said we’d been punished enough. That was true.” “Mr. Death” by Alix E. Harrow [content note: child death] has a lot of grief: “Every new reaper is shielded, at least a little.”