[Egyptian Mythology] The Tears of Nephthys

[A short story of a few tens of thousands of words, focused on the Nephthys/Set pairing, with a happy ending. New chapters go up at 6 p.m. sharp. If there's an extra chapter that day, it'll drop at 9 p.m. Weekly updates follow the rankings, with 10,000 or 15,000 words per week.

I'm terrible at writing blurbs, so please check out the story itself and see if it's to your taste!

Nephthys, sometimes I truly hate you.

Hate that I'm not the only one you've ever loved.

The day Nephthys accidentally found Isis and Osiris flirting in a room, she fled in a panic.

She hid among the papyrus reeds and wept in silence. But her tears dried up the Nile, and the papyrus withered under the power of corruption.

Set, returning after defeating Apophis, walked through that withered papyrus marsh and came to Nephthys's side.

From that moment on, he became part of her life.

On the day Osiris announced that he would marry Isis, Nephthys took Set's hand out of spite.

Because they were both equally barren.

Reader's guide:

1. This is a tangled story involving Isis, Osiris, Nephthys, and Set. Anubis is the son of Nephthys and Osiris. Readers who insist on exclusive pairings, please steer clear.

2. It has a happy ending, but it isn't a sweet romance.

3. Chapter lengths vary, from 1,000 to 3,000 words, depending mostly on whether the author has managed to summon divine inspiration.

4. If anything makes you uncomfortable while reading, please stop right away. This author has no particular squicks, so I can't think of anything else to warn you about.

Theme: introspection