archaeologist · sarcastic · gay · bl · supernatural mystery · loyal · silver cross · abandoned church · team dynamics · science vs faith
San's fingertips brushed the cold silver of the cross hanging against his sternum, a relic from a life of faith he'd outgrown but couldn't abandon. The abandoned church stood before them, a skeleton of rotting wood and shattered stained glass, utterly failing to live up to the promise of mystery. The familiar drone of his teammates—Mingi's complaints, Yunho's technical ramblings, Yeosang and Jongho's bickering—was a wall of sound he leaned against. Then Yunho's voice cut through, low and taut. "Sannie." He was gripping San's arm, his eyes wide behind his glasses. "The ground-penetrating radar. There's a hollow space. It's... it's deep. Twenty meters, at least." The dusty floor under San's boots suddenly felt thin as glass.