𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗟𝗮𝗶𝗻

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Parts 11
Time 48m

Reads 250
Votes 17
Parts 11
Time 48m

Mature

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DISCLAIMER THIS STORY HAS SPOILERS FROM THE ANIME AND THE PS1 GAME
I'D ADVISE YOU TO WATCH THE SHOW AND ANY GAMEPLAYS FIRST BEFORE READING
unless you want to anyways so just go for it lmao
I also do not own serial experiments Lain or any of the characters

this story starts more in the future with the Serial Experiments Lain universe
Lain still has her powers but everyone is kind of aged up to 16 (for the students mainly Lain, Julie, Reika, Chisa, and Alice)

TW: may include mentions of suicide, possible gore, self-harm, mild NSFW/vague mentions thanks to Alice, and languageAll Rights Reserved

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