Fanfic / Six AM

Six AM is a Heavy Rain Fan Fic by albertpops.

In the aftermath of Shaun Mars' death, the Origami Killer investigation is closed as the rainy season comes to an end. But Ethan isn't so easily deterred, even as everyone around him seems resigned to move on. A month after Shaun's death, he is paid a visit by Norman, who tries to help him get back on his feet. But there might be more to the agent and his role in the case than meets the eye...

It can be read here or here.

Six AM provides examples of the following tropes:

• Abandoned Warehouse: Chapter 9 takes place in one.
• Adaptational Villainy: Norman is the Origami Killer.
• Adapted Out: Scott doesn't appear in the story, and Norman takes his place as the Origami Killer instead.
• Alternate Universe Fic
• Ambiguous Situation: It's left unclear whether Norman drowned or not.
• And Now for Someone Completely Different: Most of the story alternates between Ethan and Norman's perspectives. Chapter 5 is from Madison's point of view.
• Darker and Edgier: Compared to the source material.
• Determinator: Ethan. Losing his son only made him even more hell-bent on finding the Origami Killer.
• Driven to Suicide: In chapter 3, Ethan has a breakdown and tries to shoot himself in the head in front of Shaun's grave. However, Norman is able to disarm him.
• Functional Addict: Subverted. Norman might act like one, but he isn't, which becomes increasingly clear with The Reveal that he was the Origami Killer all along.
• Ironic Echo: In chapter 9, Norman tells Ethan that he'd had all the information he needed to find Shaun, he only had to find him in time. Just before Ethan leaves him to a (possible) Karmic Death, he tells him this:
  "The police have all the information they need to find you. They just have to do it in time."
• Karmic Death: Ethan leaves Norman to drown in the same well the latter's victims, Shaun included, were drowned in. However, it's left ambiguous whether Norman actually died or not.
• Laughing Mad: Norman in chapter 9.
• Title Drop: There's one in chapter 6.
  Agent Norman Jayden was the first one on the scene that morning. The body was found early Saturday morning, at around six a.m.