The Remnant's Bloom

A skeleton wakes up in a dead world with no memory, no skin, and a goth flower growing where his heart used to be. The flower gives him PTSD flashbacks disguised as power-ups. He's being hunted by monsters made of junk, befriended by bureaucratic skeletons who run the apocalypse like a DMV, and slowly discovering he's the reason everything died in the first place. WHAT TO EXPECT: ✓ Skeleton MC having constant existential breakdowns while fighting ✓ LitRPG system that gives sarcastic commentary and unhelpful skills ✓ Body horror treated as slapstick comedy ✓ A flower that weaponizes your memories ✓ Redemption arc for someone who literally destroyed the world ✓ The apocalypse has OSHA violations WHAT NOT TO EXPECT: ✗ A power fantasy where the MC becomes overpowered ✗ A harem (he's BONES, how would that even work) ✗ Traditional LitRPG number-crunching ✗ A straightforward hero's journey ✗ Grimdark misery porn without jokes ✗ Comedy without consequences ✗ Easy answers about morality ✗ The MC being cool, confident, or competent ✗ A world that makes sense (it's broken on purpose) ✗ Normal character progression (he gets WORSE before he gets better) ✗ Romance (again: BONES) ✗ A simple "defeat the bad guy, save the world" plot ✗ Respectful treatment of LitRPG tropes (we're here to mock them affectionately)