The Exponentially Inconvenient Jasper Finch

Jasper Finch was quite content with his meticulously organized life as a municipal archivist – a quiet desk, predictable tasks, and a firm policy against "surprises." Then came the bus, or rather, the bus came for him, straight into the ethereal plane of Aethel, a reality humming with latent magic, where powerful conduits bend reality and mystical guilds vie for influence. There's just one tiny problem: Jasper wants absolutely NONE of that. Armed with nothing but a peculiar innate ability that inexplicably doubles his total arcane potential every 24 hours, Jasper has one singular objective: accrue enough power to fade into blissful obscurity. No ancient prophecies. No grand magical duels. And for heaven's sake, stay FAR away from anyone named Lyra, Kael, or Commander Thorne – those names practically scream "chosen one who will drag me into universe-shattering predicaments!" Starting with an arcane signature so faint it barely registers, Jasper must survive long enough for his exponential growth to matter. Doubling zero still equals zero, after all... at first. Follow Jasper's increasingly desperate and hilarious journey as he tries to remain an invisible cog in Aethel's grand magical machine, even as his true power rapidly outstrips legendary sorcerers. He'll dodge recruitment agents, avoid suspicious mages, and sprint the other way whenever someone mentions "latent power." His only wish is peace and quiet, but his exponential growth makes him the most catastrophically unassuming force Aethel has ever seen.