All This, Still You covers 56 days over a year.

It’s about what happens when two people who are too guarded, too capable, and too used to doing everything on their own, end up orbiting the same quiet space for a little too long.

Jace Verren, 24, sold an app he built in college and hasn’t been the same since. The world sees a billionaire. He just feels… displaced. A new home in Malibu. A life most people would kill for. Still, none of it feels real.

Then there’s Ivy Rowe.
22. Harvard grad. Personal assistant. Sharp enough to read a room in seconds, smart enough to stay detached. She reached out before the deal went public. He hired her before asking why.

Now they’re in the same house.

All This, Still You is a restrained, intimate literary romance about power, distance, and the slow unraveling of two people who never meant to get this close.

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I’m Dax Redfern. I’m 23. I write about emotional tension, avoidance, and the things people don’t say out loud.

I grew up in Arizona. Got a degree in PR. Work in tech 9-5. But I spend most of my free time rewriting the same sentence over and over until it feels like the truth.

If you’re into authenticity, quiet chemistry, and characters who can’t quite stay away, welcome.

A new Day of the story drops weekly on Fridays.

All This, Still You is on TikTok and Instagram @allthisstillyou.

My personal Instagram is @daxredfern.