Charcoal City... a bustling metropolis to most... but to Dioptase, the world renown and anonymous street artist... a canvas.

When a painting bought by a local tattooist is revealed to be of incredible value, the procurer and her friends find themselves targeted by the corrupt parties that want it for themselves.

In order to preserve the message and keep the painting out of the hands of a villainous mob family, the mysterious creator must intervene while circumnavigating their own complicated connections to the predicament.

Brevity is a mini-series saga of art, crime, family, friendship, labor, and hidden identity.