villain arc
self-asserting
the one-line answer
A phase where someone stops being accommodating and starts prioritizing themselves, sometimes ruthlessly.
Villain arc borrows from storytelling. Every villain has a backstory where they turned. Someone in their villain arc has reached that turning point. They are done being the good guy. They are acting in their own interests without apology.
mainstream
Your coworker might use this word.
01 / in the wild
hear it move.
declaration
entering my villain arc. I'm done being nice to people who don't deserve it.
I am entering a phase of prioritizing myself over being accommodating.