"Hector?"
"Yeah?"
"Do you still...think of me as attractive?" Eliwood asked.
"Why?"
"Well, ever since I got my ear pierced, you've been giving me funny looks." Eliwood glanced in the mirror. "It doesn't look gay or anything, does it?"
"No way!" Hector laughed. "You still look awesome, and the earring just...enhances your awesomeness!"
Eliwood sighed.
"You think it looks stupid, don't you?"
"No! Of course not! It...just looks really different," Hector said.
"Good different or bad different?"
"Eliwood!"
"Well?"
"No, it looks awesome and badass and Ninian will think it looks awesome and badass, too. Happy now?"
And then, a thought struck him.
"...you think Farina might find me sexier if I got an earring, too?" he asked. Eliwood grinned.
"Only one way to find out!"