If they thought Tim had doe eyes before, it was nothing compared to the way he looked at Jason when he gave him that lopsided smile. He was just so damn charming, it wasn't fair. "I would love to dance with you." The younger of the two said, a little too earnestly. God, he was like a school girl with a crush. How embarrassing. But even mentally chiding himself didn't get him to calm the hell down.
Jason was right, though. There were a lot of speeches and toasts to get through. As the head of the program, everyone wanted to hear from him. Fortunately, being the son of Janet and Jack Drake, he was more than capable of giving a speech to an expectant crowd. They wouldn't have raised their only child to be anything less. Not that they did much raising outside of grooming him to be their heir in the business world. Still, he looked powerful as he approached the little podium and began to speak.
Tim told them all about a few kids in particular that they had managed to help out, ones he had gotten to know on a personal level. All the work that Jason did really inspired him to do more than just throw money at the problem. He wanted to be out there helping the work get done, when he could. As he spoke, every once in a while, he'd let himself look over to where the older boy stood and the smile that pulled onto his lips was much more genuine than it was otherwise.
He made sure to thank the Red Hood in his speech, for the work that he did, and even tossed Jace's name in there as the messenger to thank him for the donation. Not something he typically did for donors, but not so unusual as to create shockwaves. There was still plenty of applause when he finished.
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Jason was right, though. There were a lot of speeches and toasts to get through. As the head of the program, everyone wanted to hear from him. Fortunately, being the son of Janet and Jack Drake, he was more than capable of giving a speech to an expectant crowd. They wouldn't have raised their only child to be anything less. Not that they did much raising outside of grooming him to be their heir in the business world. Still, he looked powerful as he approached the little podium and began to speak.
Tim told them all about a few kids in particular that they had managed to help out, ones he had gotten to know on a personal level. All the work that Jason did really inspired him to do more than just throw money at the problem. He wanted to be out there helping the work get done, when he could. As he spoke, every once in a while, he'd let himself look over to where the older boy stood and the smile that pulled onto his lips was much more genuine than it was otherwise.
He made sure to thank the Red Hood in his speech, for the work that he did, and even tossed Jace's name in there as the messenger to thank him for the donation. Not something he typically did for donors, but not so unusual as to create shockwaves. There was still plenty of applause when he finished.