[He swallows some by reflex, and chokes on the rest, coughing hard and spitting to get the liquid out of his mouth. It's like shotting undiluted whiskey - there's probably a flavour in there, but it's lost in the sensation that he just swallowed paint stripper on fire.
Still coughing, he hunches over and tries to yank his arms up, sharply - there's no give in his binds at all.]
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Still coughing, he hunches over and tries to yank his arms up, sharply - there's no give in his binds at all.]