$3,000 deposit and $250 a month! With a smelly bathroom and the shabby kitchen and a shabby room. Sungjoon, who thought he had nothing to lose but himself, who thought even such a rented room is the best, all of a sudden, loses the room by fire. Eventually he calls Hyoin, a friend from his high school, for help. And Hyoin’s numbing suggestion is… ‘come live as my dog.’ Meet Lezhin Comics BL Webtoon, <Make Me Bark>.

Sungjoon, a university student, rents a shabby room by doing some part time job. Even after he rented a room, he can’t relax: for rent due is coming. He never loses his hope and keeps dreaming a jackpot. A convenience store part timer Sungjoon. One day, a girl works in shift with him tells him there’s a fire so be safe. By her words he tells her that he has nothing to lose but his own body. But why the sirens get louder as he heads his home? Because his rent house was on fire! All of a sudden now he loses his room. Now he really has nothing to lose – but his body.

He has no acquaintances in Seoul, and he doesn’t want to make his parents worry. He was on the brink of sleeping on the streets. An untimely phone message of transportation fee payment almost makes him to throw his phone out of anger, but he couldn’t: monthly payment for the phone is still left too much. Looking at his phone, he recalls his high school alumnus Hyoin, who gave his number to call if anything happens. Exhausted of other options, Sungjoon gives a call to Hyoin.

Hyoin welcomes Sungjoon to his house. When Sungjoon asks for staying a day, Hyoin suggests back Sungjoon to stay at his house until he gets a new room, pointing out Sungjoon has now nowhere to stay. That starts an awkward week of sharing a house. It leaves Sungjoon puzzled because he doesn’t know what Hyoin thinks. Sungjoon gets more part time jobs to avoid owing Hyoin too much, to move from his house as early as possible.

One day Sungjoon had to borrow Hyoin’s bed, though he never got sick during parenting his younger siblings or during intense training. From the bed what he discovers is… a leash? The leash was for Ruby, a dog of Hyoin in his childhood. Ruby was the only friend for Hyoin. As Hyoin tells Ruby is now no more, Sungjoon offers his sorriness for bringing out sad, old memory. Then Hyoin tells him that since Sungjoon looks alike Ruby, if he’s truly sorry how about living… as his dog?!

What would ‘living as a dog’ mean, like Hyoin said? Will Sungjoon get out from Hyoin’s house by winning the lottery? Why does Hyoin treat Sungjoon specially? <Make Me Bark> is an interestingly unfolding story tailed by ceaseless questions, backed by solid, sensual drawing: recommended for the BL fans who stays true to their desire.