Thanks! I look forward to hearing what you think of it.
I'm an aspiring comic book creator, so I wanted to make a fan-comic to get my name out there, and Blue has always been my favorite character in Pokémon, so I wanted to do a story around him, and I figured a twist on the narratively simple Kanto games would give me room to be creative while still appealing to those who enjoyed the old games.
As far as Leaf goes, I was going to base her design on her Fire Red/Leaf Green design, but I found it to be a little too simple, so I took inspiration from some "Alolan Leaf" fan art I've seen to spice it up a bit. Since she didn't have really any role in the old Kanto games, I figured I could take some liberties on her design and character without offending too many people.
Thanks again for your interest! <3