Missus, you seriously should not be worrying about about changing your story and characters to suit stereotypes. You have to finish the story the way you think it should be told.
All of my characters are either orphans, have a dead parent, or have issues with their parents. Yes, it's overused. But frankly, it's an important part of who my characters are and why the story plays out the way it does.
So maybe, when I've got an agent, they'll say I should change that. Maybe I will, maybe I won't.
But seriously, there is no such thing as an original idea, only original ways to tell it.
Look at the quote in my siggy.
ETA: Rob does nothing for me visually. I love him because he hates Twilight more than anyone and is not afraid to show it. He was attractive in Harry Potter, but...
Seriously, I'm one of those girls who loves Taylor for his body, Kat, and that's kind of rude, because ALL celebrity crushes are inherently shallow.