Ahmed's son from a previous marriage. His parents divorced when he was three, and in the years since, Ayman has seen far less of his father than he'd like, Ahmed has spent most of that time chasing the dream of making it, leaving Ayman with a quiet, persistent ache for the father-shaped space in his life. He's too young to articulate it, but old enough to feel it. Recently, things have started to shift. Ahmed has begun to realize what his son means to him, and Ayman can sense the change, small moments of attention, the beginnings of something like a real relationship. But Ahmed's hustle hasn't slowed, and Ayman is still caught between his father's work and his presence. In Alternator, that tension lands squarely on Ayman's shoulders. Promised a day with his father, he's instead dropped off at Mahmood's car wash and left to entertain himself among strangers, soap suds, and the hum of vacuums, waiting for his dad to come back for him.
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