Enjoy.
Later, it turns out McCoy has still some sort of bond with Spock after the katra incident, and he can now mind meld with people under special circumstances:
By the way, that's not Kirk, but a crewmember who's in shock after witnessing his best friend's death.
And then McCoy remembers his "first time" with Spock...
And then Spock's there too:
From DC comics Vol. 1 issue 28, written by none other than Diane Duane.

























