JUST HAD A THOUGHT:
What if when Old!Spock info-dumped his life story into Kirk’s brain he left behind the hand moment
and in the back of Kirk’s mind he’s been waiting for it, one of the most traumatic events in his life that hasn’t happened yet
and so it doesn’t even matter that the events aren’t the same he shoves Spock out of the way and puts himself on the bad side of that glass
WHY WOULD YOU MAKE THIS WORSE
That would be so awesome. This is what I want now.